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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37365 WP No. 28341 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 28341 OF 2025 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
M NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, S/O LATE MUNESHAMAPPA ALIAS KARIYAPPA, R/AT NO 6, OLD CEMENT LINE POLICE QUARTERS, AUSITN TOWN, BANGALORE 560047.
…PETITIONER (BY SRI. R. HEMANTH RAJ.,ADVOCATE) AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDA, BANGALORE 560001.
2.
THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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MS BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU 560001.
3.
SMT ARCHANA SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, KANDHAYA BHAVANA, K R ROAD, BENGALURU 56001.
4.
SRI S N BALACHANDRA SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, KANDHAYA BHAVAN, K R ROAD, BENGALURU 56001.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA FOR R1 AND R2)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE SET-ASIDE/QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 22.08.2025
AND ITS GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. KamE 122TRM2025 (ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DEPARTMENT PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-D IN THE WRIT PETITION; B. TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37365 WP No. 28341 of 2025
CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03.09.2025 GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER AS PER ANNEXURE-E IN THE WRIT PETITION.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD
ORAL ORDER
The petitioner is aggrieved by the State Government’s order dated 22.08.2025 [Annexure-D], and Sri R Hemanth Raj, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that this Court must interfere with this order conferring jurisdiction under Section 136 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1961 on the grounds of uncertainty in the terms. However, Smt Navya Shekhar, a learned Additional Government Advocate who accepts notice for the respondents, submits that the impugned order dated 22.08.2025 is withdrawn and a fresh Government Order is issued
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on 29.08.2025, a copy thereof is placed on record with a copy being furnished to Sri R Hemanth Raj. This Court opines that the petition must be
disposed of as having become infructuous but without prejudice to the petitioner to call in question, if so advised, the State Government's order dated
29.08.2025. The petition stands
disposed of accordingly.
Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE
AN/-