1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 14 TH DAY OF AUGUST 2014 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DILIP B BHOSALE W.P.NO.9344/2013 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN 1. SRI K.M. RAJENDRA S/O LATE M KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS NO.3, 1ST MAIN, C K C GARDEN BANGALORE 560027 2. SRI K M BABU S/O LATE M KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS CHOLANAYANAKANAHALLI KASABA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJADITHYA SADASIVAN, ADV.,) AND 1. JOINT COMMISSIONER BBMP, MAHADEVAPURA BANGALORE 560048 2. SRI R DINESH BABU S/O N RATHNAVELU AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS #885, 5TH BLOCK, HMT LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA BANGALORE 560097 3. SRI C GARUDACHAR S/O LATE R CHOKKANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS #1009, DEWENPALYA, 9TH CROSS GOKUL POST, BANGALORE 560054 4. SRI K NARAYANAN S/O C N KRISHNA MURTHY 2 AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS #2700, 11TH MAIN, 2ND STAGE D BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE 560010 5. SMT JOTHI PRAKASH @ ANGELINE FATHIMA W/O K L GNANAPRAGASAM AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS #6, GNAN JOTHI, 2ND CROSS P H REDDY LAYOUT, HORAMAVU MAIN ROAD BANASWADI, BANGALORE 560043 6. SRI JEBA KUMAR ISRAEL S/O J ANTHONY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS #23, 6TH CROSS, JASPER COTTAGE DODDANEKKUNDI EXTN., CHINNAPPANAHALLI BANGALORE 560037 7. SMT LOURDU MARY W/O ROYAL SWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS #71, MARY NILAYAM V S P LAYOUT SUBBAIAHANAPALYA, M S NAGAR POST BANGALORE 560033 8. SRI HENRY AROKIA RAJ S/O ROYAL SWAMY AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS #71, MARY NILAYAM V S P LAYOUT SUBBAIAHANAPALYA, M S NAGAR POST BANGALORE 560033 9. SMT USHA PRASAD W/O M C S PRASAD AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS #11, BLOCK NO.24, S B M COLONY SRIRAMPURAM II STAGE MYSORE 570023 10. SRI G SUBRAMANIAN S/O LATE K GURUSWAMY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS #18, 12TH MAIN, MARUTHI NAGAR BANGALORE 560075 11. SRI V VENKATESHAPPA S/O C VENKATARAVANAPPA 3 AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS #18, 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN SOMESHWARA NAGAR, J NAGAR 1ST BLOCK, BANGALORE 560 011 12. SMT PADMAVATHI W/O G SANTHANAM AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS #19, 1ST MAIN, 7 HILLS LAYOUT CHIKKALASANDRA, BANGALORE 560061 13. DR NANCY AVARCHAN W/O DR AVARACHAN AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS #1946, 20TH MAIN, 4TH CROSS 2ND PHASE, J P NAGAR BANGALORE 560078 14. SRI M N RANGAPPA S/O NARAYANA SETTY AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS #393, 3RD MAIN, 3RD CROSS, 3RD BLOCK, AYYAPPA NAGAR DEVASANDRA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE 560036 15. SRI JACOB THOMAS S/O M C THOMAS AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS #10/1, HUTCHINS ROAD, 4TH CROSS ST.THOMAS TOWN POST BANGALORE 560084 16. SMT SULOCHANA BAI W/O LATE N B SIDDOJI RAO AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS #329, 18TH G MAIN, 6TH BLCOK KORAMAGNALA, BANGALORE 560095 17. SMT SUNILA ANNAMMA ALEXANDER W/O S PARAVASUDEVAN AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS #3-A, SHUBA SHREE APARTMENTS NO.31/3, 5TH CROSS, 1ST BLOCK REHMATH NAGAR, R T NAGAR BANGALORE 560 032 18. SMT SARITHA MARY ALEXANDER D/O P V ALEXANDER 4 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS #3-A, SHUBA SHREE APARTMENTS NO.31/3, 5TH CROSS, 1ST BLOCK REHMATH NAGAR, R T NAGAR BANGALORE 560032 19. SRI H M ASHOK S/O LATE H M SWAMY AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS #304, SWAMY, 12TH MAIN 