IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.104133 OF 2025 (LA-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITON No.104127 OF 2025 (LA-RES)

IN WRIT PETITION No.104133 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1 . DUNDAPPA S/O VEERAPPA MALLADAD AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS OCC: BUSINESS

2 . VISHWANATH S/O VEERAPPA MALLADAD AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OCC: BUSINESS ALL ARE R/O S.B.MALLADAD BUILDING NEAR VENKATESH TALKIES EXTENSION AREA, GADAG.

... PETITIONERS (BY SMT. ARCHANA A.MAGADUM, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE HIGHWAY AUTHORITY PROJECT, PWD ANNEXE BUILDING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT

1^ST FLOOR, K.R.CIRCLE, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPPER DIVISION-2 LAXMI COMPLEX SADASHIV NAGAR BELAGAVI – 590 019.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S.HIREMATH, HCGP)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT VIDE ANNEXURE - E BEARING NO. Kra.SaAa (BhuSwa)KSHIP/02/ GadagBypass/02/2011-12/116, DATED.07/03/2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2.

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