- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52276 WP No. 60473 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.60473 OF 2016 (LA-KIADB) BETWEEN: SRI M. KRISHNAPPA S/O LATE MUNISWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/AT DODDAKALLASANDRA VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANAKAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU-560062. …PETITIONER (BY SRI L. VENKATARAMA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD, NO.14/3, 1ST FLOOR, RASHTROTHARA PARISHATH BUILDING, WEST WING, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52276 WP No. 60473 of 2016 4. ISKON CHARITIES BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE SRI MADHU PANDIT DAS ISKON, H.K. HILL, CHORD ROAD, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560010. 5. MANTRI DEVELOPERS REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR MANTRI HOUSE NO.41, VITTAL MALLYA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 6. M/S. HEGDE AND GOLAY PVT. LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, DODDAKALLASANDRA, KANAKAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU-560062. 7. SHREESHYLA CO-OPERATIVE INDUSTRIAL ESTATES LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT B.T. SHANKAR HEGDE, DODDAKALLASANDRA, KANAKAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU-560062. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR R-1 & R-2; SRI B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R-3; SRI SANATH KUMAR A., ADVOCATE FOR R-4; SRI K. VIJAY KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-5; SRI B. RAJASHREE, ADVOCATE FOR R-6; PETITION AGAINST R-7 IS DISMISSED V/O. DATED 05.09.2018) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 3(1) OF CHAPTER II AND PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 28 TO 31 OF THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1966 (KARNATAKA ACT NO.18/1966) AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BEING REPUGNANT AND INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013 AS WELL AS UNDER ARTICLE 254(2) OF THE CONSTITUTION AND ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52276 WP No. 60473 of 2016 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER The petitioner in this petition has died on 04.09.2024. No steps are taken. Hence, the petition stands abated. Sd/- ____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41