- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.4991 OF 2026 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SACHIN NARAYAN S/O LATE H.G. NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO. 902, 9TH A CROSS 6TH MAIN, 2ND STAGE WEST OF CHORD ROAD MAHALAKSHMIPURAM LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 086. SHOP NO.1 2. SRI. G VASU S/O G.GOVINDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT YEARS R/AT K.T 654, 3RD CROSS, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401 SHOP NO. 2 3. SRI. RAMANNA S/O LATE TAMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 88 YEARS R/AT 3515, HEMAVATHI LAYOUT K.R PETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426 SHOP NO.3 4. SRI. SYED ASIF PASHA S/O AREEF PASHA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/ AT 2140, KIKKERI ROAD BEHIND PLD BANK, KRISHNARAJPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426 SHOP NO.4 5. SRI. B L NAGARAJU S/O LATE LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT 3RD CROSS, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 BASAVESHWARANAGAR, KIKKERI ROAD, KRISHNARAJPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-574 126 SHOP NO. 6 6. SRI. K. N KUMAR S/O K.H NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT 2185, KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO.7 7. SRI. SADIQ HUSSAIN S/O LATE ILIYAS PASHA AGED ABOUT MAJOR RESIDING AT 3299, HEMAVATHI LAYOUT KRISHNARAJPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO.10. 8. SRI. RAVI K.M S/O K KMADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT 09, 1ST BLOCK VIDYA NAGARA BEYOND STADIUM K.R NAGARA TOWN, KRISHNARAJPETE MANDYA-574126 SHOP NO. 17 9. SRI K.T RAVIKUMAR S/O K V TIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/ AT OPP. OLD POST OFFICE NAGAMANGALA ROAD KRISHNARAJPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-574126 SHOP NO. 19 10. SRI. CHETHAN NARAYAN S/O LATE H.G. NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT GANGADHARESHWARA NILAYA B.M. ROAD, NEAR HORTICULTURE OFFICE K.R. PURAM, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201. SHOP NO. 26 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 11. SRI. K S RAMEGOWDA S/O LATE SHIVANANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/ AT 2509, MARIGUDI BEEDI OPPMARIGUDI, K.R PETE TOWN MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO. 5 AND 22 12. SRI. RAMESH K N S/O NANJUNDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT S.B ROAD, KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO.8, 9 AND 18 13. SRI. DINESH K P S/O PARAMESHWARAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT 1935, S.B ROAD, NEAR EASHWARA TEMPLE, KRISHNARAJPETE MANDYA-574126 SHOP NO. 11, 14, 15 AND 16. 14. SRI. SADIQ PASHA S/O LATE MAHAMEDHASHAM AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT 1/1, 6TH CROSS KYATAMARANAHALLI ROAD UDAYAGIRI, MYSURU- 570 019 SHOP NO. 20 AND 21 15. SRI. KRISHNAMURTHY HONNPPAGOWDA S/O HONNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT S.T ANTONY CHURCH KESHAV APARTMENT MAHARASHTRA-400 055 SHOP NO. 12 16. THULASI DEVI W/O JAYARAM AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 1198, 1ST CROSS KIKKERI ROAD, OLD VIJAYA BANK ROAD, K.R. PETE - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO.1 17. SRI. TOTARAJU S/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT SUBHASH NAGARA KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO. 2 18. SRI. H.R. LOKESH S/O RANGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/ AT NO. 538/3, HOSABIDI NEAR WATER TANK, VIJAYANAGARA BADAVANE, HOSAHOLALU, K.R. PETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO.3 19. SRI. HAFEEZUR REHMAN S/O ANWAR PASHA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT NO. 242, SUBHASH NAGAR KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-5714 26. SHOP NO.4 20. SMT. JATAN DEVI W/O PRAKASH CHAND JAIN AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT BASAVESHWARANAGARA KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO.6 21. SRI. B.S. NAGESHA S/O SANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO. 2, KALEGOWDANAKOPPALU BALLEKERE, KRISHNARAJAPETE TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 8 22. SRI. SHAHID PASHA S/O ABDUL LATEEF - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT NO. 592, GANESHA PARK HEMAVATHIBADAVANE KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO.9 