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Arun Chanakrishnaiah v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC7 Apr 2026WP/10802/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024; Section 243(3)(c); Section 243(3)(d); provisional order; notice dated 16.03.2026; unauthorised construction; building bye-laws violation; deviation from sanctioned plan; Greater Bengaluru Authority; Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike; W.P.No.28269/2025; joint inspection; hearing before appropriate orders; Article 226; quash notice; LB-BMP; Karnataka HC; disposed.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of; respondents directed to proceed against the petitioners as per the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.28269/2025 (inspection, hearing and appropriate orders); pending interlocutory applications, if any, disposed of. ¶37

Arun Chanakrishnaiah Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:18916 WP No. 10802 of 2026

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.10802 OF 2026 (LB-BMP)

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BETWEEN:

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ARUN CHANAKRISHNAIAH

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S/O. T.C. CHANAKRISHNAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS RESIDING AT:9300, COIT ROAD, APARTMENT 1321, PLANO, TEXAS, 75025 REPRESENTED BY GPA HOLDER T.C. CHANAKRISHNAIAN.

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Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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SRI. T.C. CHANAKRISHNAIAH S/O. T.K. CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS OLD RESIDING AT NO.166, 5TH 'C' MAIN ROAD, 7TH CROSS, HAMPINAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR II STAGE, BENGALURU-560 104.

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&PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. SREEVATSA S., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUPREETH, ADVOCATE)

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NC: 2026:KHC:18916 WP No. 10802 of 2026

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HC-KAR

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AND:

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STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001.

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GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF COMMISSIONER HUDSON CIRCLE, N.R. SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002.

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BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGAR PALIKE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF COMMISSIONER HUDSON CIRCLE, N.R. SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002.

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&RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. BOPANNA BELLIAPPA, AGA FOR R.1, SRI. PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R.2 AND R.3;)

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THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICE DATED 16.03.2026 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 UNDER SECTION 243(3)(C) VIDE ANNEXURE-A ¸ÀASÉå:dA.D/gÁgÁ£ÀªÀ/¦.Dgï/92/2025-26, ¢£ÁAPÀ:16.03.2026 AND SECTION 243(3)(D) ANNEXURE-B ¸ÀASÉå:dAD/gÁgÁ£ÀªÀ/¦.Dgï/92/2025-26, ¢£ÁAPÀ:16.03.2026 OF THE GREATER BENGALURU GOVERNANCE ACT, 2024, ETC.

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NC: 2026:KHC:18916 WP No. 10802 of 2026

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HC-KAR

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THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

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ORAL ORDER

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The petitioners have challenged the provisional order passed under Section 243(3)(c) of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 by respondent No.2 in respect of the property belonging to the petitioners.

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The allegation against the petitioners is that they have put up construction in violation of the building bye-laws and the sanctioned plan.

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Learned counsel for the respondents submits that what has been issued to the petitioners is only a provisional order and not a final order. He further submits that, in respect of the same property and also the adjoining property belonging to a third party, this Court in W.P.No.28269/2025 has passed an order directing the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to conduct the necessary inspection, hear the parties and

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HC-KAR

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thereafter pass appropriate orders. He further submits that immediate precipitative action will not be taken against the petitioners pursuant to the impugned provisional order herein. He submits that the petitioners may be granted two weeks time to submit their reply and that a joint inspection will be conducted in their presence and only thereafter, appropriate orders will be passed. Hence, the following:-

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ORDER

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