- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17485 WP No. 10733 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 10733 OF 2024 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. JAGADEESH BABU T. S/O LATE CHINNA ANKAIAH NAIDU AGED ABOUT 57 YAERS 2. SMT. SUKANYA T. W/O JAGADEESH BABU AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS BOTH ARE R/AT NO.17, 18 AND 19 HAGADHUR VILLAGE NAGARAJA LAYOUT (H.P.GAS ROAD), 3RD CROSS NEAR SRI RAMA TEMPLE IMMADIHALLI MAIN ROAD WHITE FILED, BENGALURU-560 066. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KEERTHI PRASAD D.C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE BBMP HEAD OFFICE CORPORATION CIRCLE HUDSON CICLE, BENGALURU-560 002. REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 2. THE ZONAL COMMISSIONER MAHADEVAURA BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17485 WP No. 10733 of 2024 BENGALURU-560 048. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN PLANNING BBMP, MAHADEVAPURA, WARD NO.111 BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANGARA PALIKE BENGALURU-560 048. 4. THE ASSSITANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BBMP HAGADUR WARD / KADUGODI WARD, WHITEFILED BENGALURU-560 066. 5. A.S.PADMAVATHI W/O SRI. R.SURESH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 6. SRI. R.SURESH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O RAMAMURTHY BOTH ARE R/AT NO.15 HP GAS ROAD OPP. SRI RAMA TEMPLE HAGADUR, WHITEFILED BENGALURU-560 066. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUN REDDY K.S., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. M.MOHAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R5 AND R6) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT CONCERNED RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 21.12.2023 AT ANNEXURE-E IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17485 WP No. 10733 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. The writ petition is filed by the petitioners alleging that respondent nos.5 and 6 have put up illegal construction on the property which is the subject matter of the writ petition. They have sought for demolition of illegal structure put up by respondent nos.5 and 6. 2. Learned counsel for Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) upon instructions, submits that, respondent nos.5 and 6 have put up illegal construction as alleged in the writ petition and steps have been initiated to have the same removed. 3. It is further observed by this Court that inspite of several interim directions granted earlier to verify and state as to the illegal constructions that have been put up, the same were not complied. 4. Learned counsel for respondent nos.1 to 4-GBA, candidly admits that there appears to be slackness on the part of some of the officers of the then Bruhat Bengauru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) in following the orders of this Court and doing their duty promptly. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17485 WP No. 10733 of 2024 5. Based on the submissions made by the learned counsel for BBMP/GBA, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) Respondent nos.1 to 4 are directed to initiate appropriate action against the illegal construction said to have been put up by respondent nos.5 and 6 in accordance with law and take it to its logical end within a period of four months from today; (ii) BBMP/GBA is also directed to conduct departmental enquiry against the erring officials who have disobeyed the orders of this Court and also have allowed an illegal construction to come up and take appropriate action against them; (iii) The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17