IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 6466 OF 2015 (LB-BMP)

BETWEEN:

SRI. M.R. KODANDARAM AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O LATE M.S. RAMAIAH, RESIDING AT NO.115, GOKULA EXTENSION, HMT ROAD, (NEAR BEL CIRCLE)

BANGALORE-560 054.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRADEEP S. SAWKAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001.

Digitally REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY signed by HEMALATHA J

2. THE COMMISSIONER Location:

BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, HIGH COURT OF NEAR HUDSON CIRCLE, KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560 002.

3. ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER YESHWANTHPUR SUB ZONE, YESHWANTHPUR, BANGALORE-560 022.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. BOPANNA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. S.H.PRASHANTH, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE CIRCULAR BEARING NO.UA(COM)PR:208:2012-13 DATED 07.03.2013 [ANNEXURE-A] ISSUED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT AND ETC.

THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDER ON 09.02.2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER TH