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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

WRIT PETITION NO. 7285 OF 2023 (LB-BMP)

BETWEEN:

SMT. SHARADAMMA. N.

62 YEARS

W/O SRI. BALAKRISHNA MURTHY H.D.

NO.409, 3^RD CROSS,

MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT,

MARUTHI NAGARA,

R M V 2^ND STAGE,

BENGALURU - 560094.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. CHANDRAIAH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE

HEAD OFFICE OF THE BBMP,

CORPORATION CIRCLE,

BANGALORE - 560002

Digitally signed REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN.

by SHWETHA

RAGHAVEND RA

Location: HIGH 2. THE ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER,

COURT OF THE OFFICE OF THE BBMP,

KARNATAKA

YELAHANKA SUB-DIVISION,

YELAHANKA OLD TOWN,

BENGALURU - 560064.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. RAMU S., ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE

ENDORSEMENT DATED 21.03.2022 BEARING

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NO.BBMP/YA.VA/KTR/422 2021-22 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT-2

VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN

'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

ORAL ORDER

1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the

following reliefs:-

i. "May kindly quash the Endorsement dated

21/03/2022 bearing No.BBMP/Ya.Va/KTR/422 2021-

22 issued by the respondent-2 vide Annexure-A

and

ii. May kindly issue a writ of

mandamus/Order/Direction to the respondents to

issue Khatha Certificate in favour of the petitioner

for her property and

iii. May kindly issue any other appropriate order or

direction or writ in favour of the petitioner, the

Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the fact and

circumstances of the present case, in the interest of

justice and equity."

2. The contention of the petitioner is that site bearing No.84

having Assessment No.630/2 measuring 40x60 sq.ft.

totally 2,400 sq.ft. situated at Maruthi Nagara, 2^nd

Division, Kogilu Road coming under the Yelahanka Town

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Muncipality. The said property belongs to

Smt.R.Jayamma, who sold a portion of the property

measuring 30x40 feet to Sri.Venkatesha and

Smt.Nagalakshmi and the remaining property measuring

30 x 40 to the petitioner on 15.10.2007.

3. The petitioner applied for issuance of khatha in respect of

the said property. The petitioner having made payment

of the applicable taxes in respect of the same, post the

purchase, the said application was not considered. As

such, the petitioner filed W.P.No.57/2019 whereunder,

this Court had remitted the matter to the respondents -

BBMP to reconsider the matter afresh after obtaining all

necessary documents from the hands of the petitioner.

4. The petitioner claims that all the documents have been

submitted. The respondents once again on 21.03.2022

issued endorsement that no khatha can be issued to the

petitioner without a layout plan sanction from the BDA

being produced and payment of betterment charges of

Rs.250/-. Challenging the same, the petitioner is before

this Court.

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5. The submission of Sri.Chandraiah, learned counsel for the

petitioner is that there being no layout plan sanction, the

petitioner would not be in a position to produce the same.

But however, the petitioner would make payment of

betterment charges of Rs.250/- as sought for.

6. Sri.Ramu S., learned counsel for the respondents submits

that if betterment charges are paid, the respondents

would consider and issue khatha in respect of the

property of the petitioner, as per the applicable rules.

7. The said submission answers the grievance of the

petitioner. In that view of the matter, I pass the

following:-

ORDER

i. The writ petition is partly allowed

ii. The Endorsement dated 21.03.2022 at Annexure -

A is quashed.

iii. Respondents are directed to consider and issue

khatha in respect of property of the petitioner after

collecting the betterment charges of Rs.250/-.

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