IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

WRIT PETITION NO. 22723 OF 2025 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

MR. GUNAKARA SHETTY

S/O LATE CHINNAYYA SHETTY

AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS

RESIDING AT DOOR NO.2-25/9, MATHRU SHREE,

SANNANAGARA, NEAR BEM SCHOOL,

KULAI, MANGALORE-575019.

REPRESENTED BY HIS GPA HOLDER

MR. ABDUL HARSHAD

S/O MOHAMMED BAWA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,

RESIDING AT DOOR NO.1-148,

NEAR THOKUR WHATER TANK, SHEDIGURI,

62 THOKUR, BAIKAMPADY,

MANGALORE-575011

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA SHENOY M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE COMMISSIONER

MANGALORE CITY CORPORATION

LALBAGH, MANGALORE-575003

2. DEPUTY COMMISSION (REVENUE)

MANGALORE CITY CORPORATION,

INDUSTRIAL AREA, BIKAMPADY,

MANGALORE-575011

3. STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT,

VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001 BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NITHISH K.N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.V.NARASIMHAN, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. H.K.KENCHEGOWDA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICE DATED 02.06.2025 IN CR.NO.156691/2023-24/A2 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 WHICH IS AT ANNEXU