- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44307 WP No. 29820 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 29820 OF 2025 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: 1. V.K. MENON S/O LATE SRI. P.K. MENON, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO. B 907, GODREJ PLATINUM, AIRPORT ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 024. 2. SHOBHA MENON, W/O V.K. MENON, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO. B 907, GODREJ PLATINUM, AIRPORT ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 024. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. N. DINESH RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KUMARA PARK WEST, BANGALORE - 560 020. 2. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, THE BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK WEST BANGALORE - 560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VASANTHA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44307 WP No. 29820 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO ALLOT ALTERNATE SITE MEASURING 40X 60 SQ. FT. BEARING SITE NO. 314 HOUSE LIST KHATHA NO. 55/314, CARVED OUT OF SY. NO. 101/4 SITUATED IN RACHENAHALLI VILLAGE, KR PURAM HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK PURCHASED BY THE PETITIONERS ON 02.02.1994. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PREIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel Sri Vasantha accepts notice for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. 2. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.1 to allot an alternate site measuring 40x60 Sq.ft., bearing site No.314, House List Khatha No.55/314, situated in Sy.No.101/4, Rachenahalli Village, KR Puram Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru, purchased by them. 3. Learned counsel on both sides submits that in an identical matter in the case of Mathew Kurian vs. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44307 WP No. 29820 of 2025 Bangalore Development Authority and Another1, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court disposed of the petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Committee constituted and headed by Hon'ble Justice Keshavanarayana in terms of order passed in the case of K P Anjanappa vs. State of Karnataka2. It is therefore submitted that the present writ petition may also be disposed of on similar terms. 4. Without adverting to the merits and demerits of the case made out by the petitioners, the Writ Petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the said Committee by submitting a fresh application and seek appropriate remedy thereof in accordance with law. 1 W.P No. 14972/2023, D.D.12.9.2023 2 W.P.51929/2014, D.D.27.09.2021 Sd/- __________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA