- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN WRIT APPEAL NO. 1162 OF 2026 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI ODESHA RAJ URS S/O CHIKKALINGARAJA URS AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT NO. 1054/3, SUBHASH NAGAR KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO.8 2. SMT. SUSHEELAMMA W/O RAJU AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO. 17, HOSAHOLALU ROAD NEW HLBC COLONY, K.R. PETE TOWN MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO.11 3. SRI. AHAMAD PASHA S/O ISMAIL SAB AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT NO. 2363, BASAVANAGUDI STREET KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTICT-571 426. SHOP NO.10 4. SRI. JAMSHED PASHA S/O AMEER SAB AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS Digitally signed by MALA K N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 R/AT NO. 3349/A, OPP, KALEGOWDA SOCIETY, HEMAVATHI EXTENSION KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO. 18. 5. SRI. K. SRINIVASA S/O LATE SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT WARD NO. 3, OLD MYSORE ROAD OPP. TO KRISHNARAJENDRA COLLEGE ROAD, THAMMANNA GOWDA NAGARA, K.R. PETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 23. 6. SRI. K.T. PUTTARAJU S/O K.N. THAMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT BEHIND ESHWARA TEMPLE KRISHNARAJAPET MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO.5. 7. SRI. PAPANNA S/O LATE BETTAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SALOON R/AT BASAVESHWARA NAGARA NEW KIKKERI ROAD, K.R. PETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO. 21. 8. SRI. RAJU. K.P. S/O PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO. 385, WARD NO. 17 BASAVESHWARA NAGARA KASABA HOBLI, KRISHNARAJAPET, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 9. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 9. SRI. K.N. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O LATE K.B. NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO. 219, S.B. ROAD, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SHOP NO. 12. 10. .SRI. K.T. GOVINDARAJU S/O LATE THIMMA DASAIAH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO. 920, SUBHASH NAGARA KRISHNARAJAPETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426. SHOP NO. 17. 11. SRI. PRAVEENA S/O LATE MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO. 195, BASAVANAGUDI STREET NEAR WATER TANK, K.R. PET K.R. PET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426 SHOP NO.3. 12. SMT. KAMALAMMA W/O GOVINDARAJU AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT NO. 2599, NEAR GANAPATHI PARK, HEMAVATHIBADAVANE, KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO.6. 13. SRI. YOGESH. R S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT OOCHANAHALLI VILLAGE MURUKANAHALLI POST, KRISHNARAJPET TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426, SHOP NO.7. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 14. SRI. JEEVAN KUMAR RAO S/O YESHWANTHA RAO AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT WARD NO. 5, SUBHASH NAGARA, K.R. PETE TOWN, MANDYA DISTRICT-517 426 SHOP NO. 14. 15. SMT. GIRIJAMMANI W/O R. KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT BASAVESHWARA NAGARA HOSAKIKKERI ROAD, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO. 15. 16. SRI. NAZIM PASHA S/O GOUSE PASHA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT BASAVESHWARA NAGARA KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO. 16. 17. SRI. RAJU S/O LATE BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT MANJUNATHANILAYA, HEMAVATHIBADAVANE, K.R. PETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 SHOP NO. 19. 18. SRI. KRISHNAMURTHY S/O BYATAPPA @ BETTAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT BEHIND JUNIOR COLLEGE JAYANAGARABADAVANE, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426 SHOP NO. 24. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 19. SRI. C. DINESH S/O CHANDRASHEKARA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT AMBEDKAR NAGARA, KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426 SHOP NO. 25. 20. SMT. VARALAKSHMI W/O LATE KRISHNA K.R. AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT BEHIND BASAVANAGUDI KRISHNARAJAPETE TOWN MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426, SHOP NO. 27. 21. SMT. PADMAVATHI G.B W/O S.K PRABHAKAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT JAYANAGARA LAYOUT, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426 SHOP NO. 02. 22. SRI. A.N CHANDREGOWDA S/O A.N. NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/AT K.R PETE TALUK, BOOKANAKEREHOBLI, ARALAKUPPE VILLAGE, VITTALAPURA KR PETE, MANDYA-571 426 SHOP NO. 04. 23. SRI. NANDEESHA S/O BOLARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO 2960, OPP. PRAGATI CONVENT OLD MYSORE ROAD, KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426 SHOP NO. 13. - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 24. SRI. K.S. SANTHOSH KUMAR S/O LATE K.T. SOMASUNDAR AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT HOSAKIKKERI ROAD VIJAYA NIVASA, BASAVESHWARA NAGARA KRISHNARAJAPETE MANDYA DISTRICT-574 126 SHOP NO. 22. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. DILLI RAJAN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUBBA REDDY K.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, VIKASASOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571401. 3. THE CHIEF OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. 4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. ANITHA N., AGA) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING SET ASIDE THE - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 16.02.2026 IN WP No. 4994/2026 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION FILED BY THE APPELLANTS AS PRAYED FOR IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the order dated 16.02.2026 passed by the Writ Court in W.P.No.4994/2026 filed by the petitioners claiming the following reliefs: i) Set aside the impugned order dated: 16.02.2026 in w.P.No.4994/2026 passed by the learned Single Judge and consequently allow the Writ Petition filed by the Appellants as prayed for in the interest of justice and equity. - 8 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 ii) Pass any other order or grant any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of case in the interests of justice and equity.” 2. The petitioners/appellants are the tenants of the commercial shops owned by the Town Municipal Council, K.R. Pet. Admittedly, the tenancy is over. However, the petitioners/appellants want to continue the tenancy of the premises in question beyond the time fixed under the tenancy agreement. 3. Learned single Judge in paragraph No.5 has clearly spelled out that petitioners do not have right to continue as tenant beyond the period of tenancy and they may participate in the auction proceedings. They would have the right of first refusal as per the relevant guidelines. - 9 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010267652026 NC: 2026:KHC:50457-DB WA No. 1162 of 2026 4. We find no ground to interfere with the impugned judgment and order passed by the learned single Judge. The appeal has no merit and substance. Accordingly, it is dismissed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE BVK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 5