- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010685352025 NC: 2026:KHC:49470-DB WA No. 1741 of 2025 C/W WA No. 1738 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT APPEAL NO.1741 OF 2025 (LA-UDA) C/W WRIT APPEAL NO.1738 OF 2025 (LA-UDA) IN W.A. NO.1741/2025 BETWEEN: 1. THE MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, MYSORE - 570 005. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 2. SPECIAL LAND TAHASILDAR MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI RANI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, MYSORE - 570 005. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI RANI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, MYSORE - 570 005. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. G.B. SHARATH GOWDA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by C K LATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010685352025 NC: 2026:KHC:49470-DB WA No. 1741 of 2025 C/W WA No. 1738 of 2025 AND: 1. SRI. RAMALINGU .P S/O. LATE PUTTALINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT NO.10/LA, ASHWATTAKATTE MAIN ROAD, KYATHAMARANAHALLI, MYSORE - 570 019. 2. SRI. BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O LATE PUTTALINGAIAH R/AT NO.10/LA, ASHWATTAKATTE MAIN ROAD, KYATHAMARANAHALLI, MYSORE - 570 019. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. LINGARAJU K.R., ADVOCATE FOR R-1 & R-2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL; SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 05.12.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.32854/2024 AND DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. IN W.A. NO.1738/2025 BETWEEN: 1. THE MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, CHAMARAJAPURA, CHAMARAJAPUR MOHALLA, LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSORE - 570 005. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 2. SPECIAL LAND TAHASILDAR MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI RANI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, CHAMARAJAPURA, CHAMARAJAPUR MOHALLA, LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSORE - 570 005. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010685352025 NC: 2026:KHC:49470-DB WA No. 1741 of 2025 C/W WA No. 1738 of 2025 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI RANI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, CHAMARAJAPURA, CHAMARAJAPUR MOHALLA, LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSORE - 570 005. (NOTE: MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS NOW CALLED MYSORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN VIEW OF LEGISLATION OF MYSORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 2025) ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. G.B. SHARATH GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. JAVARAMMA W/O. LATE HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT NO.569, HOSABEEDI, HINAKAL, KASABA HOBLI, MYSORE - 570 026. ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HRITHIK GOWDA K.V., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL; SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 05.12.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.32642/2024 AND DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THESE APPEALS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010685352025 NC: 2026:KHC:49470-DB WA No. 1741 of 2025 C/W WA No. 1738 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The State has filed the present appeals impugning an order dated 05.12.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 32854/2024 (LA-UDA) and Writ Petition No. 32642/2024 (LA-UDA), inter alia directing the appellants to allot sites and execute registered sale deeds in favour of the petitioners. 2. Plain reading of the impugned order indicates that it is premised on Official Memorandum [O.M] dated 09.05.2024 which is annexed as Annexure-C to the Writ Petition No. 32854/2024 and O.M dated 13.11.2023 which is annexed as Annexure-D to the Writ Petition No. 32642/2024. The learned counsel appearing for the appellants submits that the said O.Ms have been wrongly issued. However, he concedes that the O.Ms have neither been withdrawn nor annulled. At this stage, he seeks liberty to withdraw the present appeals with liberty to prefer a review petition. 3. The appeals are dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010685352025 NC: 2026:KHC:49470-DB WA No. 1741 of 2025 C/W WA No. 1738 of 2025 4. The pending interlocutory applications in both the appeals also stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE CKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4