IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^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. 32 OF 2026 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. VISHAL PATHANGE G., AGED 48 YEARS, S/O GOPAL KRISHNA RAO, R/AT: NO. 1112, SHOBHA CHYRASANTHEMUM, TANISANDRA MAIN ROAD, NARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 077.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. NAYANA TARA B G., ADVOCATE)

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signed by REKHA R Location: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, High Court REPRESENTED BY of Karnataka PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001.

2. MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI RANI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, CHAMARAJAPURA, LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSORE - 570 005.

REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1, MS. MEGHA SUNIL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. G.B. SHARATH GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PRESENT APPEAL BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 19.11.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No.16755/2021 AND ETC.

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

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