- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8249 WP No. 11803 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 11803 OF 2019 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: RUDRAMUNI S/O. LATE. B C SIDDABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/O. VINOBHANAGARA, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 201. REP BY HIS GPA HOLDER, T. KARIBASAPPA S/O. LATE. BASAVALINGAPPA, AGE 67 YEARS, R/O. C/O. KSRTC VEERAPPA, VEERABHADRESWARA NILAYA, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, 3RD CROSS, SHIVAMOGGA 577 201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RUDRAMUNI, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.B UILDING, BENGALURU 01 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND LAND ACQUISATION OFFICER, SHIVAMOGGA 577201 3. THE CITY MUNCIPAL COUNCIL SHIVAMOGGA REPT BY ITS COMMISSIONER, SHIVAMOGGA 577 201 …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8249 WP No. 11803 of 2019 (BY SMT.CHANDINI SINGH, HCGP FOR R1 & R2; SRI.A.V.GANGADHARAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE R-3 DATED 21.08.2015 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-D TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; a) Quash the endorsement issued by the 3rd respondent in No SL NO C(3) CR: 28/1987-88 dated 21/08/2015 produced as ANNEXEURE-D to the writ petition, and, b) Direct the 3rd respondent to allot the alternative site to the petitioner by considering the request made by the petitioner's father, and, c) And pass any other relief deems fit on the facts and circumstances case, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo of retirement enclosing the copy of the notice issued to the GPA holder of the petitioner and a returned postal cover which indicates that the “GPA holder is dead”. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8249 WP No. 11803 of 2019 3. In that view of the matter, the memo of retirement is accepted. Sri.S.B.Halli and Sri.G.C.Shanmukha., are discharged from the matter. Since the notice issued by the counsel to the GPA holder is returned with the endorsement that the “GPA holder is dead”. The petition having been filed by the GPA Holder, there would be no purpose in issuing a Court notice. The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3