- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41203 WP No. 26629 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 26629 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. DODDAPAIAH S/O LATE APPAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT HARALURU VILLAGE, CHANNARAYANAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU - 562 110. 2. SMT CHANAMMA W/O SRI DODDAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT HARALURU VILLAGE, CHANNARAYANAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU - 562 110 3. MISS CHAITRA YADAV R D/O SRI DODDAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT HARALURU VILLAGE, CHANNARAYANAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU - 562 110 …PETITIONERS (BY MS. ASHVINI PATIL, ADVOCATE AND MS. MANASA H.S, ADVOCATE OF PRAGATI LAW CHAMBERS) Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41203 WP No. 26629 of 2025 AND: 1. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD NO. 14/3, II FLOOR, R.P. BUILDING, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (KIADB) NO. 14/3, II FLOOR, R.P. BUILDING, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. UNION BANK OF INDIA ABHAYALAKSHMI COMPLEX, NEAR PANDURANGASWAMY TEMPLE, R. H207, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 562 110 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER 4. KARNATAKA GRAMEENA BANK CHENNARAYAPATNA DEVANAHALLI BRANCH BENGALURU - 562 110 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.L. PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. VIGNESH SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. T.P. MUTTANA, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 19.07.2025 AT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41203 WP No. 26629 of 2025 ANNX-U. DIRECT THE R-2 TO ISSUE A DIRECTIVE TO THE R-3 TO DE-FREEZE THE BANK ACCOUNT OF THE P-1 AT UNION BANK OF INDIA, DEVANAHALLI BEARING ACCOUNT NO. 599202010002443 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Sri. H.L. Pradeep Kumar, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.1, learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.2, Sri. Vignesh Shetty, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.3 and Sri. T.P.Muthanna, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.4. 2. The petitioners are before this court seeking for the following reliefs: (a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No. 2 to consider the representations dated 19.07.2025 at Annexure-U (b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No. 2 to issue a directive to the Respondent No.3 to de-freeze the bank account of the Petitioner No.1 at Union Bank of India, Devanahalli bearing Account No- 599202010002443. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41203 WP No. 26629 of 2025 (c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No. 2 to issue a directive to the Respondent No.4 to de-freeze the bank accounts of the Petitioner No.2 and Petitioner No.3 at Karnataka Grameena Bank, Devanahalli branch, bearing Account No 12190100007083 and 12190100006678. 3. The grievance of the petitioners is that respondent No.1 had directed respondent Nos.3 and 4 to freeze the bank account of the petitioners on account of there being a dispute between the petitioners and other family members as regards the compensation which had already been disbursed by respondent No.2 to the petitioners. 4. The submission of the counsel for the petitioners is that the disputes between the said petitioners and the third parties in O.S.No.1961/2020 and O.S.No.185/2020 have been resolved and there are no particular disputes which are pending between them and as such, the order of freezing the account of the petitioners cannot be continued. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41203 WP No. 26629 of 2025 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that if all the parties were to approach respondent No.2 and submit necessary affidavits comply with the necessary documentation indicating that the family members have no objection as regards the release already made in favour of the petitioners, necessary orders would be passed. The said submission of the learned AGA answers the grievance of the petitioners. 6. Reserving liberty to petitioners to obtain such documentation as is required of by respondent No.2 and submit the same to respondent No.2, respondent No.2 is directed to consider and pass necessary orders within 15 days of such submission. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15 CT: BHK