Sri Shaik Irshad v. the State of
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 23780 of 2017 (BDA), NC: 2026:KHC:32874, High Court of Karnataka (Justice R. Nataraj), decided 02.07.2026. Petitioners Shaik Irshad and Shaik Imtiyaz (Nagawara village, Bengaluru North Taluk) challenged BDA acquisition under preliminary notification dated 27.6.1978 (No.BDA/ALAO/S/11/78-79) and final notification dated 03.01.1985 (No.HUD 567 MNX 84), invoking Section 24(2) of the Bengaluru Development Authority Act and Act 30/2013, and objected to the demolition of 25.5.2017 at 5.00 a.m.; respondent No.3 (SP, Demolition Drive) had been deleted per order dated 12.06.2017. Petition dismissed for non-prosecution — counsel Sri B.V. Ramamurthy absent, having earlier sought time due to a bereavement. Merits not adjudicated; no precedent engaged.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution as there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner; the merits of the challenge to the acquisition and the demolition were not decided.