- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4778 WP No. 1223 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 1223 OF 2026 (BDA) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. ARIF PASHA SON OF LATE AMIR JAN, AGE ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.141, 6TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS, SHAMANNA GARDEN, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560026. 2. SRI. RAKIYABI SON OF LATE VALLISAAB, AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.141, 6TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS, SHAMANNA GARDEN, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560026. 3. SRI. MAQBUL JAN SON OF LATE MEHABOOB, AGE ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.141, 6TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS, SHAMANNA GARDEN, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560026. 4. SRI. ANWAR BIN SON OF LATE TAUSIF PASHA, Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4778 WP No. 1223 of 2026 AGE ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.141, 6TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS, SHAMANNA GARDEN, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560026. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED AFROZE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560001, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 5TH MAIN ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST, BANGALORE - 560020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. A.S. HARISHA, AGA FOR R1; SRI. K. KRISHNA, ADV. FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER AND DISPOSE OF THE JOINT APPLICATION MADE BY PETITIONERS HEREIN DATED 19.09.2025 FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A, SEEKING ISSUANCE OF DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS PER THE PLAN THERETO FOUND AT ANNEXURE-H IN TIME-BOUND MANNER, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY, IN PARITY WITH ANNEXURE-G. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4778 WP No. 1223 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER The petitioner has sought for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the joint application made by the petitioners dated 19.09.2025 at Annexure A. In terms of Annexure-A, petitioner has filed an application seeking for approval of layout plan. Copy of the layout plan is annexed at Annexure-H. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent authority has not taken any act to dispose of such application. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent-BDA submits that the application pending with the respondent submitted at Annexure-H would be taken up for consideration and appropriate orders would be passed within a period not later than eight weeks. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4778 WP No. 1223 of 2026 4. Accordingly, petition is disposed of directing the respondent - BDA to consider the application at Annexure-A and pass appropriate orders within a period not later than eight weeks, as per procedure and law. Needless to state, petitioner to provide further documents and clarifications as may be sought for by the authority. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE MCR