IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 7180 OF 2014 (SCST)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI. NARAYANAPA S/O CHIKKAVENKATA BHOVI @ VENKATA BHOVI AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/A YELLAMMANAPALYA VILLAGE DODDA HAGADE DHAKALE KASABA HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE DISTRICT – 562 106.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. V VISWANATH SETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. M H BHASKAR REDDY S/O M H P SHIVAREDDY Digitally AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS signed by SREEDHARAN R/A NO.672, 17^TH ‘C’ MAIN BANGALORE SUSHMA 6^TH BLOCK LAKSHMI Location: High KORAMANGALA Court of Karnataka BANGALORE – 560 034.

2. M/S. SHIVAJYOTHI TOWNSHIP PROMOTERS PVT. LTD., REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR MR. N.H. BHASKAR REDDY A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER COMPANIES ACT 1956 HAVING OFFICE AT NO.698, 2^ND FLOOR

29^TH MAIN, BTM LAYOUT

2^ND STAGE BANGALORE – 560 096.

3. M/S AMRUTHA DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REP BY ITS PARTNERS N H SARABHA REDDY OFFICE AT NO.C-17 KUDUREMUKH COLONY SARJAPURA ROAD, 2^ND BLOCK KORAMANGALA BANGALORE – 560 034.

4. SRI. DHANALAKSHMI GLOBAL CITY PROMOTERS & DEVELOPERS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM HAVING ITS OFFICE AT: SHIVA KRUPA NO.61/68 N.R.I LAYOUT, KALKERE BANGALORE – 560 043.

4(a) MR. R SHANKAR S/O LATE RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS

4(b) MR. DHANALAKSHMI W/O R SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 4(c) MR. SHIVAKUMAR MAJOR IN AGE

4(d) MR. MOHAN MANOHAR MUNGALE MAJOR IN AGE SL. NO. 4(a) to (d) ARE THE MANAGING PARTNERS OF SRI. DHANALAKSHMI GLOBAL CITY PROMOTERS & DEVELOPERS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM HAVING ITS OFFICE AT: SHIVA KRUPA NO.61/68 N R I LAYOUT KALKERE BANGALORE – 560 043.

5(a) MR. R SHANKAR S/O LATE SRI RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS

5(b) MRS. M S DHANALAKSHMI W/O MR R SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS SL. NO.5(a) & (b) ARE REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNERS OF M/S. SHUBHA PRAGATHI BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.64 OPP: MANJUNATHA NILAYA KACHARKANAHALLI HENNUR MAIN ROAD ST. THOMAS TOWN POST BANGALORE – 560 084.

6. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE SUB DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVAN K G ROAD BANGALORE – 560 009.

7. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DISTRICT DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OFFICE K G ROAD BANGALORE – 560 009.

8. SHIVAJYOTHI & AMRUTH TOWNSHIP’S WELFARE ASSOCIATION [R]

NO.12, BLOCK-B, SHIVAJYOTHI LAYOUT DODDAHAGADE, KASABA HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MR. K.G. VALLABHA RAMU …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V SESHU, HCGP FOR R6 & R7;

SRI. SHARATH S. GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R8;

R1, R2, R4(A TO D), R5(A & B) ARE SERVED;

R3 & R4(B) – NOTICE H/S V/O DATED.17/10/2019)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR ENTIRE RECORDS IN SC.ST(A)/17/12-13 ON THE FILE OF 7^TH RESPONDENT HEREIN UNDER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV

ORAL ORDER

1. The present petition is being filed by the legal heirs of the grantee, calling in question the correctness of the order at Annexure - A dated 07.12.2023.

2. In terms of the order at Annexure - A, the appeal filed before the Deputy Commissioner by the purchaser came to be allowed and the order of the Assistant Commissioner dated 11.05.2012 came to be set aside. The order of the Assistant Commissioner at Annexure - B was an order passed at the instance of the legal representatives of the original grantee. The proceedings were initiated under Section 5 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (for short 'PTCL Act), asserting that the land was granted land and the sale of land was in violation of provisions of the Act. The Assistant Commissioner, by his order had declared that the sale deeds as well as the joint development agreement in respect of land in Sy.No. 53 (New No. 92), measuring 5 acres 21 guntas situated at Doddahagade Village, Kasaba Hobli, Anekal Taluk, as being null and void and further direction was made to the Govern