23. SRI. R. RAMESH S/O LATE K.N. RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT HAMSANILAYA, NEW KIKKERI ROAD, BASAVESHARANAGARA, K.R. PETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO. 10 24. SRI. K.R. RAGHUKUMAR S/O RAMALINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT NO. 2762, S.B. ROAD KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO. 14 25. SRI. KRISHNA.R S/O RAMACHANDRU AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT BASAVESHWARANAGARA NEW KIKKERI ROAD, KRISHNARAJPET MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO.58, 15 26. SRI. RAMESH K.N. S/O NANJUNDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT NO. 2057, S.B. ROAD KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 12 AND 13 27. SRI. NOOR AHMED ABDUL AZIZ S/O ABDUL AZIZ AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS R/AT 2ND CROSS NEW KIKKERI ROAD, BASAVESHWARANAGARA, KRISHNARAJAPETE - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 7 AND 12 28. SRI. RATANLAL CHOUDHARY S/O HANUT RAMJI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT AAIJEENILAYA, MARKET ROAD NALA GALLI, HOSAKOTE BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562114. SHOP NO. 16 29. SRI. S.K. SATEESH CHANDRA S/O S.K. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NANDINI FARM HOUSE BANDABOVINAHALLI GATE AGRAHARABACHAHALLI POST KRISHNARAJAPET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO. 06 30. SRI. K.S. SURESHA S/O LATE SHIVAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO. 2209, OLD MYSORE ROAD, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 08 31. SRI. K. SRINIVASA S/O LATE SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/ AT WARD NO.3, OLD MYSORE ROAD, OPP. TO KRISHNARAJENDRA COLLEGE, THAMMANNA GOWDA NAGARA KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 07 32. SRI. RAVINDRA BABU K.R. S/O RAMALINGEGOWDA.K.R. AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT OPP. TO OLD MOSQUE, S.B. ROAD, KRISHNARAJAPETE, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 05 33. SRI JAGADISH S/O LATE SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/ AT 2407, BASAVANAGUDI BEEDI K.R PETE TOWN, MANDYA-571426 SHOP NO. 09 34. SRI. R. RAMESH S/O LATE K.N. RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT HAMSANILAYA, NEW KIKKERI ROAD, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, KRISHNARAJAPET MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. OLD 38/ NEW 12 35. SMT. VARALAKSHMI W/O KRISHNA K.R. AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT BASAVANAGUDI, KRISHNARAJAPETE TOWN, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. OLD 39/ NEW 13. 36. SRI. NOOR MUFTHI S/O FHAYAZS AHAMED AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT NO. 682/A, SUBHASH NAGAR KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. OLD 28/ NEW 2 37. SRI. S.R SUBBA NARASIMHA S/O RAGHAVENDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT NO 134, S.B ROAD, NEAR OLD MASID, KRISHNARAJPETE TOWN MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO. 43 38. SRI. S V SATHISH S/O VENKATESH MURTHY - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT 60 FEET ROAD, NEAR HEMAGIRI HOTEL BASAVESHWARA NAGARA, K.R PETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO. 42 39. SRI. LOKESH C.K S/O LATE KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT CHOWDENAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, KRISHNARAJPETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO. 2 40. SRI. S K PRABHAKARA S/O S K KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO 231, JAYANAGARA LAYOUT KRISHNARAJPETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO. 1 41. SRI. H.R. BALAKRISHNA S/O LATE A.N. RAMU AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS R/AT NO. 3292, S.L.N. POULTRY FARM, JAYANAGARABADAVANE, HOSAHOLALU K.R. PETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 01 AND 08 42. SRI. BASAVEGOWDA S/O CHIKKEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT NO 22B, KALAMMANAGUDI BEEDI HOSAHOLALU VILLAGE, KRISHNARAJPETE DISTRICT, MANDYA DISTRICT- 574126 SHOP NO. 2, 7 AND 10, 6 43. SRI. TANVEER PASHA S/O MAHAMEDGOUSE AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT NO 471/2, MASJID STREET KRISHNARAJPETE TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT- 571 426 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 SHOP NO. 2. (HANDICAP) 44. SRI. KRISHNA H N S/O LATE NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT JAYANAGARA EXTN KARATH PETROL BUNK OPP K.R PETE TALUK, K R PETE MANDYA-571426 SHOP NO. 3 45. SRI. MOHAMMED HABEEB S/O MAHAMMEDGOUSE AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT NO. 471/3 MASEEDI BEEDI, K.R PETE TALUK, HOSAHOLALU VILLAGE KRISHNARAJPETE TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-574126 SHOP NO. 4. 46. SRI. K.H. GOLAP S/O HANUMANTHAYYA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT NO. 384, 17TH WARD, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 1 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KASHINATH J D.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION VIKASASOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA- 571 401 3. THE CHIEF OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.BOPANNA BELLIYAPPA., AGA FOR R-1 & R-2; SRI.G.M.ANAND.,ADVOCATE FOR R-3 & R-4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS PERTAINS TO COMMERCIAL SHOPS PUBLIC E-AUCTION PUBLICATION PUBLICATION BEARING NO. PU.KA.KRU/KAM/SHA/E- AUCTION/01/2025-26 DATED. 19.01.2026 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.3. 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. Learned AGA accepts notice for respondents No.1 and 2. 2. Sri.G.M.Ananda., learned counsel is directed to accept notice for respondent No.3 and 4. 3. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i) Call for records pertains to Commercial Shops Public E-auction publication publication bearing No. Pu.Ka.Kru/Kam/Sha/E-Auction/01/2025-26 dated: 19.01.2026 issued by respondent no.3. ii) Issue writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the Commercial Shops Public E-auction publication bearing No. Pu.Ka.Kru/Kam/Sha/E- - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 Auction/01/2025-26 dated: 19.01.2026 issued by respondent no.3 as per Annexure-A as illegal bad in law. in so fear of petitioners concerned. iii) Pass any appropriate order deems fit to the facts and circumstances of the case and to meet the interest of justice. 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioners being the tenants of various shops in Commercial Shopping Complex at K.R.Pet, the respondents are now proposing to auction the said commercial shops by way of e-auction and thereafter disposes the petitioner from their respective shops. 5. Merely, because, the petitioners are tenants as regard the commercial shop, they cannot continue to be using the said premises after the expiry of the lease. In terms of the guidelines issued in the year 2019, it is but required for the TMCs to deal with the public properties by way of public auction and during that stage, a existing tenant has an option to participate in the auction and if successful to continue to retain the possession by making payment - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 in terms of the auction notification. In the event of the existing tenant not being successful, possession would have to be handed over within a reasonable period of time. 6. The tenant also has another option of exercising Right to First Refusal by choosing not to participate in the auction and making payment of 5% over and above the highest amount bid at the said auction. 7. Again, needless to say, if the said Right to First Refusal is not exercised within time period prescribed under guidelines, then the tenant would be required to hand over the possession of the premises within 30 days of such auction being held. 8. Faced with the above situation, learned counsel for the petitioner on instructions, submit that the petitioner would exercise their Right to First Refusal and they would not participate in the auction. 9. In that view of the matter, I pass the following; - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9435 WP No. 4991 of 2026 ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of. ii. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to excise their Right to First Refusal, post the e-auction being held on 18.02.2026 and make their offer in terms of guidelines within time frames stipulated therein. iii. If no such offer is made by the petitioner, the respondent would be free to take such action for eviction of the petitioner as may be permissible under law after the expiry of 30 days from the date of auction being held. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 24