IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 102973 OF 2025 (GM-CPC)

BETWEEN:

G. MALLIKARJUNA S/O. LATE G. HANUMANTAPPA, AGE: 68 YEARS, R/O. SANGANAKALLU VILLAGE, BALLARI TALUK-583101.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. S. YADRAMI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. G. V. BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISTION OFFICER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NATIONAL HIGHWAY 150-A, BALLARI-BYRAPURA SECTION, CHANDRASHEKAR BALLARI-583101.

LAXMAN KATTIMANI DCKAHig TAit TNa I l MDyRA sAN igSI nHeEdK bAyR LAXMAN LKD+ oaa0 crt5ena 3: ta 0 i 2toa0 nk2 :a 5 H, .D1 ig 1hh .a2 Cr7wo 1 ua2 rdt : 5 Bo 4ef :n3c9h 2. K. M. RAMALINGAPPA S/O. LATE K.A. BHOJAPPA, AGE: 65 YEARS, R/O. SANGANAKALLU VILLAGE, BALLARI TALUK-583101.

3. S. SHASHIKALA W/O. M. SADASHIVAPPA, AGE: 54 YEARS, R/O. PLOT NO.307, PARVATHINAGAR, 2^ND MAIN ROAD, 5^TH LINK ROAD, WARD NO.20, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, BALLARI-583101.

4. SMT. T. SARVAMANGALA W/O. T. BASAVARAJA, AGE: 55 YEARS, R/O. H.NO. 39/1, ALLAM STREET, BALEGARONI, BALLARI-583101.

5. J. MALLAPPA S/O. J. SIDDAPPA, AGE: 46 YEARS, R/O. H.NO. 44, LINGAYATH ONI, BALLARI TALUK-583101.

6. S. UMASHANKAR GOUDA S/O. LATE SIDDANAGOUDA, AGE: 36 YEARS, R/O.KARCHEDU VILLAGE AND POST, BALLARI TALUK-583101.

7. CHANDRASHEKHAR S.ABBIGERI S/O. SHARANAPPA, AGE: 36 YEARS, R/O. BEECHI NAGAR, KAPPAGAL ROAD, BALLARI-583101.

8. SMT. K. VISHALAMMA W/O. K. PALAKSHIREDDY, AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O. BYRADEVANAHALLI VILLAGE, BALLARI TALUK-583101.

9. SMT. K. SUJATA W/O. K.YEKANTHAREDDY, AGE: 58 YEARS, R/O. REDDY COMPOUND, OPP. ANUPAMA NURSING HOME, MOKA ROAD, BALLARI-583101.

10. G. VEERAPRASAD REDDY S/O. G. RAMALINGAREDDY, AGE: 44 YEARS, R/O. H.NO.6/306/85, TGL COLONY, ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDRA PRADESH-518001.

11. B. RAMAKRISHNA S/O. B. RAMACHANDRAPPA, AGE: 39 YEARS, R/O.PLOT NO.98, RI RAGHAVA KALYANA COLONY, VIDYA NAGAR PARK, BALLARI-583101.

12. B.RANJITH KUMAR S/O. B.RAMACHANDRAPPA, AGE: 37 YEARS, R/O.PLOT NO.98, SRI RAGHAVA KALYAN COLONY, VIDYA NAGAR PARK, BALLARI-583101. 13. A. B. LOKESH S/O. A. BASAVARAJ, AGE: 50 YEARS, R/O.H.NO.12/1, WARD NO.14, M ULLANGI SANJEEVAPPA STREET, BELLARI-583101.

14. B. CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O. B. ANJINEYALU, AGE: 55 YEARS, R/O. KAPPEGAL ROAD, 1^ST CROSS, BALLARI-583101. 15. M. S. CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O. M. S. RAMA RAO, AGE: 73 YEARS, R/O.711/2B, BHAVANI NILAYA, OPP. NANDINI MILK BAR, MOKA ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BALLARI.

PRESENT ADDRESS: R/O.H.NO.45 UPSTAIRS, 3^RD CROSS, NEHRU COLONY, GANDHI NAGAR, BALLARI-583101.

16. SMT. KAMALAMMA W/O. G. DASHARATHA REDDY, AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O. DODDA BASAVESHWARA NILAYA, 3^RD MAIN, NEAR ESHWARA TEMPLE, RENUKACHARYA NAGAR, BALLARI-583101.

17. K. RAVICHANDRA S/O. VENKATARAMANA REDDY, AGE: 40 YEARS, R/O.DODDABASAVESHWARA NILAYA, 3^RD MAIN, NEAR ESHWARA TEMPLE, RENUKACHARYA NAGAR, BALLARI-583101.

18. P. K. RAGHAVENDRA S/O. H.K.PRABHAKAR, AGE: 45 YEARS, R/O.56, KAMADHENU, WARD NO.17, HANUMAN NAGAR, BEHIND VISHAL NAGAR, ANANTHPUR ROAD, BALLARI-583101.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BIDAN CHANDAR, AND SRI. SHIVASAI M. PATIL, ADVOCATES FOR R1;

SMT. PALLAVI S. PACHHAPURE, ADV. FOR R2 TO R6, R8 TO R18;

SMT. YALAGI KAVYA SHIVAPPA, ADV. FOR R7)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE BALLARI DATED 20.12.2024 IN MISC. CASE NO.13/2020 ON I.A. NO. XVIII VIDE ANNEXURE-M AS ILLEGAL AND CONSEQUENTIALLY ALLOW THE I.A. NO.XVIII FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER ORDER XXVI RULE 9 R/W SECTION 151 OF CPC AND APPOINT DDLR BALLARI AS COURT COMMISSIONER TO MEASURE THE ACQUIRED EXTENT BY NHAI IN LAND SY.NO. 159/B1 AND 159/B2 OF SANGANAKALLU VILLAGE WITH THE COOPERATION OF RESPONDENT NO.1 NHAI VIDE ANNEXURE-J AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING ON IA, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGD