- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20090-DB WP No. 35683 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 35683 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: SRI Y RAMESH, S/O SRI YELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO. 30, 2ND CROSS, MADIVALA, BENGALURU 560 068. ALSO AT KASAVANAHALLI VILLAGE, VARTHUR HOBLI, BENGALURU 560 087 A/C No.0435104000112796 IDBI BANK BANNERGHATTA BRANCH PAN No. AKZPR6118D MOB No. 9845812361 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H.C. SHIVARAMU, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DHRUVA KUMARA D N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20090-DB WP No. 35683 of 2025 DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 048. 2. THE COMMISSIONER GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY MAHADEVAPURA RANGE, BENGALURU 560 048. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY MAHADEVAPURA RANGE, BENGALURU 560 048. 4. THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY, MARATHAHALLI SUB DIVISION, MAHADEVAPURA RANGE, BENGALURU 560 048. 5. THE ASST. ENGINEER GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY MARATHAHALLI SUB DIVISION, MAHADEVAPURA RANGE, BENGALURU 560 048. 6. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU 560 009. 7. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH SUB DIVISION BENGALURU 560009 8. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU EAST TALUK BENGALURU 560036. 9. S RAJASHEKARA REDDY S/O HUSSAIN REDDY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20090-DB WP No. 35683 of 2025 R/AT NO. 302, 3RD FLOOR, SHYAMASAMVRUDDHI APARTMENTS, KASAVANAHALLI, JUBILEE LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560 035. 10. N PLUS M DEVELOPERS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO. 204, VINTHE PARADISE, GREEN GLEN LAYOUT, NEAR BAKASURA RESTAURANT, BELLANDUR, BENGALURU 560 103. REP BY MANAGING PARTNER, SRI NRUPESH KUMAR REDDY. 11. SMT VENKATARAMANAMMA W/O RAJASHEKARA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO. 302, 3RD FLOOR, SHYAMA SAMVRIDHI APARTMENTS, KASAVANAHALLI JUBLEE LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560 035. 12. M/S VSR DEVELOPERS, A PARTNERSHIP FIRM, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT. NO. 2J47, CRYSTAL JASPER PARK, HOSA ROAD, KASAVANAHALLI, BENGALURU 560 035. 13. M/S MSR DEVELOPERS, A PARTNERSHIP FIRM, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.17, FLAT NO. 401, SQUIRREL OAKS, LAKE VISTA, HARALU ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 102. REP BY MANAGING PARTNER. CHANNA REDDY/ MADHUSUDAN REDDY. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20090-DB WP No. 35683 of 2025 S/O CHANNA REDDY VENKU REDDY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS. 14. SOMERSET THERAPEUTICS PVT LTD., A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF COMPANY S ACT, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.54/1 BUDIHAL, NELAMANGAL TALUK, BENGALURU 562 123. REP BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SRI MURALI K P 15. SRI LEKKALA KRISHNAMURTHY, S/O M.V. SRINIVASULU NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT NO. 83A, SRINATHA NILAYAM, 3RD MAIN, DOLLARS COLONY, BTM II STAGE, OFF BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 076. 16. SRI CHUNDUR SURYANARAYANA, S/O SRI VENKATA RAO, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO. 405, NO. 14-2-208/9/25-30, SREE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, LINGASUGURU ROAD, NEAR KRISHNA MEADOWS, SRINAGAR COLONY, RAICHUR- 584 101. 17. SRI BALAMURUGAN RAMACHANDRAN, S/O RAMACHANDRAN, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT NO. 137, NEAR BUS STOP, POONDIYANKUPPAM, VRIDHACHALAM TALUK, IRULAKURICHI, PULIYUR POST, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20090-DB WP No. 35683 of 2025 PULIYUR, CUDDALORE, TAMIL NADU 606 107. 18. SRI NRUPESH KUMAR REDDY N. AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, S/O SRI N.ESWARA REDDY, R/AT NO. 204, VINTHA PARADISE, GREEN GLEN LAYOUT, NEAR BAKASUR RESTAURANT, BELLANDUR, BENGALURU 560 103. 19. SMT REHANA SHA FAISAL, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, W/O SRO SHA FAISAL, R/AT NO. 71, FLAT NO. 105, CMR SMR VINAY SERENE, ROBERTSON ROAD, BEHIND ALBERT BAKERY, FRAZER TOWN, BENGALURU 560 005. 20. SMT SAVITHA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, W/O VIJAY KUMAR S. R/AT NO. 169, MADYAAMP, TURVIHAL, RAICHUR, KARNATAKA 584 132. 21. SRI KORRAPATI PRASANNA LAKSHI, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, W/O SRI TADIKONDA VENKATESWARA RAO, R/AT NO. 8-50, KAPU VEEDHI, DENDULURU, MADALAM, WEST GODAVARI, ANDHRA PRADESH -534 432. 22. VADLAPATLA VEERA VENKATA LAKSHI SUJATHA. AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, W/O SRI VADLAPATLA KESI, VISWANADHA RAO, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20090-DB WP No. 35683 of 2025 R/AT NO. 49, GOKULA BRINDAVANAM, SIMHAPURI COLONY, OPP, PRAGATHI NAGAR, KHAMAN DUNDIGAL GANDIMAISAMMA, GOWRAMPET MEDCHAL, MALKAJGIRI, TELANGANA- 560 043. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1, R6 TO R8 SRI. PRADEEP PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.B. MONESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTERESET LITIGATION ) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO 6 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-L1, L2, L3, L4 AND L5 AND PASS SUITABLE ORDERS AS PROVIDED UNDER LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 and 6 to 8. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20090-DB WP No. 35683 of 2025 2. The petitioner has filed the present petition alleging that construction is being raised on a land to the extent of 2 acres falling in Sy. No.24/12 of Kasavanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli Bengaluru East Taluk. The petitioner alleges that the land to the extent of 1.18 guntas was converted by an order passed by the Special Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru (ALN.SR(S)355/91-92. It is also stated that the land owners own only 1 acre 33 guntas but do not own balance of 07 guntas of land which is a public park and was earlier reflected as 'B' kharab land. He alleges that the RTC records have been wrongfully manipulated to show the said land as 'A' kharab land. He submits that thereafter a Joint Development Agreement was entered into between the land owners and the developer, pursuant to which, a building plan has been approved over the land to the extent of 2 acres. The petitioner has also filed the relevant maps to substantiate his allegations. 3. In the given circumstances, we consider it apposite to confine the notice to the State - Authorities. Respondent Nos.1, 6 to 8 and the authorities shall examine the allegations made in the present petition as well as the manual land records and RTC extracts. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20090-DB WP No. 35683 of 2025 4. If it is found that the allegation in the present complaint are correct and that out of 02 acres of land, 07 guntas is B kharab land (cart road), the concerned respondents shall take necessary steps to correct the land records. They shall also communicate the same to the authority which has sanctioned the building plans. Needless to state that the said authorities shall take appropriate steps in accordance with law. However, if the report does not bear out the allegations made in the present petition as noted above, the same would be communicated to the petitioner. Let the above exercise be completed within a period of six weeks from date. 5. Petition is disposed of on the aforesaid grounds. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS - List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9