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, RESIDING AT NO.39, 2^ND MAIN, 3^RD CROSS, 'H' BLOCK, RAMAKRISHNA NAGAR, MYSURU - 570 022.

6. SRI.B.S.UDAY SHANKAR S/O LATE B.M.SHANKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT T-3, S LC EUPHORIA, R.M.V 2^ND STAGE, LOTTE GOLLAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 094.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SAMPATH.A., ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI.M.N.SUDEV HEGDE., AGA FOR R2; VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 4.11.2025 SRI.P.N.RAJESHWARA, ADVOCATE ACCEPTS NOTICE FOR R3 TO 6)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE PASSED IN W.P.NO.14587/2024 DATED 25.04.2025 AND DISMISS THE W.P.NO.14587/2024 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M NADAF)

This appeal by respondent No.2 in W.P.No.14587/2024 under Section 4 of Karnataka High Court Act, 1961, challenging the order dated 25.04.2025 passed by the Writ Court.

2. Under the impugned order, the Writ Court allowed the Writ Petition quashing the Resolution bearing No.43/2024 passed by the Board of the Bangalore Development Authority, for short 'the BDA' vide Annexure-E insofar as lands

in question i.e., 01 Acre 36 guntas of land in Thanisandra Village, K.R.Puram, Bangalore East Taluk. Further quashing the Communication issued by the Government dated 15.03.2025 and directed respondent No.2 to drop the acquisition proceedings in respect of land in dispute in the writ petition, accepting the recommendation of Hon'ble Sri Justice K.N.Keshavanarayana Committee at Annexure-C dated 25.03.2022.

3. The parties are referred to as per their ranking before the Writ Court.

4. The facts germane to filing of this appeal are as under:

The petitioner in W.P.No.14587/2024 filed the Writ Petition seeking following reliefs:

a) Issue a Writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing the undated resolution bearing No.43/24 passed by the Respondent No.2 to 6 vide ANNEXURE-E, and b) Consequently, direct the Respondents to accept the recommendations dated

25.03.2022 of Hon'ble Sri Justice K.N.Keshavnarayana Committee vide ANNEXURE-C and pass necessary orders de-

notifying the schedule property.

c) Pass such other orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the above case, in the interest of justice and equity.

5. It is the case of the petitioner that in a Preliminary Notification under Section 17(1) and (3) of the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976, Hereinafter referred as 'Act of 1976' dated 03.02.2003, the BDA proposed to acquire 3,339 Acres and 12 Guntas of land for the purpose of formation of Arkavathi Layout. Thereafter, a modified Preliminary Notification was issued proposing to acquire 3,83