IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1299 OF 2025 (LA-BDA)

BETWEEN:

BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KUMARA PARK WEST, T.CHOWDAIAH ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 020.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI.G.S.KANNUR., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI.K.KRISHNA., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI A.SATHYANARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, Digitally signed by S/O LATE CHIKKAPPAIAH, REKHA R R/AT THANISANDRA VILLAGE, Location:

K.R.PURAM HOBLI, High Court of Karnataka BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE - 560 077.

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE -560 001.

3. SRI.VISHWANATHA REDDY S G, S/O GOPALA REDDY S V, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RETIRED PRINCIPAL, RESIDING AT NO.2, 8^TH MAIN, 14^TH CROSS, BTM LAYOUT 2^ND STAGE, NEAR CRYSTAL APARTMENT, BENGALURU - 560 076.

4. SRI.G.SURYA PRABHU, S/O R.GNANASURYAN, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.108, FLAT NO.401, GOLDEN BLOSSOM APARTMENTS, ROYAL ORCHID HOTEL ROAD, DOMLUR, BENGALURU - 560 071.

5. DR.CHIKKANNA S/O LATE KALAIH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS,