- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 8416 OF 2024 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MUNIYAMMA, W/O LATE M. JAYARAM AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 2. SRI. J. BALU S/O LATE JAYARAM AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 3. SRI. N. PERUMAL S/O LATE NANDAN AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 4. SMT. INDRANI W/O LATE I. ANNAYAPPAN AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 5. SRI. M. ELANGOVAN S/O SRI S.K. MUNIYAN AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 6. SMT. MUTHAMMAL W/O LATE PONNUSWAMY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 7. SRI. SATHYA W/O LATE PERUMAL Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 8. SMT. VASANTHI W/O LATE V. BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 9. SMT. JEEVA D/OALTE SAMPAMMA (W/O LATE RAJU) AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS 10. SRI MURUGA W/O LATE MURUGAN AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 11. SMT. VARALAKSHMI W/O LATE GOVINDASWAMY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 12. SRI. N SHIVA S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 13. SMT. MEENA W/O LATE KUMAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 14. SMT. SANDHANAM W/O LATE MUNIYAKANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 15. SMT THAYARAMMA W/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 16. SMT SHANTHAMMA W/O LATE SAMPANGI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 17. SMT SHARDA W/O LATE DORAISWAMY AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS 18. SMT PONNIYAMMA W/O LATE SUBRAMANI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 19. SRI G SAMPANGI S/O SRI GANGAN AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS 20. SRI SHIVALINGAM S/O DORAISWAMY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 21. SMT ANNIYAMMA W/O LATE MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 22. SMT SUNITHA D/O LATE KASIYAMMA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS 23. SRI R MANJUNATH S/O LATE RAMU AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 24. SMT RAJESHWARI W/O LATE ARMUGAM AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 25. SMT SELVI W/O LATE ANBU AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 26. SMT RATHNA W/O LATE V RAJA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 27. SRI DEVARAJ S/O LATE CHENNASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS 28. SMT DAIVANAI W/O LATE A PERIASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 29. SRI RAMESH S/O LATE NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 30. SRI VIJAY KUMAR S/O LATE SMT ANNIYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 31. SMT MANJULA W/O LATE RAVI PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS 32. SRI SARAVANAN S/O LATE NATARAJU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 33. SRI MANJUNATH S/O LATE MANI, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 34. SRI DEEPAK S/O LATE ANNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT YEARS 35. SMT MARALKODI W/O LATE KUPPUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 36. SMT CHITRA D/O LATE MUTHU, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS 37. SRI VENKATESH S/O LATE BHAGYARAJ, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 38. SRI ANBU S/O LATE ELUMALAI, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS 39. SRI AVARAMBU S/O LATE NARAYAN, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS 40. SRI E SHASHIKUMAR S/O LATE KALA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS 41. SRI RAMU S/O SRI MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 42. SMT MEENA W/O LATE AMAVASAI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 43. SMT ANTHONIYAMMA W/O LATE ANNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 44. SRI VENKATESH S/O LATE AMAVASAI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 45. SMT SUGUNA W/O LATE ANTHONY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 46. SMT MALA W/O LATE ANTONY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 47. SMT ANNIYAMMA W/O LATE MURUGESH, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 48. SRI D VELU S/O LATE DORAISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS 49. SRI MURUGAN S/O LATE VEERASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 50. SMT LAKSHMI W/O SHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 51. SMT RENUKA W/O LATE KUPPAN, AGED ABOUT YEARS - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 52. SMT VALLI W/O LATE CHINNATAMBI, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 53. SRI SHIVAKUMAR S/O LATE CHINNATHAYE, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 54. SMT SANDHYAMMAL W/O LATE GOPAL, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 55. SRI VIJI S/O LATE ANNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 56. SMT KANAKAVALLI W/O LATE MUTHU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 57. SMT MALA D/O LATE PONNAN, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 58. SRI KAMARAJ S/O LATE M RAVI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 59. SRI GANESH S/O LATE PAPAMMA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 60. SRI ANNADORAI S/O LATE ANNIYAPPAN, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 61. SMT SHAKUNTALA S/O LATE MUTHU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 62. SRI. GAJENDRA S/O LATE KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 63. SMT. KALYANI W/O LATE SUBRAMANI AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS 64. SMT. CHANDRAMMA @ KONAMMA W/O LATE KRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 65. SMT. LAKSHMI W/O MARIMUTHU AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 66. SRI. SUBRAMANI S/O LATE MUNISWAMY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS 67. SMT. SARASA D/O LATE MUNIYAN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 68. SMT. SHANTHI D/O LATE MADURAI, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 69. SRI. ARJUN S/O LATE KANNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 70. SMT. MANJU W/O SRI. DANDAPANI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 71. SRI. DANDAPANI S/O LATE MURUGESH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 72. SMT. KUPPAMMA W/O LATE SELVARAJ, AGED ABOUT YEARS 73. SMT. ANJALAI W/O LATE SINGARAM, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 74. SRI. RAMU S/O LATE GUNDAN, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 75. SMT. JAYA W/O LATE GANGADHAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 76. SMT SHANTHI W/O LATE MUNISWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 77. SMT AMUDHA W/O LATE SUBRAMANI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 78. SMT KOKILA D/O LATE KANNIYAMMA AND RAJU AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 79. SMT PADMA W/O SRI RAMESH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 80. SMT POONGAVANAM W/O LATE BALAN AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF ANNAMMA SLUM, GANDHINAGAR BENGALURU-560 009. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VINAYAK V.KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE N.R.SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KARNATAKA SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD 2ND SUB-DIVISION (GANDHINAGAR) BENGALURU-560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. M.P.SRIKANTH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE FIRST RESPONDENT OT ISSUE THE KHATA CERTIFICATE TO THE PETITIONERS IN RESPECT OF THEIR HOUSES AS PER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11.01.2024 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: "a. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other writ or order directing the first respondent to issue the khata certificate to the petitioners in respect of their houses as per the representation dated 11.01.2024 produced at Annexure-F and- b. Grant any other such relief/s just and proper in the light of facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity." 2. Learned counsel for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), now Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)/respondent no.1 submits that, the petitioners have submitted a manual application and if they were to submit an online application with all the necessary particulars, the same would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners is agreeable for the same. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14532 WP No. 8416 of 2024 4. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) Liberty is granted to the petitioners to make an online application for issuance of khata for their respective houses. (ii) If such an application is made, respondent no.1 shall consider the same in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months thereafter. (iii) The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 67