IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI WRIT APPEAL NO. 100362 OF 2024 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

THE COMMISSIONER, BELGAUM URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ASHOK NAGAR, BELGAUM-590 001.

… APPELLANT (BY SRI GURUDEV GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SHRI. VIRUPAXAYYA BALAYYA HIREMATH, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED PERSON, R/O. PLOT NO.3095, NEAR KPTCL POWER CORPORATION, RAMETEERTH NAGAR, KANABARGI P.O., DsBiA igg DniteI a Gdl Eby Ry V N BELGAUM-590 015.

V B A N DIGER LHOKDBD21+ 06 o E AH a F 0 IcG 2: tN R 52 A e a 6 H 3 N 7 C: R t . 0 i 0: A H o W 1 C 1 n T 8 O . A : 2 A U D 2 K R A T (VIDE ORDER DATED 24.04.2025, SRI N. P. … V R I E V S E P K O M N E D H E T N A T , ADVOCATE FOR SOLE RESPONDENT)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28-05-2024 MODE IN WRIT PETITION NO.106859/2016 (LB-RES) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND FURTHER DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC.

THIS APPEAL IS COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN)

Aggrieved by the order passed in Writ Petition No.106859/2016, the respondent has preferred this writ appeal.

2. The appellant-Belgaum Urban Development Authority has acquired certain lands in Sy. Nos.606 and 609 of Kanabaragi village, Belagavi for the purpose of formation of a residential layout. The said lands have been clubbed with lands in several other survey numbers and a residential layout in the name and style of ‘Ramateertha Nagar’ has been formed and sites have been allotted in favour of various applicants. One such site was allotted in favour of the predecessor in title of the respondent herein for a consideration of ₹1,52,400/-, the said site is carved out of Survey Nos.606 and 609. The predecessor in title of the respondent sold the site in favour of the respondent by a registered Sale Deed dated 08.05.2007. Thereafter, the appellant has demanded an additional consideration of ₹27,600/- from the respondent for allotting the site in favour of his predecessor in title. Aggrieved by the same, the respondent preferred Writ Petition No.106859/2016 (LB-RES).

3. The case of the respondent is that the appellant had entered into a contract with his predecessor in title, wherein his predecessor in title was obliged to pay the appellant an additional consideration towards the allotment of site provided there was an increase in the compensation to be paid to the landowners in Survey No.606 or Sy.No.609 of Kanabaragi Village, Belagavi the lands from which the present site has been carved out. It is his contention that if there is any increase in the compensation amount paid towards acquisition of any other land in the locality, the respondent cannot be made to pay the additional consideration.

4. Reliance is placed by the respondent upon the contract entered into between the appellant and the predecessor in title of the respondent, which reads as under:

“ PÀgÁgÀ ¥ÀvÀæ

²æÃ. ªÀÄAdļÁ £ÁUÀgÁd zÉøÁ¬Ä, ªÀAiÀÄ: 24 ªÀµÀð, GzÉÆåÃUÀ: ªÀÄ£ÉPÉ®¸À, ¸ÁQãÀ: gÀƪÀÄ £ÀA§gÀ: 8, ¹¤AiÀÄgï ¨ÁèPï, P.H.Q. I zÀUÁð ºÀwÛgÀ, , ¨É¼ÀUÁ«, (¥Ánð £ÀA§gÀ: ).

ºÁUÀÆ DAiÀÄÄPÀÛgÀÄ, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« £ÀUÀgÁ©üªÀÈ¢Þ ¥Áæ¢üPÁgÀ, ¨É¼ÀUÁ«, (¥Ánð II £ÀA§gÀ: ).

I II ¥Ánð £ÀA§gÀ: ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥Ánð £ÀA§gÀ: EªÀgÀÄ G¨sÀAiÀÄvÀgÀÄ vÀªÀÄä°è ªÀiÁrPÉÆAqÀ PÀgÁgÀ ¥ÀvÀæªÉãÉÃAzÀgÉ :-

II I ¥Ánð £ÀA§gÀ: EªÀgÀÄ ¥Ánð £ÀA§gÀ: EªÀjUÉ ¨É¼ÀUÁ«

35+43+43 £ÀUÀgÁ©üªÀÈ¢Þ ¥Áæ¢üPÁgÀzÀ AiÉÆÃd£É ¸ÀASÉå: , PÀt§Vð UÁæªÀÄzÀ j. ¸À. £ÀA§gÀ: 606 ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 609 gÀ°è£À ¤ªÉñÀ£À ¸ÀASÉå: 3095, EzÀgÀ C¼ÀvÉ: 2400 ZÀzÀÄgÀ CrAiÀÄ ¤ªÉñÀ£À ºÀAaPɪÀiÁrgÀÄvÁÛgÉ.

I FUÀ ¥Ánð £ÀA§gÀ: EªÀgÀÄ ¸À¢æ ¤ªÉñÀ£ÀzÀ PÀæAiÀÄ ¥ÀvÀæªÀ£ÀÄß II ªÀiÁrPÉÆqÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ «£ÀAw¹, ¥Ánð £ÀA§gÀ: EªÀjUÉ CAzÀgÉ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« £ÀUÀgÁ©üªÀÈ¢Þ ¥Áæ¢üPÁgÀPÉÌ