- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22907 WP No. 19911 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 19911 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SMT AMRUTHA VENKATESH W/O K N VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT NO. 308, THIRD FLOOR, HARI NVIAS, 3RD MAIN ROAD, 1ST C CROSS, 6TH BLOCK, 2ND PHASE, BSK 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU 560 085. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ROOPESHA B.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI M SURESH S/O MUNIRAJAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. RESIDING AT NO.35/1 JAVAREGOWDA ROAD, 10TH CROSS, GAVIPURA GUTTAHALLI, HANUMANTHANAGARA, BENGALURU 560 019. 2. SMT S DAKSHAYINI W/O M SURESH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.35/1 Digitally signed by DHANALAKSHMI MURTHY Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22907 WP No. 19911 of 2025 JAVAREGOWDA ROAD, 10TH CROSS, GAVIPURA GUTTAHALLI, HANUMANTHANAGARA, BENGALURU 560 019. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER NEW D C OFFICE, ROOM NO. 405, 3RD FLOOR, RAMANAGARA TOWN, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 562159. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH N.K., ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 05/06/2025 PASSED IN OS NO. 383/2020 BY THE HON’BLE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT MAGADI IN ALLOWING IA NO. 8 FILED BY THE R1 AND R2 FILED UNDER ORDER 1 RULE 10(2) OF CPC, VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING ON IAs., THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER This writ petition is filed by the defendant under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the order dated 05.06.2025 passed on I.A. No.8 in O.S. No.383/2020 by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Magadi (for short, “the trial court”), whereby the application filed by the plaintiffs under Order I Rule 10(2) of the Code of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22907 WP No. 19911 of 2025 Civil Procedure (for short, “CPC”), seeking to implead the Land Acquisition Officer, has been allowed. 2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking before the trial court. 3. Respondent Nos.1 and 2/plaintiffs filed a suit in O.S. No.383/2020 for specific performance of contract. On the ground that a portion of the suit schedule property has been acquired by the State Government, they filed an application seeking to implead the Land Acquisition Officer. 4. The learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2/plaintiffs submits that only a part of the land has been acquired, and in that regard, the Land Acquisition Officer has already deposited the compensation amount before the Civil Court. What is sought in the application is the impleadment of the Special Land Acquisition Officer. The trial court, after considering the contentions of the parties, has allowed the impleading application. The Land Acquisition Officer has been made a - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22907 WP No. 19911 of 2025 party to the suit and has not challenged the same. The impleadment of the Special Land Acquisition Officer will not prejudice the rights of the petitioner/defendant. 5. There is no error or illegality in the order passed by the trial court. The writ petition is devoid of merit. Accordingly, it is dismissed. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE CM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 62