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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026

BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

WRIT PETITION NO. 9436 OF 2026 (LB-BMP)

BETWEEN:

VAYYAVURU MANOHAR RAO S/O SREENIVASULU VAYYAVURU

AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/A FLAT NO.3074, 7^TH FLOOR

TOWER-3, 'WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND'

EPIP ZONE, WHITEFIELD BENGALURU - 560 048.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI ROHAN S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER BBMP (NOW RENAMED AS G.B.A) HAVING OFFICE AT: N.R.SQUARE

BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. THE ZONAL COMMISSIONER Digitally MAHADEVPURA ZONE signed by

GEETHA P G BBMP (NOW RENAMED AS GBA)

Location :

HAVING OFFICE AT: RHB COLONY WHITEFIELD MAIN ROAD HIGH

COURT OF BANGALORE - 560 048.

KARNATAKA

3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER HOODI SUB-DIVISION, BBMP

(NOW RENAMED AS GBA)

BANGALORE - 560 048.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE CONFIRMATION ORDER DATED 11.08.2025 BEARING

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NO.©©JA¦/¸ÀPÁC/ºÀÆG«/ªÀÄ.ªÀ/678/2025-26 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2/THE ZONAL COMMISSIONER, MAHADEVPURA ZONE BBMP, BENGAURU UNDER SECTION 248(3) OF THE BBMP ACT, 2020

VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY,

ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

ORAL ORDER

1. Action was initiated against the property of the petitioner on the ground that he has put up construction in violation of building bye-laws and the sanctioned plan and the impugned order of demolition has been passed. The impugned order is passed under the repealed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020 (BBMP Act, 2020)

and is dated 11.08.2025.

2. The BBMP Act got repealed with effect from 15.05.2025 and is replaced by the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act,

2024 (the GBG Act, 2024).

3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the Zonal Commissioner is not the competent authority to pass such an order under the GBG Act, 2024 and it is the

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Joint Commissioner. It is further submitted that, with the new amendments to the building bye-laws, there is a relaxation in respect of set back area which has to be left. The impugned order is also erroneous on the said count, as it

does not take into consideration the amended bye-laws.

4. Learned counsel for the respondents upon instructions submits that appropriate action will be initiated against the

petitioner in accordance with the GBG Act, 2024.

5. Hence, the following:

ORDER

(i) The impugned order dated 11.08.2025 passed

by respondent no.2 vide Annexure-A to the

writ petition is hereby set aside;

(ii) Liberty is reserved to the respondents to

initiate appropriate action against the petitioner under the provisions of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 in

accordance with law;

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(iii) The writ petition stands disposed of

accordingly.

Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed

of.

Sd/-

(M.I.ARUN)

JUDGE

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