IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.282/2023 (LA-UDA)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA .N W/O LATE PUTTASWAMY .M S/O LATE MANCHAIAH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/AT NO.2705/4, 6TH MAIN YADAVAGIRI, MYSORE-570 020.

Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR

2. SRI. M. RAMACHANDRA KHANAM S/O LATE MANCHAIAH HIGH COURT OF AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS KARNATAKA R/AT NO.732/2, 5TH CROSS RAMANUJA ROAD, FORD MOHALLA LAKSHMI PURAM, MYSORE-570 004.

3. SRI. S. PARAMESHWARA S/O LATE L. SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.277/1, B.N.ROAD MANDI MOHALLA, MYSORE-570 001.

R. SARASWATHI W/O LATE L. SIDDAPPA R/AT 276, BENKI NAWABA STREET 2ND CROSS, K.R.HOSPITAL ROAD MANDI MOHALLA, MYSORE-570 021 SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.

4. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA S/O SMT. SARASWATHI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT. 276, BENKI NAWABA STREET 2ND CROSS, K.R. HOSPITAL ROAD MANDI MOHALLA, MYSORE - 570021.

SMT. NANJAMMA SINCE DEAD BY LR'S.

5. SRI. K. NARENDRA KUMAR S/O LATE L. KEMPAIAH AND LATE NANJAMMA AGED 67 YEARS R/AT. 178, 3RD CROSS, 2ND STAGE BRINDAVAN EXTENSION YADAVAGIRI, MYSORE - 570020.

6. SRI. K. PURSHOTHAMA S/O LATE L KEMPAIAH AND LATE NANJAMMA, AGED 64 YEARS, R/A 172/B, 2ND CROSS, 1ST STAGE, BRINDAVAN EXTENSION, MYSORE - 570020.

7. SRI. K. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O LATE L. KEMPAIAH AND LATE NANJAMMA AGED 61 YEARS R/A NO. 90, 3 CROSS KURUBARAHALLI MYSORE - 570011.

8. SMT. K. PADMA S/O LATE L. KEMPAIAH AND LATE NANJAMMA W/O SRI. SWAMY GOWDA .H AGED 59 YEARS R/A NO.395/C, 2ND MAIN, 7TH CROSS, MYSORE - 570009.

9. SMT. K. PUSHPALATHA S/O LATE L. KEMPAIAH AND LATE NANJAMMA W/O SRI. SATHYANARAYANA C.N.

AGED 57 YEARS R/A NO.83, OLD POST OFFICE ROAD HUNUSURU TOWN, KALKUNIKE MYSORE - 571105.

10. SMT. K. VANDANA S/O LATE L. KEMPAIAH AND LATE NANJAMMA W/O SRI. M.J. RANGANATH AGED 55 YEARS R/A NO.1361/3, NALA STREET K.R. MOHALLA, MYSORE - 570004.

APPELLANTS 1 TO 10 ARE ALL REP. BY THEIR GPA HOLDER SRI. SANJAY H. CHUGH AGED 53 YEARS S/O SRI. HARISHCHAND B. CHUGH R/O 229, S.C. ROAD BANGALORE - 560009.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. MANMOHAN P.N. ADV.,)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSE AND URBAN M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560001.

2. MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD MYSORE - 570005 BY ITS COMMISSIONER.

3. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JANSI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD MYSORE - 570005.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NEELAKANTAPPA K. PUJAR HCGP FOR R1 SRI. G.B. SHARATH GOWDA, ADV., FOR R2 & R3)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 30.01.2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No.129/2017 IN SO FAR AS DISMISSING THE W.P. AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WP No.129/2017 AS PRAYED FOR & ETC.

THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 11.02.2026, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT, THIS DAY VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

CAV JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This appeal is filed by the appellants under Section 4 of the High Court of Karnataka Act, 1961, challenging the order dated 30.01.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.129/2017(LA-UDA).

2. The brief facts leading to the filing of this appeal are that the appellants claiming to be the legal representatives of late Manchaiah claim that they have succeeded the estate of late Manchaiah to an extent of 4 acre 20 guntas in Sy.No.25 of Basavanahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Mysuru Taluk, Mysuru. They have further challenged the preliminary notification dated 23.12.1991, final notification dated 10.12.1993 and sought for declaration that the land acquisition proceedings has lapsed. The respondents-authorities opposed the petition by filing statement of objections. The Learned Single Judge under the impugned order upheld the acquisition by negating th