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SRI A S PUSHPARAJ v. STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/42595/2013 · 2026-06-17

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 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. 42595 OF 2013 (LA-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. A.S. PUSHPARAJ AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O LATE A.B. SOMEGOWDA R/A NO.1079/4, VAYUPUTRA NILAYA ARISHINAKUNTE NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 2. SRI. M.P. JAGADEESHA S/O. LATE M.N. PUTTAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/A C/O. KUMARASWAMY PARAMANNA LAYOUT NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 3. SMT. B.M. GIRIJAMMA D/O. MAHADEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/A BEHIND SIDDAGANGA QUARTERS VIJAYA BANK, KYATHASANDRA SIDDAGANGA MUTT, TUMKUR. 4. SRI. BASAVARAJU S/O ASHWATHAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/A MAHIMAPURA VILLAGE KULLUVANAHALLI NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 111 5. SRI. L. MOHAN KUMAR S/O M LINGADEVARAPPA Digitally signed by HEMALATHA J Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/A NO.1858, TEACHERS LAYOUT DABASPETE, NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 111 6. SMT. D.R. RENUKA W/O SADASHIVAIAH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/A NO.17, MARUTHI NAGARA VAJARAHALLI, NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 7. SMT. VIJAYA NAGARAJA W/O M.N. NAGARAJA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/A NO.6565, DHANUSH, G.R. LAYOUT, SUBASH NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 8. SMT. SARVAMANGALA W/O LATE RUDRESHMURTHY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT SRI PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 9. SMT. HEMALATHA W/O SHIVASWAMY AGED ABOUT 35 TEARS R/A NEAR GOVT COLLEGE ROAD NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 10. SRI. ZAHEER AHMED S/O JANAL AHMED AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A NO.175, K H B LAYOUT KENGERI UPANAGARA BANGALORE-560060 11. SMT. D. MANJULA W/O K. CHANDRA SHEKAR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/A NO.83, 19TH MAIN ROAD J.C. NAGAR, M.L. PURA BANGALORE 560086 12. SRI. KEMPAIAH S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/A HUNASEGATTA PALYA VILLAGE HONNASANDRA POST NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 13. SRI. GANAPATHI BHAT S/O GOVINDA BAHT AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A NO.42, 8TH MAIN 4TH CROSS, AKSHAYA RESIDENCY AKSHAYA NAGAR BANGALORE-560 068. 14. SRI. S. RAJANNA S/O N. SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/A SRI PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 15. SRI. B.S. KODANDA RAMA S/O B.S. RAYA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/A NO.1896, SOUTH END 'C' ROAD 9TH MAIN, 8TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BANGALORE-560069. 16. SMT. PADMAVATHAMMA A.H. D/O HANUMANTHA RAO AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A NO.17, 3RD MAIN ROAD HAVANUR EXTENSION HESARAGHATTA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560073. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 17. SRI. V. SUBRAMANYA BHAT S/O V M BHAT AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/A NO.1043, 'A' BLOCK, 24TH 'A' CROSS SAHAKARA NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 092 18. SMT. A. VIMALA W/O N NARAYANA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A NO.476, 3RD MAIN ROAD NAGENDRA BLOCK, BSK I STAGE BANGALORE-560050 19. SRI. D.N. BHAT S/O NARAYANA SHIVA BHAT AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.166, POST OFFICE ROAD M.C. LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR BANGALORE-560040. 20. SRI. S.N. HEGDE S/O SATYA NARAYANA V HEGDE AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS R/A NO.156-A, 2ND BLOCK 36TH CROSS, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE 560010 21. SMT. NANJARATHNAMMA W/O H.G. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/A 2ND CROSS. SAPTHAGIRI VIJAYA BANK LAYOUT SHIVAJINAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 22. SMT. N.A. NAGAMANI W/O LATE K.P. CHANDRASHEKHAR BHARATHI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/A NO.180, BHAVANI SHANKAR NILAYA 1ST CROSS, TEACHERS COLONY NAGARA BHAVI BANGALORE-560072 23. SMT. C. JAYASHREE W/O. PUTTARAJU - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/A NO.106/1, 5TH MAIN ROAD MANJUNATHANAGAR BANGALORE-560010. 24. SMT. JAYAMMA W/O LATE PUTTAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A SRI PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 25. SRI SUNIL KUMAR DAS S/O ARJUN DAS AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/A NO.239, SRI PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 26. SMT. P. SHARADA W/O PANDURANGA PRABHU AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A NO.271/5, RAJAJINAGAR 52ND CROSS, 4TH BLOCK BANGALORE-560010. 27. SRI. LINGADEVARAPPA S/O MUNILINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/A NO.1858/18, HRK LAYOUT DABASPET, NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 111 28. SRI. MAHESH G SHETTY S/O G P SHETTY AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/A NO.244, WEST OF CHORD ROAD MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT BANGALORE-560086 29. SRI. L.B. RAJANNA S/O BASAVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 R/A NO.19, 1ST MAIN ROAD 2ND CROSS, HOSAKEREHALLI RISHIKESHANAGAR BANGALORE-560 085 30. SRI. N. RAJENDRA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O. K. NACHIMUTTU R/AT SRI PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 31. SRI. S.V. JAYARAM S/O VENKATARAJU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/A NO.57, 6TH CROSS ASARANNA, SANJAYNAGAR BANGALORE-560094 32. SMT. THABITHA CHRISTINE W/O B. VICTOR MATHEW AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT NO.344, PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 33. SMT. R. KAVITHA W/O CHALUVARAJ AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT NO.A-556, ANNAPURNESHWARI NILAYA SRI. PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 34. SMT. K. KALAVATHI W/O D SIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/A NO.106, CHANDANA NILAYA SRI. PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 35. SMT. N. MANGALA W/O N M NARASIMHA RAJU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/A RAYAN NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 36. SRI. CHIKKA RUDRAPPA S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A THIMMASHETTAPPA LAYOUT SUBHASH NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 37. SRI. N. DEVARAJ S/O LATE MARAIAH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/A THIPPAGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE T. BEGUR POST NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 38. SMT. KANYA KUMARI W/O B.V. KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/A NO.482, BEML LAYOUT BASAVESHWARA NAGAR 3RD STAGE BANGALORE-560079 39. SMT. N.P. SHOBHARANI D/O PUTTARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT DASAPPA THOTA MALLARABANAWADI NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 40. SRI. N.P. ARUN KUMAR S/O LATE PUTTARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT INDRA NAGAR - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 41. SRI. MOHIUDDIN BASHA S/O KHASIM SAB AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A NO.U2, 4TH CROSS 2ND ZABBAR BLOCK RAJMAHAL GUTTAHALLI BANGALORE-560 003 42. SRI. V. GURURAJA S/O V V RAMARAO AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT NO.33, SRI RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK 3RD MAIN, SRINAGAR BANGALORE 560050 43. SRI. SELVARAJ S/O K. NACHIMUTTU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/A NO.268, 2ND FLOOR 7TH A CROSS, 9TH MAIN M.E.I. LAYOUT HESARAGHATTA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE 560073 44. SMT. NALAMMA W/O K. NACHIMUTTU AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A NO.18, FLAT NO.301 SRI VENKATESHWARA APARTMENT 5TH TEMPLE STREET MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE-560 003 45. SMT. KALAVATHI W/O K.M. HARIRAM AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/A NO.407, RMC ROAD YESHWANTHAPURA BANGALORE-560072 46. SMT. S. ANITHA W/O G.N. VENUGOPAL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 R/A GUDEMARANAHALLI VILLAGE MAGADI TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 120 47. SRI. B. SHIVARAMA JOIS S/O LATE NANJUNDA SHASTRI AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/A NO.1201, 12TH MAIN 23RD CROSS, 3RD BLOCK JAYANAGAR BANGALORE-560011 48. SMT. SUJATHA W/O JAGANNATH RAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/A NO.339, 1ST MAIN, 2ND STAGE, SHANKARNAG MAIN ROAD KAMALANAGAR BANGALORE-560079 49. JAGANNATHA RAO S/O LATE RAGHAVENDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/A NO.339, 1ST MAIN 2ND STAGE, SHANKARNAG MAIN ROAD KAMALANAGAR BANGALORE-560079 50. SMT. B.H. HEMAVATHI W/O B.M. SRINIVASA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT SAPTHAGIRI NIVAS 2ND CROSS, VIJAYA BANK LAYOUT SHIVAJINAGAR, NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 51. SRI. DATTATREYA P KARKI S/O LATE PARAMESHWARA G KARKI AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/A NO.26/1, BRIGADE GATE WAY MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560055 52. SRI. B. BETTAIAH S/O LATE BYLAPPA - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT SRI PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 53. SMT. Y. SATYALAKSHMI W/O LATE NAGARAJA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A NO.42/25, SRI NILAYA 2ND CROSS, 3RD BLOCK JAWAHARLAL GARDEN T.R. NAGAR, BANGALORE-560028. 54. SRI. P.V. SHASHIKUMAR S/O P R VENKATACHALAPATHI SHETTY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/A NO.8/1 (OLD NO.84) 5TH MAIN ROAD, GAYATHRI NAGAR 'C' BLOCK, BANGALORE-560021 55. SRI. P.N. NISHCHAL BABU S/O P.V. NAGESH BABU AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS R/A NO.8/1 (OLD NO.84) 5TH MAIN ROAD, GAYATHRI NAGAR 'C' BLOCK, BANGALORE-560021. 56. SRI. V. NARAYANA SWWAMY S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/A NO.104, 6TH CROSS 12TH MAIN, RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK SRINAGAR, BANGALORE-560050 57. SMT. PUSHPALATHA W/O LATE B T NANJUNDAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A NO.353, 12TH CROSS 4TH MAIN, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM BANGALORE-560086. 