1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 10 TH DAY OF APRIL 2013 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A S BOPANNA W.P.No.40/2013 (LB-BMP) c/w W.P.Nos.47952-955/2012, 47956-958/2012, 48730/2012 & 49291/2012, 49143-155/2012, 50317/2012, 47037/2012, 44597-598/2012, 47041-42/2012 & 47278/2012, 52403-404/2012, 50678/2012, 51508-510/2012, 42/2013, 44/2013, 67/2013, 68-69/2013, 70/2013, 71/2013, 72-74/2013, 197/2013, 236/2013, 237/2013, 238/2013, 403/2013, 674-675/2013, 279/2013 & 1630-31/2013, 695-697/2013, 828/2013, 824/2013, 825/2013, 1024-28/2013, 1126-38/2013, 1147/2013, 1361/2013, 1434/2013 & 2043-44/2013, 2479-83/2013, 2582-83/2013, 2719/2013, 2746/2013, 49227/2012, 49268-273/2012, 49387/2012, 50104/2012, 50227/2012, 50343/2012, 50666/2012 & 591/2013, 50758/2012, 52526/2012, 120/2013, 2725/2013, 2728/2013, 2766/2013 & 3293-95/2013, 3312/2013, 3417/2013, 3824-26/2013, 3827/2013, 3832/2013 & 3860-63/2013, 3852/2013, 3886-87/2013, 3888/2013, 4598/2013, 4603-604/2013, 4606/2013, 4607/2013, 4720/2013, 4748/2013, 4761/2013, 4763/2013, 5393/2013 & 7091-94/2013, 5854-55/2013, 5866/2013, 5867/2013, 5936/2013, 5937/2013, 5938/2013, 5939/2013, 5975-78/2013, 5991/2013, 6248-51/2013 & 6471-73/2013, 6500/2013, 6884/2013, 6907-908/2013, 6964/2013, 6965/2013, 7032-35/2013, 7059-60/2013, 7061-63/2013, 7315/2013, 7317-318/2013, 7891/2013 & 8980-81/2013, 7895-98/2013, 7900-902/2013, 7904/2013, 7905/2013, 7906/2013, 7925-26/2013 & 8001-03/2013, 7997/2013, 8101/2013, 8102/2013 & 8583-85/2013, 8208-209/2013, 8276-77/2013, 8390/2013, 8422/2013 & 8461/2013, 8857/2013, 8986-87/2013, 9250/2013, 9328-29/2013, 9330-32/2013, 988/2013 & 1844-1932/2013, 1343/2013, 51821-823/2012, 6966/2013, 6485/2013 & 9620-21/2013, 45223/2012, 8578/2013 & 9544-45/2013, 9726-27/2013, 6484/2013 & 9623-24/2013, 10267/2013, 10272/2013, 10265/2013, 9380-82/2013, 9687-89/2013, 46968/2012, 46489/2012, 47348/2012, 47232/2012 & 47431/2012, 47234-238/2012, 47239/2012, 47401/2012, 10732/2013, 10574/2013, 1338/2013, 45878/2012, 49565-566/2012, 1144/2013, 1145/2013, 1485/2013, 2 10920-921/2013, 4414/2013 & 5824/2013, 10266/2013, 10273-274/2013, 10922-923/2013, 11209/2013, 11331-334/2013 & 11335/2013, 12209/2013, 12210/2013, 12224-235/2013, 2218-21/2013, 49852-858/2012, 12592/2013 & 12647-48/2013, 12616/2013, 12649-56/2013, 12657/2013, 12719/2013, 12755/2013, 12865/2013, 12902-903/2013, 12720/2013, 13201/2013, 12866/2013, 12302-303/2013, 13745/2013, 13387/2013 & 14262-64/2013 AND 14390/2013 (LB-BMP) W.P.No.40/2013 BETWEEN: M/S S R CONSTRUCTIONS PARTNER M/S S.R. CONSTRUCTIONS, NO.7/272, KAKATEEYA RESIDENCY COURT ROAD, ANANTHAPURA, A.P. REP. BY ITS PARTNER SRI. M. RAJAGOPAL, S/O SRI. M. SESHAIAH NAIDU AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS ... PETITIONER (BY SRI RAGHUNATH C M, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPT. OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-01 BY ITS SECRETARY 2.THE COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE BANGALORE-02 3.THE JOINT COMMISSIONER YELAHANKA ZONE, BYATARAYANAPURA, BBMP, BANGALORE-92 4.THE ASST. REVENUE OFFICER YELAHANKA SUB ZONE, BBMP, BANGALORE-64 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI N B VISHWANATH, AGA. FOR R1 SRI H N NANJUNDA REDDY SR.COUNSEL