IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO. 1564 OF 2023 (SCST)

BETWEEN:

B.G. NARAYANSWAMY S/O GOPALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, NO 2, 4TH CROSS, PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT, DEVASANDRA MAIN ROAD, K R PURAM, BANGALORE 560 006.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. SURESH K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA signed by REVENUE DEPARTMENT RUPA V REP. BY ITS SECRETARY Location: VIDHANA SOUDHA, High BENGALURU 560001.

Court Of Karnataka

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER K G ROAD, 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE NORTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVANA, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, 4. THASILDHAR BANGALORE EAST TALUK, K R PURAM, BENGALURU 560036.

5. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR K R PURAM HOBLI, K R PURAM, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE 560036.

6. THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE 560036. 7. SRI SUBRAMANI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, CHIKKABASAVANAPURA K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE 560049.

8. G SAMPATH AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, S/O M GANESHAN, R/AT FA 470, OLD TOWNSHIP HAL COLONY, VIMANAPURA POST, BANGALORE 560017.

9. G GAJENDRAN AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O GOVINDHAN, R/AT 8/31, SOUTH CROSS STREET, NEELSANDRA, BANGALORE 560047.

10. M KUPPUSWAMY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, S/O MUNISWAMY, R/AT 170, 3RD CROSS, YOGAPPA BLOCK, V NAGENAHALLI, R T NAGAR POST, 11. VIPLOV KUMAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, S/O BINOD KUMAR SINGH, R/AT PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT, DEVASANDRA M N ROAD, K R PURAM, BANGALORE 560006.

12. K YASHODAMMA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, W/O Y S SRINIVAS R/AT PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT, DEVASANDRA MN ROAD, K R PURAM, BANGALORE 560006.

13. K SRINIVAS RAO AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, S/O KONDAIAH, R/AT PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT, DEVASANDRA MN ROAD, K R PURAM, BANGALORE 560006.

14. H BANUMATHI AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, W/O HARIKUMAR, R/AT PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT, DEVASANDRA MN ROAD, K R PURAM, BANGALORE 560006.

15. R B PRABHAKAR SINGH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, S/O RAM SINGH, R/AT NO.1, 4TH CROSS, PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT, DEVASANDRA MN ROAD, K R PURAM, BANGALORE 560006.

16. K SUGUNA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT NO.58/2, 8TH MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, PRAKESH NAGAR, 17. PARIZAN AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, W/O MASTHON SHAHEB, R/AT NO.25/26, 5TH CROSS PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT DEVASANDRA MN ROAD, K R PURA, BENGALURU 560006.

18. THIRUMAL RAJ A S AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O SATHYANARAYANAN, R/AT NO.15, 2ND CROSS, PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT DEVASANDRA MN ROAD, K R PURA, BENGALURU 560006.

19. JAYA PRAKESH P S AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O LATE SHESHADRI, R/AT SRI RAMA TEMPLE, 10TH CROSS, WILSON GARDEN, BANGALORE 560027.

20. V PARARISWAMY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O VEERASWAMY, R/AT NO.27/1, MICHEAL PALYA, NEW THIPPASANDRA POST, BANGALORE 560075.

21. KUMARESH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O T KUPPUSWAMY, R/AT NO.79, 2ND CROSS, MARUTHI MANDIR, SABANNA GARDEN, VIJAYA NAGAR, BANGALORE 560040.

22. V MEENA BAI AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, W/O NAMADEV RAO, R/AT NO.195, 15TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, SUBRAMANI NAGAR, 23. N SAMAPATH AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, W/O LATE K NARASIMHALU NAIDU, R/AT NO.11, 4TH CROSS, PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT DEVASANDRA MN ROAD, K R PURA, BENGALURU 560006.

24. SMT. DEVAMMA W/O LATE K SATHYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, NO.24, 5TH CROSS, PRIYADARSHINI LAYOUT DEVASANDRA MN ROAD, K R PURA, BENGALURU 560006.

25. A. M. FERNANDO SON OF JEYRAJ FERNANDO AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 8/1

3^RD CROSS, MARCOM ROAD ASHOK NAGAR, BANGALORE 560025.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA FOR R1 TO R6)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 17.01.2023 IN THE WRIT PETITION NO. 35808/2013, 23357/2011, 23358/2011, 23359/2011, 23360/2011, 23361/2011, 23363/2011, 23364/2011, 23365/2011, 25476/2011, 35861/2018 AND ETC., THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR.