- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45680 WP No. 23641 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 23641 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT.PUSHPAA. M W/O LATE R.GURUVA REDDY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS NO.77, 4TH MAIN ROAD ROYAL LAKE FRONT RESIDENCY 8TH PHASE, J P NAGAR BANGALORE – 560078 2. THEJAS.G S/O LATE R.GURUVA REDDY AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS NO.77, 4TH MAIN ROAD ROYAL LAKE FRONT RESIDENCY 8TH PHASE, J P NAGAR BANGALORE – 560078 3. SRI. VENKATA SWAMY R S/O LATE RAMAIAH @ RAMAIHA REDDY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS DOMMASANDRA VILLAGE AND POST SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562125 4. SRI. SRINVAS R S/O LATE RAMAIAH @ RAMAIHA REDDY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS DOMMASANDRA VILLAGE AND POST SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562125 5. SRI.PRASANNA R S/O LATE RAMAIAH @ RAMAIHA REDDY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45680 WP No. 23641 of 2024 DOMMASANDRA VILLAGE AND POST SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562125 6. SRI.RAMACHANDRA R S/O LATE RAMAIAH @ RAMAIHA REDDY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS DOMMASANDRA VILLAGE AND POST SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562125 7. SRI.KRISHNA @ KRISHNA REDDY R S/O LATE RAMAIAH @ RAMAIHA REDDY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS DOMMASANDRA VILLAGE AND POST SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562125 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI.ERAPPA REDDY M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY PWD DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS PORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT BENGALURU DIVISION, 2ND FLOOR PWD ANNEXE BUILDING K R CIRLCE, BENGALURU - 560001 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD, ANEKAL DIVISION ANEKAL, BENGALURU DISTRICT 562106 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SARITHA KULKARNI., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS BY DIRECTING THEM NOT TO DISPOSSESS THE PETITIONERS FROM ANY PORTION OF THE LAND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45680 WP No. 23641 of 2024 IN SY.NO.125/9 OF SULIKUNTE VILLAGE, VARTHUR HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; a. Issue a writ of mandamus to the respondents by directing them not to dispossess the petitioners from any portion of the land in Sy.No.125/9 of sulikunte village, varthur hobli, bengaluru east taluk except in accordance with law. b. To award costs of this petition. c. to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble court deems fit to grant in the circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that without acquiring the land of the petitioner, a road is sought to be formed in the land of the petitioner bearing Sy.No.125/9 of Sulikunte Village, Varthur Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk. 3. The respondents have filed a memo indicating that there is already an existing road, which road is now - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45680 WP No. 23641 of 2024 being designated as a hotspot place for accidents to occur, and by misusing the interim order which has been passed in the present matter, the petitioner is stopping the repair works being carried out. 4. Learned AGA submits that the State is now proposing to widen the existing road to a four-lane road, and insofar as the widening is concerned, any land of the petitioner, if required, would be acquired by following the due procedure. The said submission answers the grievance of the petitioners, which has been raised in the present matter. 5. Insofar as the existing road is concerned, if there are any accidents which are happening and/or if the respondents want to repair the said road, the respondents would be free to do so, since that is an existing road. It is only the land which is proposed to be acquired for widening of the road that cannot be used by respondents for any purpose. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45680 WP No. 23641 of 2024 6. In that view of the matter, placing the submission of learned AGA on record that any land of the petitioner which is required for the purpose of widening of the road would be acquired by following the appropriate procedures, the petition stands disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 12