- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29588 WP No. 4869 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.4869 OF 2026 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: 1. C.GOPAL AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O LATE CHIKKABAYANNA, RESIDING AT NO.18, 1ST CROSS, I.D.B.I LAYOUT, GOTTIGERE POST, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 083 2. C. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O LATE CHIKKABAYANNA, RESIDING AT NO.18, 1ST CROSS, I.D.B.I LAYOUT, GOTTIGERE POST, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 083 3. C.G. VENUGOPAL AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O LATE CHIKKABAYANNA, RESIDING AT NO.18, 1ST CROSS, I.D.B.I LAYOUT, GOTTIGERE POST, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 083 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SAMPAT ANAND SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, OFFICE AT T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST, Digitally signed by HEMALATHA J Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29588 WP No. 4869 of 2026 BENGALURU-560 020 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI/SMT. CHANDANA N SWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1; SRI. ADITYA DIWAKAR, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING FOR DIRECTION TO THE EFFECT THAT THE RESPONDENTS HAVE NO AUTHORITY MUCH LESS JURISDICTION TO BRING THE LANDED PROPERTY COMPRISED IN SURVEY NO.17/2 OF GOTTIGERE VILLAGE MEASURING 4249.16 SQUARE METER (1 ACRE 2 GUNTAS) BY WAY OF E-AUCTION AS BULK LAND AS MORE FULLY NOTIFIED AS ITEM NO.7 IN THE E- AUCTION NOTIFICATION NO.BDA/EM/E-AUCTION/T-17/2025-26 DATED 17.01.2026 VIDE ANNEXURE-A ON THE GROUND THAT THE SAID E-AUCTION NOTIFICATION IN SO FAR AS IT RELATED TO THE ABOVE ITEM OF THE LANDED PROPERTY IS IN UTTER CONTRAVENTIONS OF THE PURPORT AND INTENTION OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED UNDER THE BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DISPOSAL OF CORNER SITES, INTERMEDIATE SITES, COMMERCIAL SITES AND OTHER ACTIONABLE SITES) RULES, 1984 AS AMENDED (FOR THE "BDA RULES 1984") AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29588 WP No. 4869 of 2026 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. 2. The memo is taken on record. In view of the memo, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. In view of disposal of main petition, I.A.No.1/2026 does not survive for consideration and the same stands rejected. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43