- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 17086 OF 2026 (GM-SLUM) BETWEEN: 1. LAKSHMI W/O GANGADHAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 2. LAKSHMANA S/O LATE THIMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS 3. YASHODA W/O RAVI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 4. NARASAMMA W/O NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 5. GNANENDRA.K S/O CHINNAKRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 6. GEETANJALI. N W/O MANJEGOWDA.K, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 7. K.P. DAYANAND S/O K.G. PARAMESHWAR, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 8. PADMAVATHI W/O NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 9. PUTTARAJ S/O GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 10. MAANAMMA W/O HANUMANTHA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 11. DINESH GOWDA S/O NACHIJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 12. NAGARAJU.V S/O VARADAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 13. GOVINDARAJU. G S/O LATE GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 14. DHANALAKSHMI. P W/O NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 15. NARAYANASWAMY. G S/O JAYARAM, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 16. NAGARATHNA W/O BAHASAHILAJAN, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 17. YELLAMMA W/O MAANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS 18. PARVATHI W/O RANGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 19. YASHODAMMA W/O CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 20. JAYALAKSHMI W/O LAKSHMANA. C.D, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 21. CHANNAPPA S/O LATE CHANNABHOVI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 22. GANGAMMA S/O NANJUNDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 23. S. NEELA W/O V. SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 24. NAGARATHNAMMA. Y.S W/O NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 25. BHAGYA. N W/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 26. GAYATHRI W/O GOPAL, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 27. PUSHPALATHA.C W/O SATHISH.V, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 28. SUSHEELA W/O NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 29. NAGAMMA W/O H.M. NARAYANAGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 30. MANJU. H.N S/O NARAYANAGOWDA V, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 31. KIRAN.K S/O KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 32. ANANDAPPA.H S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 33. PUTTARANGAMMA W/O VENKATARAJU.C, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 34. CHANDRU.K S/O KUMAR.D, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 35. H. NARASIMHAHULU S/O NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS 36. ROJA W/O KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 37. MANJULA W/O DINESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 38. DAYANANDA. B.K S/O B.N. KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 39. H.M. NARAYANAGOWDA S/O MAYYANNA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 40. RAVANAMMA W/O RAVANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 41. MANJUNATHA R S/O LATE RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 42. MANJULA. A.M W/O LATE HARISH.R, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 43. K.P. THIPPESWAMY S/O VRUSHABENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 44. PARVATHAMMA W/O BORALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 45. PAVITHRA W/O HARISH. M.D, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 46. ANNIYAMMA W/O RAVI. C, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 47. SHIVAGAMI W/O RAGHU. A, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 48. VEERACHARI S/O KALACHARI, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 49. LATHA W/O GANGAIAH. B.M, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 50. KAVITHA.L W/O R. RAVI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 51. SATYAREKHA W/O MANOHAR, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 52. HAMSA.R W/O SRINIVAS. B.T, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 53. SHASHIKALA. M.C W/O MANJUNATHA.M, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 54. GIRIJA.H W/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 55. HEVAMATHI.V W/O FRANCIS, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 56. BASAVARAJU. N.N S/O NINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 57. BHAGYAMMA W/O SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS 58. KUMAR. C.M S/O MARIYAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS 59. SUNITHA W/O N. KIRAN KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 60. MANJULA W/O CHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 61. PRIYA. T W/O THIRUNAVUKARASU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 62. SATYAVANI W/O SHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 63. MAHESH K S/O KEMPANNA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 64. SANTHOSH BANDARI.N S/O NAR BAHADOOR, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 65. SHEKAR. K S/O KODANDAPANI, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 66. AMRUTHA. M W/O MANJUNATHA.R, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 67. NAGARAJU S/O LAKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 68. MUNIYAMMA W/O SELVAMANI, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 69. PUTTAMMA W/O LATE MUTTAHANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 70. A. KANCHANA W/O ARMUGAM, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 71. D.A. JAYALAKSHMI W/O H. SURESH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS 72. MOHAN KUMAR S/O PUTTASOMACHARI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 73. DAPANIKE W/O KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 74. BHAGYA. H W/O RAMU, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS 75. VASANTHA W/O MANI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 76. SHANTHAMMA W/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 77. SRINIVASAMURTHY. T S/O THIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 78. RADHA. H W/O MANOHAR NAYAK.K, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 79. SUDHA W/O RAJU, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS 80. PAPAMMA S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 81. PALLAVI.M W/O MUNIRAJU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS 82. NAGARATHNA R W/O LATE MUNIRAJU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 83. REKHA R W/O RAMU.K, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 84. SHARANAMMA W/O BASAVARAJU NINGAMMA TALAWAR, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 