Sri Ashfaq Ahmed v. the Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Bengaluru Development Authority; BDA site cancellations; BDA Allotment of Site Rules 1984; Rule 10(3); Rule 13(9); Rule 13(10); writ of certiorari; Article 226; public interest litigation; blanket order refused; selective cancellation, natural justice and equality; restoration of cancelled sites; regularisation of 10 sites; party-in-person petitioner Ashfaq Ahmed; WP No. 14102 of 2025 (GM-RES); NC: 2025:KHC:41421-DB; Karnataka HC Division Bench, 17 October 2025; disposed with liberty to submit specific instances for examination.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with a direction that, if the petitioner provides a specific list/instances of allotments alleged to be contrary to the Rules to BDA or the concerned Authority, with particulars, the concerned Authority shall examine the same and take appropriate steps as may be necessary. No blanket quashing of cancellations, restoration, regularisation or cancellation of third-party allotments was ordered.