FOR SRI K N PUTTEGOWDA, ADV. FOR R2-4) 3 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYER TO QUASH THE CIRCULAR DATED 28.9.2012 VIDE ANNEXURE-A ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT AND ETC. W.P.Nos.47952-955/2012 BETWEEN: 1.SRI S RAVINDRANATH S/O LATE SHIVARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 2.SRI B S SOMASHEKAR S/O LATE SHIVARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 3.SRI B S GOPINATH S/O LATE SHIVARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS 4.R V SUBBAREDDY S/O RAJAGOPAL REDDY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS THE PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 3 ARE REP. BY THEIR GPA HOLDER THE PETITIONER NO.4 HEREIN ALL ARE R/AT AND HAVING OFFICE AT M/S ECSTASYP RJECTS PVT LTD NO.720/A7, 11TH MAIN 9TH CROSS, INDIRANAGAR HAL 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-560 038 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI T NAGARAJA, ADV.) AND: 1.THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001 2.THE COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE N R CIRCLE, BANGALORE-560002 4 3.THE ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER HOODI SUB DN, TOWN PLANNING, BBMP MAHADEVAPURA DIVISION MAHADEVPURA BANGALORE-48 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI N B VISHWANATH, AGA. FOR R1 SRI B V MURALIDHAR, ADV. FOR R2 & 3) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYER TO QUASH THE CIRCULAR DATED 28.9.12 PASSED BY THE R2 VIDE ANNX-D AND THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 20.11.12 ISSUED BY R3 THE ASST. REVENUE OFFICER, BBMP, HOODI SUB DVN, MAHADEVAPURA DVN, BEST BANGALORE-48 IE., IMPROVEMENT CHARGES ARE CONCERNED VIDE ANNX-E AND ETC. W.P.Nos.47956-958/2012 BETWEEN: 1.SMT PARIJATHA W/O LATE K. NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 2.SRI. N. MANJUNATH S/O LATE K. NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS 3.SMT. VEENA S/O LATE K. RAVIKUMAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT NO.189, SRI. RAMANJANEYA NILAYA, IMMADIHALLY, HAGADURU ENTRY, WHITE FIELD POST BANGALORE-560 066 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI T NAGARAJA, ADV.) AND: 1.THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BY ITS SECRETARY 5 VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-01 2.THE COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N.R. CIRCLE, BANGALORE-02 3.THE ASSISTANT/ DEPUTY DIRECTOR TOWN PALNNING, BBMP, MAHADEVAPURA DIVISION, MAHADEVAPURA BANGALORE-48 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI N B VISHWANATH, AGA. FOR R1 SRI B V MURALIDHAR, ADV. FOR R2 & 3) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYER TO QUASH THE CIRCULAR DATED 28.9.12 PASSED BY THE R2 VIDE ANNX- D AND THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 25.10.12 ISSUED BY R3 THE ASST./DY DIRECTOR, TOWN PLANING BBMP, MAHADEVAPURA DVN, BEST BANGALORE-48 IE., IMPROVEMENT CHARGES ARE CONCERNED VIDE ANN-E AND ETC. W.P.Nos.48730/2012 & 49291/2012 BETWEEN: 1.SMT. MOTAMMA W/O MUNIANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, 2.SMT CHIKKATHAYAMMA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDENTS OF PANATTHUR, VARTHUR-HOBALI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE. RER. BY THEIR DULY AUTHORISED G.P.A HOLDER, NADIMPALLI SRINIVASA RAJU PROPRIETOR, M/S S.R.CONSTRUCTIONS. ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI UDAYAKUMAR P & SRI M R HIREMATHAD, ADVS.) 6 AND: 1.THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-1 2.THE COMMISIONER BRUHATH BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, BANGALORE-560002 3.THE JOINT DIRECTOR TOWN PLANNING, BANGALORE EAST, BRUHATH BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, BANGALORE-560002 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI N B VISHWANATH, AGA. FOR R1 SRI B V MURALIDHAR, ADV. FOR R2 & 3) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYER TO QUASH THE CIRCULAR DT.28.9.12, VIDE ANN-A ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER, BBMP BANGALORE. W.P.Nos.49143-155/2012 BETWEEN: 1.MR. KOTAPATIJANARDHANARAO S/O LATE SRI.NARASIMHAN, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT NO.73, H BLOCK, MADHURA NAGAR, HYDERABAD-38. 2.MR.G.NAGESWARA RAO S/O LATE SRI.CHENCHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.23, 7TH CROSS, JAI JAVAN NAGAR, CHIKKA BANASWADI, SUBBANNA PALYA, BANGALORE-560 033. 3.MRS. G.PRAMILA W/O MR. G.NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, 7 R/AT NO.23, 7TH CROSS, JAI JAVAN NAGAR, CHIKKA BANASWADI, SUBBANNA PALYA, BANGALORE-560 033. 4.MR.KONDA MADHUSUDHANA RAO S/O SRI.MALAKONDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT NO.38, FERNS CITY, DODDANAKUNDI, NEAR OUTER RING ROAD, NEAR MARATHAHALLI, BANGALORE. 5.MRS. G.MEENA CHOWDARY D/O SRI. G MALAKONDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, W/O MR.KONDA MADHUSUDHANA RAO, R/AT NO.38, FERNS CITY, DODDANAKUNDI, NEAR OUTER RING ROAD, NEAR MARATHAHALLI, BANGALORE. 6.MR.M.RAMANAIAH S/O SRI.PERAIAH CHOWDARY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.36, VENKATWSHWARA NILAYA, NMR LAYOUT, 1ST CROSS, BEHIND SHWETHA SCHOOL, UDAY NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 016. 7.MS. S.SAILAJA D/O A.HARINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, B/205, USHA ENCLAVE, SRINAGAR COLONY, HYDERABAD. 8.MRS.MOLUGU ARUNA W/O MR.M.PURNACHANDER, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO.109, “ASHWINI HEIGHTS”, KODIHALLI, BANGALORE-560 008. 9.MR.K.MAHESWARA RAO 8 S/O K.CHINNA MALAKONDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, D NO.24-8-6, PV, RAJU STREET, RAMAN NAGAR, NEAR SARADA COLLEGE, VIJAYAWADA-11, ANDHRA PRADESH. 10.MR.D.NAGAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, NO.25 DNR NILAYAM, 3RD CROSS, GOVINDAPPA ROAD, R.S.PALYA, M.S.NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 033. 11.CH. MALYADRI S/O LATE SRI.ANKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT GANDHI STATUE STREET, BHAVANI PURAM, VIJAYAWADA-12. 12.MR.Y.SRINIVAS S/O MR. YANADAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT H-84, MADHURA NAGAR, NEAR VELLANKI FOODS, HYDERABAD, 13.MR.RAVULAPALLI PRASAD S/O SRI.ANKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO.102, SITE NO.193, S.V.PARADISE, AECS LAYOUT, KUNDALAHALLI, BANGALORE. PETITIONERS 1 TO 13 REP. BY THEIR G.P.A. HOLDER THE PETITIONER 1 & 4 HEREIN ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI SUNDAR RAJ, ADV.) AND: 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001 9 REP.