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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:190 WP No. 54364 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 54364 OF 2018 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN:
1. NAGENDRA R S/O LATE RAMDAS AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
2. N SHIVAKUMARAMMA W/O NAGENDRA R AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
BOTH ARE R/A NO.495/B, HI-PACE ENCLAVE 2ND MAIN ROAD G M PALYA BANGALORE-560075
…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GOVINDARAJU L., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE J C ROAD BANGALORE-560002
2. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (BANGALORE EAST) MAYOHALL BBMP DOMLUR WARD NO.112 BANGALORE-560076
3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BBMP, DOMLUR BANGALORE-560076
Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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4. SAMBASIVA RAO PANGULURI S/O VENKATESWARALU PANGULURI AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
5. VIJAYALAKSHMI PANGULURI W/O SAMBASIVA RAO PANGULURU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
BOTH 4TH AND 5TH RESPONDENTS R/A FLAT NO.T-1, S V AKRUTHI NO.L-160, 3RD MAIN 14TH CROSS, 6TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BANGALORE-560102
…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. AMIT DESHPANDE., ADVOCATE FOR R1-R3;
SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH., ADVOCATE FOR R4 & R5)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE FO MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, DIRECTION OR ORDER DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN TERMS OF SEC. 321 OF THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION'S ACT AGAINST THE ILLEGAL STRUCTURE BEING PUT UP ON THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
ORAL ORDER
1. The Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; a) A writ in the nature of MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ, Direction or Order directing the respondents to initiate appropriate action in terms of Section 321 of the Karnataka Municipal
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Corporation's Act against the illegal structure being put up on the schedule property.
b) A writ in the nature of MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ, Direction or Order directing respondents 1, 2 and 3 to consider the petitioners' representations and initiate action against the illegal structure being put up despite repeated representations dated 14.03.2018, 16.03.2018 and 14.03.2018 by the petitioners [ANNEXURES-" A, B & C "]. c) Such other writ direction or order as this Hon'ble Court may deem just and expedient in the circumstances of the case including award of costs. 2. A memo dated 05.01.2026 signed by the learned counsel for the Petitioners, has been filed, which reads as under;
“MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL The petitioners seeks leave to withdraw this Writ Petition as having become infructuous, in the interest of justice and equity.”
3. Accepting the said memo and submission of learned counsel for the Petitioners, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE
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