- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36886 WP No. 18357 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 18357 OF 2025 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: B.N. NAVEEN S/O. NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT BELLIKOPPA VILLAGE, AKLAPUR POST, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISHWANATHA R. HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, NEW DELHI-110 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI-PIU, TUMKUR, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36886 WP No. 18357 of 2025 ‘SRIRAKSHE’, 80 FT. ROAD, MAHALAKSHMI NAGAR, BATWADE, TUMAKURU - 572 103. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, NH-206, TUMKUR-SHIVAMOGGA SECTION, NO.611-368/368/1, 2ND FLOOR, CENTRAL AVENUES, NEW SBI BANK, NT ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.V. DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER THE LETTER/REPRESENTATION DATED 15-04- 2025 (ANNEXURE-D) AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36886 WP No. 18357 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: “(i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction directing the respondent authorities to consider the letter / representation dated 15-04-2025 (Annexure – D) and pass appropriate order in accordance with law. (ii) issue any other writ order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to pass in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.” 2. Heard Sri Vishwanatha R. Hegde, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri S.V.Desai, learned counsel for respondent No.1. 3. The land of the petitioner becomes the subject matter of acquisition by respondent No.2 - National Highway Authority of India. The issue is not with regard to the acquisition. The petitioner claims interest on the compensation from the time when the actual possession was taken and has submitted representation to that effect. The representation having gone - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36886 WP No. 18357 of 2025 unheeded, he is at the doors of this Court in the subject petition. 4. In the light of the prayer being innocuous, I deem it appropriate to direct respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider the representation of the petitioner and pass necessary orders in accordance with law. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not pronounced upon the merit of the claim of the petitioner. It is a direction simpliciter to consider the representation of the petitioner, within an outer limit of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid directed, the writ petition stands allowed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37