- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43345-DB WA No. 1367 of 2024 C/W WA No. 1364 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO. 1367 OF 2024 (LA-RES) C/W WRIT APPEAL NO. 1364 OF 2024 (LA-RES) IN WA NO.1367/2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI SRINIVASAPPA S/O LATE VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS HAROBANDE CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT-562101 …APPELLANT (BY SRI AKARSH KUMAR GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY NO.678/3, NEERUBAVI KEMPANNA LAYOUT HEBBALA, BENGALURU-560024 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43345-DB WA No. 1367 of 2024 C/W WA No. 1364 of 2024 AMBEDKAR ROAD VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SHILPA GHANSHYAMBHAI SHAH, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-1; SRI SUDEV HEGDE M N, AGA FOR R-2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE ABOVESAID WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.06.2024 MADE IN W.P.NO.24929/2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE. IN WA NO.1364/2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI REDDAPPA S/O LATE BACHHIREDDY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS HAROBANDE CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT PIN CODE-562101 ...APPELLANT (BY SRI A C MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY NO.678/3, NEERUBAVI KEMPANNA LAYOUT HEBBALA, BENGALURU-560024 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43345-DB WA No. 1367 of 2024 C/W WA No. 1364 of 2024 DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDI BANGALORE-01 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SHILPA SHAH, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-1; SRI M N SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R-2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 27.06.2024 IN W.P.NO.27841/2016 (LA-RES) ON THE FILE OF THIS COURT AND ALLOW THE SAME. THESE APPEALS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present writ appeals have been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 27.06.2024 passed in W.P.No.24929/2022 and W.P.No.27841/2016 respectively. 2. The learned Single Judge has decided three writ petitions i.e., W.P.No.38442/2016, W.P.No.27841/2016 and W.P.No.24929/2022 which challenged the acquisition - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43345-DB WA No. 1367 of 2024 C/W WA No. 1364 of 2024 proceedings for widening of National Highway No.7 and also to create amenities on National Highway No.7. 3. Writ Appeal No.1362/2024 was filed against the order passed in W.P.No.38442/2016 and a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, vide judgment and order dated 25.04.2025, has dismissed the writ appeal upholding the impugned judgment and order dated 27.06.2024. 4. We have not been persuaded to take a different view than taken by the Co-ordinate Bench in the judgment and order dated 25.04.2025 passed in W.A.No.1362/2024 and therefore, we dismiss these writ appeals, however, without costs. In view of dismissal of the appeals, pending IAs, if any, do not survive for consideration and are accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE BKV, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4