- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15523 WP No. 36086 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 36086 OF 2025 (LA-UDA) BETWEEN: 1. SRI MANJUNATHA RAO, WORKING AS SECRETARY, STATE BANK OF MYSORE AND OTHER BANK EMPLOYEE WELFARE SOCIETY MYSORE S/O. SIDDOJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT BELOW MENTIONED ADDRESS, NO.49, 1ST CROSS, NEW KANTHARAJ URS ROAD, BUVANESHWARA NAGAR, MYSORE -570 022. (SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED) …PETITIONER (BY SMT. KUSUMA M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSE AND URBAN, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, MYSORE 570 005. BY ITS COMMISSIONER Digitally signed by CHAITHANYA K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15523 WP No. 36086 of 2025 3. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, MYSORE 570 005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. A.S. HARISH, AGA FOR RESPONDENT NO.1 SRI. T.P. VIVEKANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPODNENT NOS.2 AND 3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION DATED 09.10.2006, BEARING NO LAQ(1) CR 79/2005-06 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AUTHORITY AT ANNEXURE-A TO THE WRIT PETITION IN SO FAR AS SCHEDULE PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15523 WP No. 36086 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner seeks permission to amend the schedule to bring it in terms with the description as mentioned in paragraph No.1 of the petition. 2. In light of the oral request made, the amendment is permitted. Necessary amendment to be carried out. 3. The petitioner has sought for setting aside of the preliminary notification dated 09.10.2006 issued by the respondent-authority at Annexure-A, insofar as the schedule property belonging to the petitioner is concerned. The petitioner has also sought for an appropriate writ to declare that the land acquisition proceedings as having lapsed. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite the preliminary notification dated 09.10.2006, till date no steps have been taken to effectuate the land acquisition proceedings. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15523 WP No. 36086 of 2025 5. It is further submitted that this Court, in W.P.No.5416/2023 had passed orders setting aside the preliminary notification, noticing that no steps were taken after 09.10.2006 to effectuate the acquisition and take it to a logical end. 6. The observations made in W.P.No.5416/2023 reads as follows: "The petitioner is stated to be the owner of land bearing Sy.No.65 measuring 3.20 guntas situated at Yadahalli Village, Jayapura Hobli, Mysore Taluk and District. It is submitted that the land came to be notified as per the Notification under Section 17(1) of the Karnataka Urban Development Authority Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act' for the sake of brevity) for the purpose of formation of "Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Nagara" layout. It is contended that except Notification under Section 17(1) of the Act, no further steps have been taken including passing of Final Notification or subsequent steps to complete acquisition process. Such contention is not controverted by the counsel for the respondents. Reliance is placed on the order passed in W.P.Nos.30739/2015 c/w 10916/2015 disposed of on 04.09.2015, whereby as regards to the same Layout though Preliminary Notification under Section 17(1) of the Act was passed, as no steps were taken subsequently, this Court has declared that the acquisition proceedings has lapsed. 2. In the light of the identical facts and position of the acquisition in the present matter, and noticing that after Notification under Section 17(1) of the Act passed on 09.10.2006, no steps have been taken to complete acquisition process in terms of the statutory scheme, it can be held that the acquisition proceedings has lapsed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15523 WP No. 36086 of 2025 Accordingly, the petitioner is entitled for the relief of declaration that the acquisition proceedings in so far as it pertains to schedule land has lapsed. 3. In view of the above, petition is allowed. Notification bearing No.LAQ(1)CR79/2005-06 dated 09.10.2006 (Annexure-D) insofar as land bearing Sy.No.65 measuring 3.20 guntas situated at Yadahalli Village, Jayapura Hobli, Mysore Taluk and District, is hereby quashed, and the acquisition proceedings are declared as having lapsed." 7. In light of the same and noticing that no steps have been taken to further the acquisition proceedings after 09.10.2006, the petition deserves to be allowed, setting aside the preliminary notification dated 09.10.2006 insofar as the petitioner's lands as described in the schedule. Accordingly, the acquisition proceedings are declared as having lapsed and the preliminary notification insofar as the petitioner's scheduled lands are set aside. 8. In view of the above, petition is disposed of. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE SHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6