Sri Manjunath R v. the Deputy Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Illegal construction - BBMP Bengaluru - Kudlu Village, Sarjapura Hobli, Anekal Taluk - writ of mandamus - Articles 226 & 227 Constitution of India - representations dated 17.07.2023, 20.09.2023, 21.09.2023 (Annexures A-C) - court-directed inspection - report dated 04.11.2023 finding construction illegal - building licence and sanctioned plan dated 01.07.2026 - demolition of earlier construction - GPS-tagged photographs - petition disposed of as infructuous - authority not barred from acting on earlier violation - Karnataka High Court - Justice Ravi V Hosmani - WP No. 21801 of 2023 (LB-BMP).
What did the court decide?
Since respondent no.4 had obtained a building licence and sanctioned plan approved from the competent authority on 01.07.2026 and had demolished the earlier (allegedly illegal) construction, the relief sought in the petition was rendered infructuous, and the Court disposed of the petition accordingly.