- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20605 WP No. 5138 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 5138 OF 2024 (SCST) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. ASHOK KUMAR JAIN S/O LATE MANMALJI JAIN, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT NO. 11, "KALPATHURU APARTMENTS", RACE COURSE ROAD, MADHAV NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. SHAKUNTALA A. JAIN W/O SRI. ASHOK KUMAR JAIN, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT NO. 11, "KALPATHURU APARTMENTS", RACE COURSE ROAD, MADHAV NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. MR. SAINATH ASHOK JAIN S/O SRI. ASHOK KUMAR JAIN, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO. 11, "KALPATHURU APARTMENTS", RACE COURSE ROAD, MADHAV NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GANAPATHY BHAT VAJRALLI, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by YASHODA K L Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20605 WP No. 5138 of 2024 AND: 1. THE KARNATAKA STATE SCHEDULE CASTE AND SCHEDULE TRIBES COMMISSION OFFICE AT NO. 14/3, 2ND FLOOR, SREE ARAVINDA BHAVAN, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. SRI. N. ANAND S/O LATE NARASIMAHAIAH, AGE MAJOR, R/AT NO 150/3, 4TH CROSS, GEDDALAHALLI, SANJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 094. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU NORTH DIVISION, YESHWANTHPURA, BENGALURU - 560 022. 4. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, KANDHAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009. 5. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER B.B.M.P, WEST DIVISION, BENGALURU - 560 003. 6. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE SANJAYANAGAR POLICE STATION, SANJAYNAGAR, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20605 WP No. 5138 of 2024 BENGALURU - 560 094. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C. JAGADEESH, SR. COUNSEL FOR R1; SRI. ANANDA MURTHY, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R3, R4, R6; SRI. B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 02/02/2024, BEARING NO. KARAA/AJAA/AABU/AYOGA/ZAMEENU/CR-276/2023-24, ISSUED BY THE R1, AS PER ANNEXURE-W AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The applications I.A.No.1/2026 and 2/2026 are filed by the legal representatives of deceased respondent No.2 to come on record as legal representatives of the deceased respondent, while also seeking condonation of delay and setting aside abatement. 2. The petitioners along with the proposed respondents have also filed a joint memo for settlement dated 15.04.2026. It is stated in the joint memo that the brother of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20605 WP No. 5138 of 2024 respondent No.2-Sri.Ananda.N had filed a suit in O.S.No.19/2023, where respondent No.2 herein is defendant No.1 and after his demise, the legal representatives have been brought on record. The petitioners herein are defendant Nos.6 and 7 and the said suit for partition has been disposed of in terms of a compromise petition filed before the Trial Court. It is agreed by the plaintiff that the suit schedule property was in fact sold to CIL Employees House Building Cooperative Society Ltd., Bangalore and therefore, no part of the property is available for partition. 3. Learned counsels on both the sides submit that in this writ petition, the subject matter is only Survey No.25/3 of Geddalahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Bangalore North Taluk and the statement made in paragraph No.9 regarding the sale made in favour of CIL Employees House Building Cooperative Society Ltd., pertains to Survey No.25/3. In that view of the matter, both the learned counsels submit that since neither the petitioners nor respondent No.2 have retained any rights over the said property and Accordingly, the suit has been disposed of in terms of the compromise petition. In that view of the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20605 WP No. 5138 of 2024 matter, the proposed respondents being the legal representatives of deceased respondent No.2 have stated that they have no objection to quash the impugned notice and all further proceedings pursuant to the notice issued by respondent No.1-Commission. 4. Accordingly, the IAs are allowed while permitting the proposed respondents to come on record as the legal representatives of deceased respondent No.2. Learned counsel for the petitioners shall carry out the amendment in the cause title. 5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the joint memo filed by the parties while quashing the impugned notice at Annexure-W and all further proceedings thereto, issued by respondent No.1-Commission. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2