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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 21866

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU


NC: 2026:KHC:19989


WP No. 10952 of 2026

WRIT PETITION NO. 10952 OF 2026 (LB-BMP)


BETWEEN:


1. SHRI. K.DEVARAJU S/O JOGAPPA


AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT KARIKALDODDI


HOSUR VILLAGE, BIDADI HOBLI RAMANAGAR TALUK BENGALURU SOUTH


BENGALURU-562 109.


REP. THROUGH GPA HOLDER SHRI. PRABHURAJ D. AMBALI


S/O DURADUNDAYA AMBALI Digitally AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS signed by


GEETHA P G R/AT NO.304, ARJUN ENCLAVE Location: ISRO LAYOUT, GANAPATI TEMPLE HIGH


COURT OF PRASHANTI NAGAR KARNATAKA BENGALURU SOUTH-560 078.


…PETITIONER


AND:


1. STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT


REP. BY ITS SECRETARY


M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.


2. GREATER BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF COMMISSIONER


RAMANAGAR, RAMANAGAR TALUK BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT


B.M. ROAD, RAMANAGAR-562 159.


3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT


DISTRICT COLLECTOR OFFICE COMPLEX B.M. ROAD, RAMANAGAR TOWN-562 159.


…RESPONDENTS


BY SRI. HARSHA N.VEERANGOUDRA, ADVOCATE (For Petitioner)


BY SRI. BOPANNA BELLIAPPA, AGA FOR R1 AND R3


SRI. SHIVAPRASAD SHANTANAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2


THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN


DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER'S REPRESENTATIONS DATED 25.02.2026 VIDE ANNEXURES-D AND D1 RESPECTIVELY AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO SELL THE LAND BEARING SY.NO.72 MEASURING 4 ACRES SITUATED AT HOSUR VILLAGE, BIDADI-2 HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

ORAL ORDER

1. The case of the petitioner is that, he is the owner of the property which is the subject matter of the writ petition. That the said land has been notified for acquisition for Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township purposes and a preliminary notification has been issued in this regard. The petitioner is desirous of alienating the property. However, as per the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short 'the Act'), there is a bar on the same and he can alienate the same only with the permission of respondent nos.2 and 3 as per Section 11(4) of the Act. As there has been no action initiated upon his representations, the present writ petition is filed with a prayer to direct the authorities concerned to consider his application in accordance with law.

2. Learned counsel for respondent no.2 and the learned AGA together submit that they will consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders thereafter.

3. For the aforementioned reasons, respondent nos.2 and 3 are directed to consider the request of the petitioner in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders thereafter within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order.

4. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly.

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