WP/35739/2019 of WING COMMANDER G.B. ATHRI (RETD) Vs THE COMMISSIONER on 14 July 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

WRIT PETITION NO.35739 OF 2019 (BDA-PIL)

BETWEEN:

WING COMMANDER G.B. ATHRI (RETD.),

S/O LATE S N G ATHRI

AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,

RESIDING AT NO.52

'DHATRI', 3RD CROSS,

SARASWATHIPURAM,

BANNERUGHATTA ROAD,

BENGALURU-560 076.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. HARIKRISHNA S. HOLLA, ADVOCATE (ABSENT))

AND:

1.

THE COMMISSIONER

BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

KUMAR PARK WEST

T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD,

BENGALURU-560 020.

2.

STATE OF KARNATAKA,

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI,

BANGALORE-560 001

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

Digitally signed

by C K LATHA

Location: High

Court of

Karnataka

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3.

MRS. KARTHEEK MANJUNATH

S/O LATE MANJUNATH

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,

3(a) SMT. PRATHIBHA H.R.

W/O KARTHEEK MANJUNATH,

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

RESPONDENT NOS.3 & 3(a) RESIDING AT

NO.146, 'INCHARA', NEW AVALAHALLI,

BDA LAYOUT, 3RD CROSS,

SRIRANGANAGAR,

BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE,

BANGALORE-560 085.

4.

MR. POORARAM CHOUDHARY

S/O LATE GAMANARAM CHOUDHARY

AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS,

NO.1067, BTM 4TH STAGE

DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI,

BANGALORE-560 076.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY MR. MURUGESH V. CHARATI, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; MS. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-2; SRI. S.N. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R-3, 3(a); R-4 SERVED & UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE FIRST

RESPONDENT TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CANCEL

THE SALE DEED AND RESUME POSSESSION OF SITE NO.1/A, PRESENT BBMP KATHA NO.510/1/A SITUATED AT 2ND BLOCK, 2ND

PHASE, BTM 6TH PHASE, BANGALORE, WHICH IS GOT BY FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION AND VIOLATION OF ALLOTMENT RULES

AND ETC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

and

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

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