IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.1209/2021(KLR)

C/W WRIT APPEAL NO.1183/2021 (SCST)

IN W.A.No.1209/2021:

BETWEEN SRI M JAYARAM S/O LATE VADDARA BUDDIGA, @ K M MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT KOODLU VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT.

...APPELLANT (BY SRI UDAYA HOLLA, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRASANNA B R, ADVOCATE)

AND

1 . THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DISTRICT, BENGALURU.

2 . THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU.

3 . THE TAHASILDAR ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL, BENGALURU DISTRICT.

4 . SRI B S SOMASHEKAR S/O LATE B. SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO.467, 12^TH MAIN ROAD, M C LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040

5 . SRI OBALA REDDY SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS., 5(a) PAPANNA S/O LATE K.N. OBALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS

5(b) LOKESH REDDY S/O LATE K.N.OBALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 5(c) NAGARAJA REDDY S/O LATE K.N.OBALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS

5(d) RUKKAMMA D/O LATE K.N.OBALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS

5(e) VENKATESH REDDY S/O LATE K.N.OBALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS

5(f) NIRMALA D/O LATE K.N.OBALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS

5(g) RENUKA D/O LATE K.N.OBALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT NO.581 KUDLU VILLAGE, HARALURU ROAD BENGALURU - 560 068

6 . SRI BEERAPPA SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS., 6(a) SRI K B MANJUNATH, S/O LATE BEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 6(b) SRI K B GOPAL S/O LATE BEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 7 . SRI RAGHURAMA REDDY S/O OBALA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 8 . SRI BABU REDDY S/O OBALA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.5 TO 8 ARE RESIDING AT KOODLU VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI D.L.JAGADEESH, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SMT.RAKSHITHA.D.J., ADVOCATE FOR C/R4;

SMT.PRAMODHINI KISHAN, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3;

R5(A), R6(A AND B), R7 AND R8 ARE SERVED;

R5(b to g) - SERVICE OF NOTICE IS HELD SUFFICIENT VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 22.01.2025)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE PASSED IN W.P.NO.10499/2011 (KLRT) DATED 04.10.2021.

IN W.A.No.1183/2021:

BETWEEN:

SRI M JAYARAM S/O LATE VADDARA BUDDIGA, @ K M MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT KOODLU VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT.

...APPELLANT (BY SRI UDAYA HOLLA, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRASANNA B R, ADVOCATE)

AND

1 . THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DISTRICT, BENGALURU

2 . THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DISTRICT, BENGALURU.

3 . THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU

4 . THE TAHASILDAR ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

5 . SRI B S SOMASHEKAR S/O LATE B SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO.467, 12^TH MAIN ROAD, M C LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040 ..RESPONDENTS (BY SRI D.L.JAGADEESH, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SMT.RAKSHITHA.D.J, ADVOCATE FOR C/R5;

SMT.PRAMODHINI KISHAN, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 04.10.2021 IN W.P.NO.13021/2011 (SC-ST) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS COURT AND TO DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION.

THESE WRIT APPEALS HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 09.01.2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT THIS DAY, ANU SIVARAMAN J., PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

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

CAV JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)

Writ Appeals No.1209/2021 and 1183/2021 are filed challenging the common order dated 04.10.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petitions No.10499/2011 (KLR RR/SUR) c/w. 13021/2011 (SC-ST), respectively.

2. We have heard Shri. Udaya Holla, learned senior counsel as instructed by Shri. Prasanna B.R, learned advocate appearing for the appellant in both the appeals, Shri. D.L. Jagadeesh,