Sri Mahadevaswamy Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

Sri Mahadevaswamy Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim procedural order only: four weeks' time granted to remove office objections, failing which the petition shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court; if objections are complied with, the petition to be listed on 25.03.2025. No adjudication on merits.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order bearing No. NAAAE 71 MAI AAPRAA 2023 (E) passed by the Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka (Respondent No. 1), vide Annexure-E, is liable to be quashed by a writ in the nature of certiorari under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.

Ratio / Principle

Four weeks' time is granted to remove the office objections; failing which, the petition shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court.

Key takeaways

In the event the office objections are complied with, the petition shall be listed on 25.03.2025.ratio¶¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 7269/2024 (LA-RES-PIL), filed before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by five petitioners (Mahadevaswamy, Kumar M, Jayaramu, Jagadisha and Nishanth, through advocate Sanjeev B L) against the State of Karnataka (Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department), the Mysuru Urban Development Authority and the Special Land Acquisition Officer, MUDA, praying for a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash Order No. NAAAE 71 MAI AAPRAA 2023 (E) passed by the Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka (Respondent No. 1), vide Annexure-E. The petition came on for orders on 18.02.2025 and was not adjudicated on merits. Per the oral order of Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria: four weeks' time granted to remove office objections, failing which the petition shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court; upon compliance, the petition to be listed on 25.03.2025. No case law cited; no quantum involved.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND

WRIT PETITION NO.7269/2024 (LA-RES-PIL)

BETWEEN

1 . SRI MAHADEVASWAMY S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O TALURU, JAYAPURA HOBLI MYSURU TLAUK 571311 MOB: 9900744593.

2 . SRI KUMAR M S/O MAHADEVA P AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS NO 21, II CROSS, HAMSA LAYOUT NEAR GANAPATHY TEMPLE SRIRAMAPURA II STAGE, KUVEMPUNAGARA MYSURU TALUK AND DISTRICT 570023 MOB: 9739427832, EMAIL: kumngud7897gmail com.

3 . SRI JAYARAMU

S/O LATE RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS OCC :BUSINESS, NO 1597, II CROSS, C BLOCK NEAR OLD MAHADAVADI ROAD MAHADEVAPURA, MYSURU SOUTH MYSURU 570008

MOB: 9900486815, EMAIL: jayaramummg gmail.com.

W.P.NO.7269/2024

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4 . SRI JAGADISHA S/O PUTTA SOMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS OCC: BUSINESS, NO 1693/2 BEHIND GARUDHACHAR TOTHADA MANE III STAGE, E BLOCK, VIJAYANAGARAM, MYSURU 570017 MOB: 8880872663, EMAIL ji5129789gmail.com.

5 . SRI NISHANTH S/O MOHAMMED GHOUSE AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, NO 751, 7TH CROSS YARAGANAHALLI NEW LAYOUT RAJKUMAR ROAD ,SIDDAHARTHNAGARA, MYSURU 570011 MOB: 9964537023, EMAIL:nishanthdasag gmail.com.

…PETITIONER/S

(BY SRI./SMT.: SANJEEV B L., ADVOCATE)

AND

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRERTARY HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001.

2 . MYSURU URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JHANSI RANI LAXMIBAI RAOD CHAMAERAJAPURAM MOHALLA LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSURU 570005 REPRSENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER.

3 . THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JHANSIRANI LAXMIBAI ROAD CHAMARAJAPURAM MOHALLA LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSURU 570005

…RESPONDENT/S

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTIONS QUASHING THE ORDER BEARING NO.NAAAE 71 MAI AAPRAA 2023 (E) PASSED BY THE SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMNET, GOVT., OF KARNATAKA (RESPONDENT NO.1) VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND ETC.,

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER.

CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA)

Four weeks’ time is granted to remove the office objections failing which, the petition shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court.

W.P.NO.7269/2024

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In the event the office objections are complied with, the petition shall

be listed on 25.03.2025.

Sd/(N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/(M.I.ARUN) JUDGE

TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SG COMPARED BY : SG

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