Vistara Ventures Vs Aroon Saab — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

Vistara Ventures Vs Aroon Saab — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None; the writ petition was dismissed, with a direction that the petitioners cooperate for early conclusion of the trial pending since 2017.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari to quash all further proceedings in LGC (P) No.316/2017 pending before the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Courts at Bangalore (including the order dated 30.06.2023 rejecting the discharge application) should be allowed.

Court's answer

The Land Grabbing Court rightly rejected the petitioners' application for discharge, and this Court finds no ground to interfere with the ongoing proceedings.

Ratio / Principle

More than a prima facie case exists against the petitioners for committing the offence under Section 4(3) of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011.

Key takeaways

As per the report of the Tahsildar, the petitioners have encroached upon 0.00.12 guntas of land in Sy.No.312 of Begur Village (out of 14 guntas of kharab land).ratio¶49

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (KLGP) No.4580 of 2026 under Article 226 & 227 of the Constitution r/w Section 528 BNSS by Vistara Ventures (through partner S.K Prajwal) and Smt. V. Padmavathy, seeking certiorari to quash all further proceedings in LGC(P) No.316/2017 before the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Court at Bengaluru and the order dated 30.06.2023 rejecting their discharge application. This was the second writ petition for the same relief; the earlier WP.No.11767/2018 was disposed of on 07.03.2018. The Land Grabbing Court had found (paras 10-18) a prima facie case for framing charge under Section 4(3) of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011, noting per the Tahsildar's report an encroachment of 0.00.12 guntas out of 14 guntas of kharab land in Sy.No.312 of Begur Village. Finding 'more than the prima facie case' against the petitioners, the Division Bench (per D K Singh J, with T.M.Nadaf J) held there was no ground to interfere with the ongoing proceedings and dismissed the writ petition, directing the petitioners to cooperate for early conclusion of the trial pending since 2017.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF MARCH, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 4580 OF 2026 (KLGP)

BETWEEN:

VISTARA VENTURES, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER, S.K PRAJWAL, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OFFICE AT NO.191, 2^ND FLOOR, 16^TH MAIN, 36^TH CROSS, 4^TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 054.

Digitally Signed by REKHA R Location : High Court of Karnataka

SMT. V. PADMAVATHY, D/O. LATE A.VENKATAPPA, W/O N. VISWANATH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.304, SUNNINGDALE, 193, DUO HEIGHTS LAYOUT, BTM 4^TH STAGE, BEGUR DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 068.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. SHASHI KIRAN V., ADVOCATE)

AND:

AROON SAAB, S/O YAKOOB SAAB, AGED MAJOR, RESIDING AT NO.10, VARASIDHI VINAYAKA LAYOUT, APR CHOULTRY ROAD,

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VANGASANDRA, 14^TH CROSS, MADIWALA POST, BENGALURU - 560 068.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KANDHAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 009.

THAHSILDAR, KANDHAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 009.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. G.S. ARUNA, HCGP FOR R2 & R3)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 & 227 OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION R/W SECTION 528 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT AND QUASH ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN LGC (P) NO.316/2017 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION SPECIAL COURTS AT BANGALORE - VIDE ANNEXURE-A, AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

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ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)

This present writ petition has been filed impugning the order dated 30.06.2023, challenging the proceedings pending before the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Court at Bengaluru in LGC(P) No.316/2017.

This is the second writ petition which has been filed by the petitioners seeking the same relief.

Earlier the petitioners had approached this Court in WP.No.11767/2018. This Court vide order dated 07.03.2018 disposed of the said writ petition. The said order has not been placed on record by the learned counsel for the petitioners. However, an averment has

been made on this aspect in the writ petition. Thereafter, the petitioners had filed an application for discharge. The Tribunal has rejected the application of the petitioners for discharge vide order dated 30.06.2023.

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The learned Land Grabbing Court has

considered all arguments and in paragraph Nos.10 to 18, found that there is a prima facie case against the petitioners for framing of the charge for commission of offence under Section 4(3) of the Karnataka Land Grabbing prohibition Act, 2011.

Some of the observation of the learned Land

Grabbing Court would be apt to taken note of. The Land Grabbing Court has observed that the documents relied on by the petitioners itself would disclose that they had encroached upon the Government property more particularly kharab land in Sy.No.312 of Begur Village. However, as per the report of Tahsildar, Bengaluru South Taluk, the petitioners have encroached upon 0.00.12 guntas out of 0-14 guntas of kharab land in Sy.No.312 of Begur Village.

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It is further stated that out of 14 guntas of

Kharab land in Sy.No.312 of Begur Village, there was an

encroachment to the extent of 0.00.12 guntas.

In view of the aforesaid, the Land Grabbing

Court has rightly rejected the application. Thus, we find no ground to interfere with the ongoing proceedings where there exist more than the prima facie case against the petitioners for committing the offence under Section 4(3) of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011. Even as per the report of Tahsildar, the petitioners have encroached upon 0.00.12 guntas of land in Sy.No.312 of

Begur Village. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed .

The petitioner should cooperate for early conclusion of the trial, as the trial is pending since 2017.

Sd/(D K SINGH) JUDGE

Sd/(T.M.NADAF) JUDGE

PK

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