- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47123 WP No. 7181 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 7181 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SUJAYA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, S/O LATE ANNAPPA POOJARY, R/AT NEAR DOTTILAK GARADI, MUDKERI, BASRUR VILLAGE, KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NO.2, KUNDAPURA SUB-DIVISION KUNDAPURA - 576 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47123 WP No. 7181 of 2022 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE FINAL NOTICE DATED 24.03.2022 PASSED/ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE RESPONDENT NO.2 HEREIN - ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. In this writ petition, petitioner is assailing the final notice dated 24.03.2022 (Annexure-A), wherein the petitioner has been directed to remove the illegally constructed shop in the road leading from Thirthahalli to Kundapura. 3. Perusal of paragraph No.2 of the writ petition would indicate that the petitioner himself admits that the land is belonging to the Government and he has illegally occupied the said land. In that view of the matter, as the notice is of the year 2022 and therefore, I am of the view that, as the land is - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47123 WP No. 7181 of 2022 not belonging to the petitioner, the respondents are directed to evict the petitioner from the illegal construction that has been made in the land in question. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38