Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (LB-RES) WP No. 12869 of 2018, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 21.04.2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.I.Arun (single judge). Subject: allotment of Ashraya housing sites; exclusion of 152 petitioners from the beneficiary list; prayer to implement Deputy Commissioner's order dated 18.11.2008 (Annexure-D). Respondents included Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited, Deputy Commissioner Bangalore Urban District, Zilla Panchayath and Taluka Panchayath Banashankari, Jagruthi Samithi, Tahsildar Bangalore South Taluk, and Channenahalli Gramapanchayath. Filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. Outcome: petition disposed of with a direction to respondent No.7 to identify beneficiaries in accordance with law within four months and allot sites if available. No precedent cases cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.7 (Channenahalli Gramapanchayath) to identify the beneficiaries for allotment of sites under the Ashraya scheme in accordance with law within four months from receipt of certified copy of the order, and to allot them the sites if available, in accordance with law.