- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 12869 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SAROJAMMA W/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 2. SOWMYA W/O UMESH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 3. LAKSHMAMMA W/O H V MUNIRAJ, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 4. NINGAMMA W/O BHIMARAJU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 5. GOVINDARAJU S/O VENKATAGIRIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 6. HANUMAKKA W/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 7. MUDALAGIRIYAPPA S/O LENKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 8. THANUJA (THIMMAKKA) D/O CHANNIGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 9. BHAGYA C W/O RAJASHEKAR M S AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 10. RADHA W/O PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 11. SUNANDAMMA W/O LINGESHACHAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 12. MEENAKUMARI W/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 13. RAMESH S/O ANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 14. MANJAMMA W/O MUNIHANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 15. MANJUNATHA H T S/O THIMMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 16. VASANTHAKUMARI W/O GANGARAJU, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 17. LINGAPPA S/O GORAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 18. LAKKAMMA W/O SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 19. LAKSHMAMMA W/O MALLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 20. H LAKSHMAMMA W/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 21. H MALLAMMA W/O NAGESHWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 22. SHIVALINGAIAH S/O GORAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 23. KAVITHA W/O SHIVALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, 24. SEENAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 25. SUNANDA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 W/O NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 26. JYOTHILAKSHMI R W/O SURESH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 27. CHELUVAMMA W/O CHIKKAVEERAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 28. RENUKAMMA W/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 29. BHAGYA C W/O RAJASHEKAR M S AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 30. TEJASWINI D/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 31. SHOBA W/O SURESH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 32. GURUPRASAD H L S/O LINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 33. ASHA Y W/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 34. GANGALAKSHMAMMA W/O BHYREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 35. SHRINIVAS S/O KEMPACHANNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, 36. KEMPAMMA W/O SEETHARAM, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 37. RANGAMMA W/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 38. LAKSHMAMMA W/O GORAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 39. NARASIMHAMURTHY S/O NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 40. ANANDAMMA W/O VENKANARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 41. PADMA W/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 42. VIJAYAMMA W/O VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 43. MYLARAPPA S/O LATE GORAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 44. HANUMAKKA W/O VENKATANARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 45. GOWRAMMA W/O KEMPACHANNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 46. GANGARAJU H V S/O LATE VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 47. SAVITHA D/O KENCHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 48. SIDDAMMA W/O THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 49. LAKSHMAMMA W/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 50. GAYATHRI W/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 51. RATHNAMMA W/O PATTEGOWDA - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 52. NAGAMANI W/O SHIVAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 53. SHALINI W/O SURESH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 54. PUTTALAKSHMAMMA W/O PUTTARAJU, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 55. GEETHA W/O CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 56. JAYAMMA W/O NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 57. MOHAN KUMAR S/O RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 58. MANJUNATH S/O NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 59. HOMBAHANUMAKKA W/O RUDRAHANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 60. SHANTHAMMA - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 W/O H V MUNIRAJU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 61. SAVITHRAMMA W/O MYLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 62. CHIKKANRASIMHAIAH S/O DASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 63. KEMPAIAH S/O RUDRAHANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 64. JAYAMMA W/O LATE SHIVALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 65. VARALAKSHMI W/O PAPANNA @ NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 66. MANJUNATH S/O KEMPACHANNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 67. SHANTHAMMA W/O JAVAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 68. SHOBHA W/O RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 69. NEELAMMA W/O CHANNARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 70. BHYREGOWDA S/O CHANNABHYRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, 71. SAROJAMMA H R W/O KRISHNAPPA H C AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 72. RANGAMMA W/O CHANNABHYRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 73. THULASAMMA W/O LATE PAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 74. PARIJATHA W/O NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 75. SHARADAMMA W/O LATE CHANNIGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 76. SUMITHRADEVI W/O VISHWANATH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 77. HEMAVATHI W/O SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 78. AANJAMMA W/O SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 79. SHANTHAMMA W/O NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 80. PUSHPALATHA W/O SHEKHAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 81. ESHWARARAO S/O. NAGESHWAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 82. RAGHUVAIAH S/O. SUBBARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 83. VENKATESHA S/O. CHANIGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 84. PRAKASH S/O. MARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 85. BHAGYAMMA W/O. MANJU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 86. NARASAMMA W/O. CHELLANNA, - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 87. PARVATHI W/O. GOVINDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, 88. KRISHNAPPA S/O. THIMMARANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 89. PALLAVI S/O. SHIVAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 90. RANGAMMA W/O. SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 91. KEMPAMMA W/O. CHELLANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 92. MANGALAMMA W/O. