IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 1192 OF 2023 (BDA)

BETWEEN:

BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK, BANGALORE-560 020 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER …APPELLANT (BY SRI. KARTHIKEYAN B S, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by PANKAJA S 1. MR. JOSEPH RAJ Location: HIGH COURT OF S/O SHANTAPPA KARNATAKA R/A NO.69, 3^RD FLOOR, NANDI WEST PLOT NO.301, 4^TH BLOCK, 4^TH STAGE BASAVESHWARNAGAR BENGALURU-560 079

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001

3. BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE J C ROAD, VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. REENA R, ADVOCATE FOR R1, SMT. SWETHA KRISHNAPPA, AGA FOR R2, SRI. B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 17.03.2023 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE IN WP BEARING No-8204/2019 AND ALLOW THIS WA IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN