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2022 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 44573

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022

BEFORE

THE HON9BLE MR.JUSTICE M.G.S.KAMAL

WRIT PETITION NO.13554 OF 2022 (LB - BMP)

BETWEEN:

M/S. V.M.R. CONSTRUCTIONS,

BY ITS PARTNER

SRI. K.R.VENKATESH,

S/O K. RAMA NAIDU,

NO.63/8, I MAIN ROAD,

K.E.B ROAD, ITTAMADU,

BANGALORE SOUTH,

BANASHANKARI III STAGE,

BANGALORE 3 560 085.

& PETITIONER

(BY SRI.KANTHARAJ H., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR

SRI.KESHAV R AGNIHOTRI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,

THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT,

VIKASA SOUDHA,

BENGALURU 3 560 001.

BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

2.

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER,

BRUHATH BENGALURU

MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP),

N.R. SQAURE,

BANGALORE 3 560 002.

3.

THE ZONAL COMMISSIONER SOUTH,

BRUHATH BENGALURU

MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP),

9TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS,

2

JAYANAGAR, 2ND BLOCK,

BENGALURU 3 560 011.

4.

THE JOINT COMMISSIONER SOUTH

BRUHATH BENGALURU

MAHANAGARA PALIKE(BBMP),

9TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS,

JAYANAGAR 2ND BLOCK,

BENGALURU 3 560 011.

5.

THE CHIEF ENGINEER SOUTH

BRUHATH BENGALURU

MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP),

9TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS,

JAYANAGAR 2ND BLOCK,

BENGALURU 3 560 011.

6.

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SOUTH,

BRUHATH BENGALURU

MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP),

9TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS,

JAYANAGAR 2ND BLOCK,

BENGALURU 3 560 011.

7.

THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (AEE),

BRUHATH BENGALURU

MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP),

PADMANABHANAGAR RANGE, 11TH MAIN,

BENGALURU 3 560 070.

8.

THE COMMISSIONER,

BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BDA),

K P WEST

BANGALORE 3 560 020.

9.

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SOUTH,

BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BDA),

BANASHANKARI,

BANGALORE 3 560 070.

10.

THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (AEE), SOUTH,

BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BDA),

BANASHANKARI,

BANGALORE 3 560 070.

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11.

THE PRESIDENT,

SRI RADHAKRISHNA HOUSE

BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (HBCS) LTD.,

NO.692, OUT HOUSE, 4TH BLOCK,

JAYANAGAR,

BANGALORE 3 560 011.

& RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT.M.C.NAGASHREE, AGA FOR R1;

SRI.N.R.JAGADEESWARA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R7;

SRI.K.MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE FOR R8 3 R10;

SRI.B.V.OMPRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R11)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO

CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS ON THE FILE OF THE R2 TO

6/BBMP PERTAINING TO THE REPRESENTATION OF THE

PETITIONER DATED 05.05.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE 3 Q;

DECLARE THAT THE R2 TO 6/BBMP HAS NOT ACQUIRED ANY

LANDS, SITES, CIVIC AMENITY SITES, AND PARK SITES IN

SRI RADHAKRISHNA LAYOUT 3RD STAGE, IN LAND BEARING

SY.NO.130/2 (OLD NO.71), KATHRIGUPPE, UTTARAHALLI

HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK AND ETC.,

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY

HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE

FOLLOWING:

Advocates:
['KESHAV R AGNIHOTRI', 'JAGADEESWARA N R', 'MANJUNATH K', 'OMPRAKASH B V']

The present petition is filed by the petitioner

seeking for the following reliefs:

"i) Call for the entire records on the file of the

respondent Nos.2 to 6/BBMP pertaining to the

representation of the petitioner dated 05.05.2022

vide Annexure-Q.

ii)

Declare that the respondent Nos.2 to 6/BBMP has

not acquired any lands, sites, civic amenity sites,

and park sites in Sri Radhakrishna layout 3rd

stage, in land bearing Sy.No.130/2 (Old No.71),

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Kathriguppe, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bangalore South

Taluk.

iii) Declare that the respondent Nos.2 to 6/BBMP has

not acquired site No.45/A, in Sri Radhakrishna

Layout 3rd Stage, in land bearing Sy.No.130/2

(Old

No.71),

Kathriguppe,

Uttarahalli

Hobli,

Bangalore South Taluk.

iv) Declare that the demolition of the buildings in

site No.45/A by the respondent Nos.2 to 6/BBMP

in Sri Radhakrishna Layout 3rd Stage, in land

bearing Sy.No.130/2 (Old No.71), Kathriguppe,

Uttarahalli Hobli, Bangalore South Taluk, is

illegal, arbitrary and without authority of law.

v)

Declare that the respondent Nos.2 to 6/BBMP has

not called tender notification for formation of

park in Sri Radhakrishna Layout 3rd Stage, in

land

bearing

Sy.No.130/2

(Old

No.71),

Kathriguppe, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bangalore South

Taluk.

vi) Declare that the in Sri Radhakrishna Layout 3rd

Stage, in land bearing Sy.No.130/1 (Old No.71),

Kathriguppe, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bangalore South

Taluk, is not at all formed.

vii) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in

the nature of Certiorari quashing the C.A. site

relinquishment deed dated 05.01.1990 executed

by Sri Radhakrishna House Building Co-operative

Society (HBCS) vide Annexure-T.

viii) Declare that the

respondent/BDA resolution

No.35/2007 dated 28.03.2007 vide Annexure-R

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and the layout plant at Annexure-S prepared by

the BDA is illegal, without authority of law and

liable to be quashed.

ix) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in

the

nature

of

mandamus,

directing

the

respondent/BBMP

to

pay

the

cost

of

the

demolished building over the schedule property

demolished illegally.

x)

Pass such other orders as deemed fit in the

circumstances of the case along with cost of the

above writ petition and allow the same in the

interest of justice and equity."

2.

It is the case of the petitioner that he is the

owner of site No.45/A, BBMP PID No.55-671/45A,

formed in Sy.No.130/2 (Old No.71), Radha Krishna

HBCS Layout, III Stage, Kathriguppe, Uttarahalli Hobli,

Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru (hereinafter referred

to as 'subject property' for short).That the petitioner

purchased the subject property in terms of the deed of

sale dated 17.11.2012 from its vendor Smt.K.Prabha.

The BDA has issued katha certificate in respect of the

subject property in the year 1997 and have been

receiving the property taxes and the said area was

transferred by the BDA to the BBMP in the year 1998.

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That the BDA had issued a sanctioned plan for the

purpose of construction of a building on the subject

property. That originally subject property formed part of

a layout, developed by Sri Radhakrishna House Building

Co-operative Society. The BDA had approved the plan

and released the sites in favour of the said society.

Thus, the layout which was formed was in accordance

with sanctioned plan and the subject property was

released pursuant of the order by the BDA. That being

the matter, the respondent/BBMP who is now in control

of the area for the purpose of maintenance of the civic

amenities is claiming the right over the property

belonging to the petitioner and is interfering with the

possession

and

enjoyment

of

the

petitioner,

constraining the petitioner to approach this Court

seeking the aforesaid reliefs.

3.

Objection statements have been filed by the

BBMP inter-alia questioning the very maintainability of

the petition. It is contended that the subject property

being claimed by the petitioner formed part of the civic

amenity (CA) site and that the CA site which is a park

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was part of the property which is relinqu

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