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 93. MANJUNATH W/O. GARUDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 94. GANGALAKSHMAMMA W/O. CHELLANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 95. DIVAKAR - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 S/O. LATE. SOMASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 96. SUMA D/O. KAMALAMMA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 97. JAYALAKSHMAMMA W/O. BHYREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 98. PUTTATHAYAMMA W/O. LATE. SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 99. MUNIYAMMA W/O. RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 100. MUNIYAMMA W/O. CHANNIGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 101. M RADHA W/O PUTTARAJU AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, 102. NEELAMMA W/O DEVARAJ AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 103. SHARADAMMA W/O SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 104. SHANTHAMMA W/O SRINIVASAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 105. SHRUTHI W/O RAMESH S AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 106. GOWRAMMA W/O SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 107. BHAGYAMMA W/O VENKATESHKUMAR AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 108. LAKSHMAMMA W/O KAPANIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 109. GOWRAMMA W/O PUTTASWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 110. NAGAMMA W/O MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 111. CHANNAMMA W/O MUDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 112. SARALA W/O ANANDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 113. SUMITHRA W/O ANKUSH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 114. SUNEETHA W/O KESHAVAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 115. PUSHPA W/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 116. SUJATHA W/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 117. DIVYA W/O VINAYKUMAR AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 118. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O N KUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 119. MEENAKSHI W/O RAGHAVENDRA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 120. GANGAMMA W/O GANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 121. NEELAMMA W/O GANGAIAH H, - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 122. B MANJULA W/O GIRISH M, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 123. SHILPA W/O RAMAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 124. SUDHA W/O NAGESHKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 125. RENUKA W/O PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 126. THAYAMMA W/O GOPAL, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 127. VENKATAMMA W/O VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 128. MANJULA W/O RAJU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 129. NAGAMMA W/O LATE CHANNAHANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 130. SUVARNAMMA W/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 131. SHIVAMMA SANNAMMA W/O RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 132. GANGAMMA W/O SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 133. MAHIMAKKA W/O LATE ERAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 134. LAKSHMANA S/O MARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 135. RUDRAMMA W/O LATE CHANNEGODA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 136. PAVITHRA W/O SHIVANAGA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 137. LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE LOKESH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 138. MANGALAGOWRI W/O LATE CHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 139. ANITHA W/O BALAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 140. JAYALAKSHMI W/O HEMANTHKUMAR N , AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 141. SUSHILA T D/O THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 142. HEMAVATHI D/O PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 143. LAKSHMAMMA W/O RAMAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 144. CHNDRAKALA W/O UMESH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 145. LEELAVATHI W/O UMESH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 146. GANGAMMA W/O MELEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 147. JAYASHREE W/O SRINIVAS, - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, 148. JYOTHI W/O DIVAKAR, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 149. LAKSHMI A W/O ANILKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 150. MAHADEVAMMA W/O LATE SOLLAPURAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PETITIOENR NO.1 TO 150 ALL ARE RESIDING AT: HONNAGANAHATTI GATE, KEMPEGOWDA NAGAR VILLAGE, CHANNENAHALLI GRAMAPANCHAYATHI, TAVAREKERE HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE-562130. 151. GANGARAJU S/O LT HANUMANTHRAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 152. MAHADEVI W/O SHANKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PETITONER NO.151 AND 152 BOTH ARE RESIDING AT: JATTIPALYA VILLAGE, CHANNENAHALLI GRAMAPANCHAYATHI, - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 TAVAREKERE HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE-562130 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K R LINGARAJU, ADVOCATE AND MS. USHA LINGARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MANAGING DIRECTOR RAJIVGANDHI RURAL HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED CAUVERY BHAVAN, 9TH FLOOR, K G ROAD BANGALORE 560009 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT BANGALORE 560009 3. ZILLA PANCHAYATH BANASHANKARI BANGALORE URBAN DIST, BANGALORE 560078 BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 4. TALUKA PANCHAYATH BANASHANKARI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE-560078 BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BANGALORE 5. JAGRUTHI SAMITHI - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 O/OF THE TALUK PANCHAYATH BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK-560078 BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF TALUKA PANCHAYATH) 6. THE TAHSILDAR BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE-560078. 7. CHANNENAHALLI GRAMAPANCHAYATH REP BY ITS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KADABAGERE POST BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE 562130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. CHANDINI S., HCGP FOR R2 AND R6 SMT. SUMANA BALIGA, ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI. M. PRADEEP, ADVOCATE FOR R3, R4, R5 AND R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3, 4, 5, 7 TO IMPLEMENT THE ORDER DATED 18.11.2008 VIDE ANNEXURE-D PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO ALLOT ASHRAYA SITES IN FAVOUR OF PETITIONERS IN THE PRESENT ALLOTMENT PROCESS AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING / PHYSICAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The lis pertains to allotment of Ashraya sites to the beneficiaries. On the ground that the petitioners are excluded from the beneficiary list, the present writ petition is filed. In the course of the arguments, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that, if a direction is issued to respondent No.7 to choose the beneficiaries for allotment of Ashraya sites in accordance with law, they would be satisfied. 2. The learned counsel appearing for respondent No.7, upon instructions, submits that the names of the beneficiaries for allotment of sites under the Ashraya scheme will be considered in accordance with law and appropriate orders will be passed. Hence, the following: ORDER i. Respondent No.7 is directed to identify the beneficiaries for allotting a site under the Ashraya - 22 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21611 WP No. 12869 of 2018 scheme in accordance with law within a period of four (04) months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and allot them the sites if the same is available, in accordance with law. ii. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24