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2026 DAILYLAW 51381 (KAR)

GOVINDAMMA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/35744/2025 · 2026-01-05

D K Singh, S Rachaiah

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:59-DB WP No. 35744 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 35744 OF 2025 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: 1. GOVINDAMMA W/O. MR. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 2. SRI SRINIVAS S/O. MR. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 3. SRI. NAGARAJ S/O. MR. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 4. SRI. CHANDRU S/O. MR. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS 5. SMT. YASHODAMA Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:59-DB WP No. 35744 of 2025 S/O. MR. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 6. SRI. VENKATESH S/O. MR. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO.80. THANISANDRA VILLAGE K.R. PURAM HOBLI BANGALORE EAST TALUK BANGALORE – 77 ALL ARE REPRESENTED BY GPA HOLDER, G. SHANTARAJ. S/O LATE B.N. GURUMURTHY REDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO. 161 8TH STREET, BANK AVENUE, KALYAN NAGAR POST, BANGALORE - 560 043. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRAJWAL K ARADHYA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S KALYAN BASAVARAJ, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:59-DB WP No. 35744 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST, BANGALORE - 560 020. REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 3. THE ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST, BANGALORE - 560 020. 4. THE CHAIRMAN JUSTICE K.N. KESHAVANARAYANA COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IN WRIT PETITION NO.51929/2014) 5. DR. SANADEEP DAVE, IAS (RETD) JUSTICE K.N. KESHAVANARAYANA COMMITTEE - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:59-DB WP No. 35744 of 2025 CONSTITUTED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IN WRIT PETITION NO.51929/2014) 6. SRI. N.S. MEGHARIK MEMBER JUSTICE K.N. KESHAVANARAYANA COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IN WRIT PETITION NO.51929/2014) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 31/05/2022 PASSED BY THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT i.e., RESPONDENT NOS.4 TO 6 IN THE ABOVE CASE PRODUCED AS ANENXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:59-DB WP No. 35744 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing for some time, seeks liberty to withdraw the petition. He has also filed a memo to that effect. Considering the aforesaid submission and the memo, writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE UN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17