WA/2034/2025 of KHAJI MOHAMMED KHALID Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 14 July 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

WRIT APPEAL NO. 2034 OF 2025 (KLR-LG)

BETWEEN:

1.

KHAJI MOHAMMED KHALID,

SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS,

NUSRATH JABEEN,

W/O LATE KHAJI MOHAMMED KHALID,

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

2.

SUFIYA NAZNEEN,

D/O LATE KHAJI MOHAMMED KHALID,

AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

3.

SALEHA SHIRIN,

D/O LATE KHAJI MOHAMMED KHALID,

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,

4.

KHAJI WAHAEEDUZAMAN,

S/O LATE KHAJI MOHAMMED KHALID,

AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,

5.

KHAJI MOHAMMED JAVID,

S/O. LATE KHAJI MOHAMED KHALID,

AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,

Digitally

signed by

REKHA R

Location:

High Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

6.

MUJAID K.M.,

S/O. LATE KHAJI MOHAMMED KHALID,

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

7.

MASEEHA AFREEN,

D/O. LATE KHAJI MOHAMMED KHALID,

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,

ALL ARE RESIDING AT:

LASHKAR MOHALLA,

SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201.

8.

KHAZI MOHAMMED IQBAL,

S/O. LATE KHAZI ABDUL AZEEZ,

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS,

9.

KHAZI MOHAMMED FAROOQ JAHANGIR,

S/O. LATE KHAZI ABDUL AZEEZ,

AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,

APPELLANTS NO. 8 AND 9 ARE

R/O.NO.23/1, LASKHAR MOHALLA,

SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201.

THE APPELLANTS 1 TO 7 ARE

REPRESENTED BY THEIR POWER OF

ATTORNEY HOLDER

KHAJI MOHAMMED SIKANDER

S/O.KHAJI MOHAMMED IQBAL

@ K.M.IQBAL, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,

AGRICULTURIST, R/O.LUSKAR MOHALLA,

SHIVAMOGGA CITY - 577201.

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. S.V. PRAKASH., ADVOCATE (ABSENT))

HC-KAR

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA,

BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS,

M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,

SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT,

SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201.

3.

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,

SHIVAMOGGA SUB-DIVISION,

SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201.

4.

THE TAHSILDAR,

SHIVAMOGGA TALUK,

SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201.

5.

SRI. KANAKADASA SEVA TRUST,

RAMADOOTHA MIG H.84/B, II STAGE,

KHB COLONY, VINOBHANAGAR,

SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201,

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. B. RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4, SRI. VINOD KUMAR M., ADVOCATE FOR C/R5)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE

THE ORDER DATED:18.11.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED

SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP No.9520/2013

THEREBY CONFIRM THE ORDER OF GRANT DATED:24.01.2023

IN No. RD 82 LGS 2012 BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT APPEAL AND

CONSEQUENTLY, ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION FILED BY THE

APPELLANTS IN WP NO.9520/2013 AS PRAYED FOR THEREIN

AND ETC.,

HC-KAR

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

and

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF