IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 32811 OF 2025 (GM-KIADB)

BETWEEN:

SMT. KASTHURI BAI W/O R.NARAYANSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, KASTHURI ENGINEERING WORKS, 291, 3RD CROSS, 3RD PHASE, RMV EXTENSION, 2ND STAGE, 2ND BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 094.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. RANGA SWAMY B, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT Digitally signed REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, by SHWETHA NO.49, 2ND FLOOR, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.

COURT OF KARNATAKA

2. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (KIADB), REP. BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NO. 14/3, RASHTROTTHANA PARISHAT, 2ND FLOOR, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027.

3. DISTRICT LEVEL SINGLE WINDOW CLEARANCE COMMITTEE (DLSWCC), REP BY JOINT DIRECTOR (GOVERNMENT BODY), DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, NO. 203, 2ND FLOOR, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DODDABALLAPURA MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 AND R3;

SRI. H.N. VASUDEVAN, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS, PARTICULARLY RESPONDENT NO. 2 (KIADB), TO ALLOT 2 ACRES OF LAND AT ITLR, DEVANAHALLI (PREFERABLY PLOT NOS. 118 OR 119 OR ANY OTHER SUITABLE 2-ACRE PLOT) IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER IN FURTHERANCE OF THE DLSWCC APPROVAL DATED 25.10.2021, VIDE BEARING NO.G KI K/ BEN, GRAM/DLSWCC-2/DEV-126/2021-22-ANNEXURE B ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

ORAL ORDER

1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 and 3. Sri. H.N.

Vasudevan, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.2.

2. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:

"a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents, particularly Respondent No. 2 (KIADB), to allot 2 acres of land at ITLR, Devanahalli (preferably Plot Nos. 118 or 119 or any other suitable 2-acre plot) in favour of the Petitioner in furtherance of the DLSWCC approval dated 2.5.10.2021-, vide bearing No.G KI K/ BEN, GRAM/DLSWCC-2/DEV-126/2021-22-Annexure B. b) Alternatively, issue a Writ of Mandamus Direct the Respondent No.2 to consider the Representations of the Petitioner Dated 12.03.2024 Vide Annexure-D and Dt:16.09.2025 Vide Annexure-F respectively.

c) Grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity"

3. The petitioner, belonging to Schedule Caste category, had made an application for allotment of an Industrial plot. The project was approved by the District Level Single Window Clearance Committee (DLSWCC) on 25.10.2021 for allotment of a plot in Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park, Devanahalli.

4. Despite follow-up by the petitioner for allotment of a plot, no plot has been allotted. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the aforesaid reliefs.

5. Sri. H.N. Vasudevan, learned counsel for respondent No.2 submits that there is no plot in the Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park, Devanahalli, which is available as of now. There is an extension of the said Park which is being made and the application of the petitioner would be considered in respect of the extended Industrial area.

6. The said submission answers the grievance of the petitioner.

7. As such, I pass the following:

ORDER

(i) The petition is partly allowed (ii) Respondents are directed to allot 02 acres of land in the extended Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park, Devanahalli, on priority basis, as per the seniority of the petitioner as regards the application filed for allotment.

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