IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 107560 OF 2025 (LB-TAX)

BETWEEN:

THE HUDA EDUCATIONAL MINORITY SOCIETY, BY ITS SECRETARY, COWL BAZAR, BALLARI-583 101, MOHAMMAD EDRIS, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. SECRETARY, R/O. COWL BAZAR, BALLARI-583 101.

… PETITIONER (BY SMT. GAYATRI S.R., ADVOCATE)

AND

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR VIDHANA SOUDHA, LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH BENGALURU-01. 2. THE BALLARI CITY CORPORATION, R/BY ITS COMMISSIONER, GADAGI CHENNAPPA CIRCLE, (ROYAL CIRCLE), BALLARI-583 101.

3. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, DIVISIONAL OFFICE-3, THE BALLARI CITY CORPORATION, GADAGI CHENNAPPA CIRCLE, (ROYAL CIRCLE), BALLARI-583 101.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARANABASAVARAJ C.S., ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3;

SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTICES DATED 13.07.2022 AND 16.09.2023 ISSUED BY T