85. PUNEETH.S S/O CHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 86. STEPHEN RAJ.K S/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 87. SHAILAJA W/O PUTTASOMACHARI, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 88. PRABHAKARAN. K S/O KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 89. VANAJA W/O VELUMANI, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS 90. LATHA.S W/O NAGENDRA RAO.S, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 91. SHALINI D/O V.Y. HANUMANTHARAJU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 92. SUMITHRA. K W/O RAVICHANDRAN, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, 93. HEMAVATHI. V W/O PRADEEP KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 94. THIMMARAJU. H S/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 95. ANUSUYA. N W/O V.Y. HANUMANTHARAJU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 96. RAJENDRA KUMAR S/O MOHANACHARI.C, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 97. G. SATHISH W/O GOVINDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS 98. GOWRAMMA S/O GADEPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 99. ALEXANDAR S/O GOVINDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 100. SUSHEELA. J W/O VENKATESH BABU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 101. CHANNAPPA S/O SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 102. PRAKASH S/O PUTTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 103. C. SHOBA W/O C. BHASKAR, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 104. DIVYA. S W/O GIRISH. S.K, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 105. SHILPA W/O SEETHARAMU, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 106. MANU. K.V S/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 107. H. SUDHA W/O SHIVAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 108. SOWBHAGYA W/O SURESH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 109. MADHUKUMAR S/O SRINIVAS.V.S, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 110. MAHALAKSHMI W/O CHETAN, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 111. NIRMALA W/O RAMACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 112. SARASWATHI. C.N W/O NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 113. SAVITHA W/O PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 114. ROSHAN. N S/O J. NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 115. UMARANI W/O SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 116. PUTTAMMA W/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 117. SURYA S/O SRINIVASALU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 118. ASHA W/O SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 119. TARA. G W/O KESHAVA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 120. GANGANNA S/O RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 121. SHIVAMMA W/O CHIKKAHUCHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 122. ASHWATH KUMAR S/O LATE VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 123. YATHISH KUMAR S/O NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 124. VIJAYALAKSHMI. K W/O VARADARAJU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 125. V.M. HARISH S/O MUDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 126. JAYARAMA S/O SUNDARAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 127. DIVYA W/O RAVIKIRAN, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 128. PADMAVATHI. K.S S/O DEVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 129. HARISHA. M.D S/O DEVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 130. BHAVYA. A W/O SHIVARAJU.K, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 131. MANJUNATHA S/O MOODALAGIRIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 132. PARAMESHWARA S/O CHANNASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 133. MAHALAKSHMI W/O SWARAN, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 134. U. MARLINA SUJAN S/O UDAY KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 135. LAWRENCE S/O AROKIASAMY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 136. ARUL DAS S/O SAGAYARAI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF ASHRAYANAGARA, BEHIND SRS, PEENYA 1ST STAGE, BANGALORE - 560 058. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P.H. VIRUPAKSHAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, BANGALORE - 560 001. 3. THE TAHSILDHAR BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, KANDAYA BHAWAN, - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 BENGALURU - 560 009. 4. THE KARNATAKA SLUM CLEARANCE BOARD NO.55, ABHAYA COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR, RISALDAR STREET, SESHADRIPURAM, BANGALORE - 560 030. REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. H.L. PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR RDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE 4TH RESPONDENT BOARD TO TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROVIDE BASIC NECESSITIES, TO REGISTER THE HAKKU PATRAS ISSUED IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE JURISDICTIONAL SUB-REGISTRAR AND TO EFFECT KATHA IN RESPECT OF THE SITES FORMED OUT OF THE LAND BEARING SY. NO.80 MEASURING TO AN EXTENT OF 2 ACRES 20 GUNTAS SITUATED AT GIDDENAHALLI VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK EXPEDITIOUSLY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and Sri. H.L. Pradeep Kumar, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.4. 2. Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue Writ in the nature of Mandamus or Order or Direction directing the 4th respondent Board to take appropriate steps to prove basic necessities, to register the Hakku Patras issued in favour of the petitioners before the Jurisdictional Sub-Registrar and to effect katha in respect of the sites formed out of the land bearing Sy.No.80 measuring to an extent of 2 acres 20 guntas situated at Giddenahalli Village, Dasanapura Hobli, Bangalore North Taluk expeditiously. b. Grant any such other relief or relief's as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity. 3. The grievance of the petitioners is that the Hakku Patras has not been registered with the jurisdictional Sub- Registrar. 4. A perusal of the papers indicates that there is no representation which has been submitted by the petitioners to respondent No.4. - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29496 WP No. 17086 of 2026 5. In that view of the matter, reserving liberty to the petitioners to furnish a representation to respondent No.4 and directing respondent No.4 to consider the same in accordance with law, the petition stands disposed. 6. It is made clear that this court has not expressed any opinion on the entitlement of the petitioners. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3