HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.40299 OF 2014 (LB-BMP)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO.47937 OF 2019 (LB-BMP)

IN WP No.40299/2014:

BETWEEN:

1. MANTRI TRANQUIL APARTMENTS OWNERS ASSOCIATION "MANTRI TRANQUIL" NOS.7/9/13, GUBBALALA VILLAGE, BENGALURU - 560 061.

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT MR. M.S.RAGHU RAM.

2. MANTRI DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED, NO.41,VITTAL MALLYA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.

REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY SRI. GIRISH GUPTA H.S., …PETITIONERS (BY SRI B.C.SEETHARAMA RAO, ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER NO.1;

SRI MAHESH S., ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER NO.2)

AND:

1. BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE HUDSON CIRCLE, N.R. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER HC-KAR

2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, UTTARAHALLI SUB-DIVISION, SUBRAMANYAPURA, UTTARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 061.

3. BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST, BANGALORE – 560 020.

REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER.

4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, AMENDED VIDE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, COURT ORDER REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DATED VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 03.11.2022 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI N.R. JAGADEESWARA, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2;

SRI KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R3;

SRI BOPANNA BELLIYAPPA, A.G.A. FOR R4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I) ISSUE AN ORDER OR WRIT IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 30.07.2014 IN AEE/SDV/PR/268/2014-2015 CAUSED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT UNDER ANNEXURE-G, II) ISSUE AN ORDER IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 1^ST AND 2^ND RESPONDENTS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHTFUL OCCUPATION OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE 1^ST PETITIONER ASSOCIATION IN THE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX KNOWN AS “MANTRI TRANQUIL” BUILT ON THE PROPERTY BEARING KHATA NO.1208/7, 9 AND 13 SITUATED AT SY.NO.7, 9 AND 13 OF GUBBALALA VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK AND III) ISSUE AN ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 1^ST AND 2^ND RESPONDENTS NOT TO DEMOLISH THE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX THE PETITIONERS KNOWN AS “MANTRA TRANQUIL” BUILT ON THE PROPERTY BEARING KHATA NO.1208/7, 9 AND 13 SITUATED AT SY.NOS.7, 9 AND 13 OF GUBBALALA VILLAGE, HC-KAR UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF AND ETC.

IN WP NO.47937/2019:

BETWEEN:

1. ROYAL PALMS RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI KRISHNAN A, R/O: ROYAL PALM LAYOUT, SY NO.11, GUBBALALA CROSS, NEXT TO MANTRI TRANQUIL, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 061.

2. SRI. B.R. SANJAY S/O B.S. RAJENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O: NO.454, 7^TH MAIN, 4^TH BLOCK JAYANAGARA, BENGALURU – 560 011.

...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ONKARA K.B., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE COMMISSIONER, BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP)

HUDSON CIRCLE, N.R. SQUARE, BANGALORE – 560 002.

2. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP)

BOMMANAHALLI ZONE, BENGALURU – 560 068.

3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP)

UTTARAHALLI SUB-DIVISION, SUBRAMANYAPURA, UTTARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 061.

HC-KAR

4. THE COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST, BANGALORE – 560 001.

5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, (STORM WATER DRAINS)

BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP)

BBMP OFFICE BUILDING, HUDSON CIRCLE, N.R. SQUARE, BANGALORE – 560 002.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3 AND R5;

SRI KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I) ISSUE AN APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO TRANSGRESS OR TRESPASS OR NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHTFUL OCCUPATION AND POSSESSION OF RESIDENTS OF THE 1^ST PETITIONER ASSOCIATION FORMED IN THE RESIDENTIAL LAYOUT KNOWN AS “ROYAL PALMS LAYOUT” SITUATED AT SY.NO.11 OF GUBBAL