IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.24301 OF 2023 (LA-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. N. KRISHNAPPA

S/O LATE K.R. NARAYANA REDDY,

AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 2. N. CHANDRA REDDY

S/O LATE K.R. NARAYANA REDDY,

AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,

3. N. NAGRAJ

S/O LATE K.R. NARAYANA REDDY,

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

4. MADHAVI SIMPI REDDY W/O SHYAMSUNDER REDDY

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,

ALL RESIDING AT Digitally signed by

MAHALAKSHMI B M #147, OLD MADIWALA ROAD,

Location: HIGH BTM LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560068. …PETITIONERS

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

(BY SRI V. LAKSHMINARAYANA, SENIOR COUSNEL FOR

SMT. ANUSHA L., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS REVENUE SECRETARY,

M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001.

2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001.

3. THE DIRECTOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, INFANTRY ROAD, BEHIND INCOME TAX OFFICE, BANGALORE-560064.

4. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE DISTRICT, BANGALORE-560001.

5. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, PODIUM BOCK, VISHVESWARAIAH KENDRA, 3^RD FLOOR, BENGALURU-560001. 6. THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AGRAHARA TALUK, BUND ROAD, BINNIPET-560023 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

7. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU-560001.

8. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE SOUTH DIVISION BANGALORE-560086.

9. TAHSILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-562106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR R-1, R-2, R-4 & R-5 & R-7 TO R-9;

SRI CHITAN RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI NANDA KISHORE, ADVOCATE FOR R-6;

NOTICE TO R-3 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE i) THE LETTER DATED 15/11/2021 (ANNEXURE-J)

ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.5 BEARING NO.LAQ(6)/SR/4/2002-03; ii) THE LETTER DATED 25/11/2021 (ANNEXURE-K) ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.7 BEARING NO.LAQ/CR/86/2007-08 AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’

GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following prayers:

“THEREFORE, the Petitioner humbly prays that this Hon'ble Court may please to kindly issue:

a. Writ of Certiorari to Quash the:

(i) The letter dated 15.11.2021 (ANNEXURE J)

issued by Respondent No.5 bearing number LAQ (6)/SR/4/2002-03;

(ii) The letter dated 25.11.2021 (ANNEXURE K)

issued by Respondent No.7 bearing number LAQ/CR/86/2007-08;

(iii) The Order dared 29.11.2021 (ANNEXURE L)

issued by Respondent No.6 bearing number LND/CR/353/2021-22;

(iv) The letter dated 02.12.2021 (ANNEXURE M)

issued by Respondent No.6 bearing number LAQ CRMS HAHUMT (V) KRUMS(BNG)/1319/2021-

22;

(v) The letter dated 03.12.2021 (ANNEXURE N)

issued by Respondent No.9 bearing number L&D/CR/353/2021-22;

(vi) The letter dated 17.12.2021 (ANNEXURE P)

issued by Respondent No.6 bearing number LAQ CRMS HAHUMT (V) KRUMS(BNG)/1422/2021-

22; and (vii) The Mutation Order bearing number MR NO.T58/2021-2022 dated 25.05.2022 (ANNEXURE Q) and consequently quash the e- katha entry bearing number IMR1111FAB54327F33FF.

b. To declare that the Proceedings mentioned in Prayer A (ANNEXURE J-Q) are contrary to the Interim order granted by this court dated 20.09.2021 (ANNEXURE G) passed in this court WP: 25329/2017 and connected petitions and further declare that the Mutation Order bearing number MR NO. T58/2021- 2022 dated 25.04.2022 (ANNEXURE Q) proceedings are Nullity and not binding on the Petitioners;

C. Initiate Contempt Proceedings against Respondent No.5 to 9 for violating the interim order dated 20.09.2021 in W.P.No.25329/2017 (ANNEXURE G) by exercising the Suo Moto powers under Art 215 of the Constitution and pass any appropriate order as deemed prepared by the court;

and d. Or pass any order and direction that is deemed fit in the circumstances in the interest of ju