REPORTABLE

2025 INSC 3 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 10338 of 2023)

BERNARD FRANCIS JOSEPH VAZ AND OTHERS …APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS …RESPONDENT(S)

J U D G M E N T

B.R. GAVAI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal takes exception to the final judgment and order dated 22nd November 2022 in Writ Appeal No. 678 of 2022 (LA-KIADB) passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, whereby the Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the writ appeal filed by the appellants herein against the judgment and order dated 18th April 2022 in Writ Petition No. 1627 of 2021 passed by the learned Single Judge Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by DEEPAK SINGH D 12a :t 3e 9: :2 10 42 I5 S. T01.02 of the High Court dismissing their writ petition.

Reason:

FACTS:

3. The facts, in brief, giving rise to the present appeal are as follows:

3.1. From 1995 to 1997, the appellants herein purchased various residential sites at Gottigere Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Karnataka vide registered sale deeds and became absolute owners of their respective sites.

3.2. On 3rd April 1997, a Fra