22ND CROSS, HSR LAYOUT BANGALORE 560102 20. SMT J SOPHY HELMINAH W/O MILTON JAMES AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS #352, 5TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS JAGADISH NAGAR, NEW THIPPASANDRA BANGALORE 560075 21. SRI H H SATISH REDDY S/O LATE HANUMANTH REDDY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS #3, AAKANKSHA, 3RD CROSS SRI SATHYA SAI BABA LAYOUT KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD K R PURAM, BANGALORE-560036 22. SMT. G. ARUNA DEVI W/O SATISH REDDY AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS # 3, "AAKANKSHA", 3RD CROSS SRI SATHYA SAI BABA LAYOUT KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD K.R PURAM, BANGALORE-560036 23. SRI. G. ANAND S/O T. GOPALA REDDY AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS # 3, "AAKANKSHA", 3RD CROSS SRI SATHYA SAI BABA LAYOUT, KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD K.R PURAM, BANGALORE-560036 24. SRI T. GOPAL REDDY S/O LATE P. THIPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS # 3, "AAKANKSHA", 3RD CROSS SRI SATHYA SAI BABA LAYOUT KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD K.R PURAM, BANGALORE-560036 5 25. SRI T. ARVIND S/O T. GOPAL REDDY AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, # 3, "AAKANKSHA", 3RD CROSS SRI SATHYA SAI BABA LAYOUT KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD, K.R PURAM BANGALORE-560036 26. SMT. J. JYOTHI W/O G. ANAND MAJOR, # 3, "AAKANSHA" 3RD CROSS SRI SATHYA SAI BABA LAYOUT KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD, K.R PURAM BANGALORE -560036 27. SMT. R. BHAVYA W/O G. ANAND AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS # 3, "AAKANSHA" 3RD CROSS SRI SATHYA SAI BABA LAYOUT KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD, K.R PURAM BANGALORE -560036 28. SMT. MADHU JACOB W/O C.K JACOB AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS # 4, 4TH MAIN CROSS, 2ND STAGE KALYAN NAGAR, BANGALORE-560045 29. SMT. SUMA W/O LATE RETD. BRIG. G. THOMAS AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS # 55, SENA VIHAR, KAMMANAHALLI MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560043 30. SRI. SABU MATHEW S/O VERGHESE MATHEW MAJOR PUTHENPEEDIKOIL, MAZHUKEER KALLISSERY, APALPUZHA, KERALA-689125 31. SRI. PHILLIP K.MATHEW S/O LATE REV K.V. MATHEW MAJOR, ST.JOHN"S HIGH SCHOOL, BANGALORE-560080 32. SMT. M.V. ANNIE ATHYAL W/O THOMAS P ATHYAL AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 6 # 97, RAMAKRISHNAPPA ROAD COX TOWN, BANGALORE-560005 33. SRI.A. VENUGOPAL S/O ANANTHARAMAIAH MAJOR # 84, 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD S.B.M. COLONY-2, ANANDNAGAR BANGALORE-560024 34. SMT.A. RAJESHWARI D/O ANANTHARAMAIAH, MAJOR, # 84, 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD S.B.M. COLONY-2, ANANDNAGAR BANGALORE-560024 35. SRI.J.A. SANTOSH S/O DR. J.D. ANANTHANARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS # 15/55,JEEVANKENDRA LAYOUT CAMBRIDGE LAYOUT, ULSOOR BANGALORE-560008 36. SRI. D. NAGESWARA RAO S/O LATE SATYANARAYANA AGE: MAJOR C/O VENKATESHWARA HATCHERIES (HATCHERIES MANAGER) VILLAGE KAMARAHALLI BEGUR HOBLI, GUNDLUPET (TQ) CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT-571313 37. SRI. SAMPATH KUMAR FATHER"S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE APPLICANTS MAJOR SY. NO.19/4, BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE K.R. PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 38. SRI. S.G. JAYARAM S/O S.V. GOVINDAIAH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS SY. NO.19/4, BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE K.R. PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 39. SRI. AVINASH KUMAR S/O UMESH PRASAD SINGH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS 7 # 3035, SECTOR 12B BOKARO STEEL CITY, BOKARO JHARKHAND-527012 40. SMT. B.N. LEELAVTHI W/O SHANKAR NARAYANA G.L. AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, SY.NO.19/4, BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE K.R. PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 41. SRI S MURUGESH S/O LATE C SUBRAMANI MAJOR SY NO.19/5, BASVANAPURA VILLAGE K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 42. SMT URMILA DEVI W/O KAMESHWAR MEHTA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SY NO.19/6, BASVANAPURA VILLAGE K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 43. SMT KODE SUDHA W/O KODE SAI KRISHNA PRASAD MAJOR SY NO.19/6, BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 44. SMT P C ANITHA W/O S G JAYARAM AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS SY NO.19/4, BASVANAPURA VILLAGE K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 45. SRI P PUBLIUS S/O PAUL DURAI AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS SY NO.18/9, BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 46. SMT NAGARATHNA W/O DYNANDA RAJU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS SY NO.18/9, BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 47. SRI G SHIVA MURTHAIH S/O LATE G K VEERAPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 8 SY NO.18/9, BASAVANPURA VILLAGE K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 48. SMT SAROJINI CHANDRAKANT BHAGAJE W/O SRI CHANDRAKANT BHAGAJE AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS NO.69/12, PRASHANTH NILAYA COCONUT GARDEN, KODIGEHALLI ROAD KRISHNARAJAPURAM, BANGALORE-560036 49. SRI HAV TUKARAM MANEY S/O LATE NAGESH RAO MAJOR SY NO.19/5, BASAVANPURA VILLAGE K R PURAM HOBLI, BANGALORE-560036 50. SRI N GOVINDARAJ S/O LATE NATESH NAGALINGAM AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS NO.6/A, 17TH E CROSS 2ND STAGE, INDIRANAGAR BANGALORE-560038 51. SRI CHANDRAKANT DHANAPAL BHAGEJA S/O LATE DHANAPAL AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS #69/12, PRASHANTH NILAYA COCONUT GARDEN, KODIGEHALLI ROAD K R PURAM, BANGALORE-560036 52. SRI Y A REDDY MANIKANTA S/O Y R ANJENAYALU AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS #183(OLD NO.886) SHANTHI NILAYA IST MAIN, 3RD CROSS, KEMPEGOWDA NAGAR T DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE-560057 53. SRI V RAMANJULU S/O V RAMAIH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS #16/87-1-4, A V RAO STREET PUNGANOR, ANDHRA PRADESH-517247 54. SRI D YESHWANTH RAM KUMAR S/O D RAJENDRA PRASAD AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS #14/44, BAZAAR STREET PUNGANOR, ANDHRA PRADESH-517247 9 55. SRI D R CHANDRA SUMANTH S/O D RAJENDRA PRASAD AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS #14/44, BAZAAR STREET PUNGANOR, ANDHRA PRADESH-517247 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI NITISH K N ADV., FOR SRI K V NARASIMHAN, ADV., FOR R1; BY SRI VASANTHAPPA, ADV., FOR R2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 21-27, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40-42, 44-46, 48 & 51-55; BY SRI A VENKOBA RAO, ADV., FOR R19; BY SRI K N PURUSHOTHAMAN, ADV., FOR R28-30; BY SRI M RAGHURAMA REDDY, ADV., FOR R39 & 43; R3, 4, 6, 8 TO 10, 17, 18, R-20 & 35 ARE SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS W.P. FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDERS DT.20.12.12, VIDE ANN-A, ISSUED BY THE R1, & CONSEQUENTLY A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE R1 TO CANCEL THE KATHA ISSUED TO THE RESPONDENTS IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY & FOR SUCH OTHER ORDER. THIS W.P. COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: PC: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for respondents-1 and 19.