Shri Mehaboob Hakki v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
right of first refusal; shop allottees; Taluk Panchayat Kushtagi; Zilla Panchayat Koppal; tender notification quashed; auction of shops; enhanced rent; extension of lease; certiorari; mandamus; Articles 226 and 227; GM-TEN writ; Karnataka Municipalities Act 1965 Section 72; Municipal Rules 1966 Rule 39; State circular dated 14.08.2025; possession protected; M. Nagaprasanna; NC: 2025:KHC-D:14978
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed in part: (i) the impugned notification dated 26.12.2024 issued by respondent No.5 stands quashed; (ii) liberty reserved to the concerned respondents to act in strict consonance with the State circular quoted supra and the observations made in the course of the order; (iii) till such time, the possession of the petitioners shall not be disturbed. ¶¶150