58. SRI RAVI @ THIMMEGOWDA S/O HANUMANTHEGOWDA - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT HANCHIPURA VILLAGE NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 59. SRI. S. RAJESH S/O LATE SANNAMANI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT SRI PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 60. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA W/O THAMMANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/A NO.9, JATTAPPA LAYOUT 3RD CROSS, YELACHENAHALLI KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560078. 61. SMT. V. CHANDRIKA W/O GURURAJ AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/A NO.2, 1ST CROSS SUBBANNA GARDEN, VIJAYANAGAR BANGALORE-560040. 62. SMT. T. JAYASHREE D/O THAMMANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/A NO.9, JATTAPPA LAYOUT 3RD CROSS, YELACHENAHALLI KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560078 63. SRI K.B. GURURAJ S/O LATE BALAKRSIHNACHAR AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A NO.2, 1ST CROSS SUBBANNA GARDEN, VIJAYANAGAR BANGALORE-560040. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. VAIBHAVI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.S.NARAYANA SWAMY, ADVOCATE; SRI. GURUVA REDDY N., ADVOCATE FOR PROPOSED PETITIONER ON IA 1/24) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001 5. TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NELAMANGALA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER 6. SRI PRASANNA ANJANEYA TRUST LAYOUT RAGAVENDRA NAGAR B.H. ROAD, NELAMANGALA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562123 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SINCE DEAD - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 7. HANUMANTHAPPA S/O MOGANNA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 8. SIDDABYLAPPA S/O MOGANNA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 9. VENKATESH S/O PUTTAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 10. SEENAPPA @ SRINIVAS SON OF SIDDAGANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 11. SIDDABYLAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 12. SMT. ARASAMMA W/O BYLAPPA AGED ABOUT 87 YEARS SINCE DEAD BY 13. SMT. GANGAMMA D/O ARASAMMA W/O BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 29.11.2021, RESPONDENT NO.13 IS THE LEGAL HEIR FOR R17. 14. SMT. SAKAMMA W/O BYLA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 15. SMT. SIDDAMMA W/O BYLA VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 16. HANUMANTHAPPA S/O LATE BYLAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SINCE DEAD, VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 29.11.2021, RESPONDENT NO.17 IS THE LEGAL HEIR FOR R16 17. BYLAVENKATAPPA S/O BYLAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.7 TO 17 ARE R/A KOTE BEEDI, NELAMANGALA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562 123. RESPONDENT NO.16 AND 17 WHO ARE DEAD AND THEIR LR WHO IS ALREADY ON RECORD AS R13-GANGAMMA. AMENDMENT CARRIED ON 17.04.2023 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ADITYA DIWAKAR, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 4; SRI. RAMESH KUMAR R.V., ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.5 (ABSENT); SRI. A. MOHAMMED TAHIR, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.7 TO 10, 13 AND 15 (ABSENT); SRI. G. BALAKRISHNA SHASTRY, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.6; NOTICE SERVED ON RESPONDENT NOS.8, 11, 14 AND 17 AND UNREPRESENTED; RESPONDENT NO.13 IS TREATED AS LR OF DECEASED RESPONDENT NOS.16 AND 17) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 10.10.2012 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.11883/2006 [LA-RES] AND CONNECTED - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 MATTERS VIDE ANNEXURE-F TO WHICH THE PETITIONERS WERE NOT PARTIES AND BY WHICH THEY ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTED, ARE NOT BINDING AND ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE PETITIONERS AND ISSUE A DIRECTION TO THE EFFECT THAT THE SAID JUDGMENT SHALL NOT BE ENFORCED AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, WITH ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The petitioners have challenged an order dated 10.10.2012 passed in W.P.No.11883/2006 and connected petitions, by this Court to which they were not parties. 2. When this petition is listed for preliminary hearing in 'B' group, it is brought to the notice of the Court that the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.11883/2006 and connected petitions was challenged in W.A. No.2616/2013 and connected appeals and that the appeals were allowed vide order dated 03.06.2026 and the order dated 10.10.2012 passed in W.P.No.11883/2006 and connected petitions was set aside. It is therefore contended that this writ petition has spent in itself. - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29589 WP No. 42595 of 2013 3. The learned counsel for the respondents No.5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 15 are absent. 4. The learned counsel for respondent No.6 does not dispute the above facts. 5. In that view of the matter, this writ petition does not survive for consideration, in view of the order dated 03.06.2026 passed in W.A No.2616/2013 and connected appeals. 6. Hence this writ petition stands disposed off. 7. In view of disposal of main petition, I.A.No.1/2024 does not survive for consideration and same stands disposed of. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 57