Karnataka High Court
WP/24148/2025 of SMT. P DEVAKI Vs BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on 13 July 2026
NC: 2026:KHC:35509-DB WP No. 24148 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO.24148 OF 2025 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. P DEVAKI W/O K GOPALAKRISHNA,
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
WRIT PETITION NO.24148 OF 2025 (LA-BDA)
BETWEEN:
1.
SMT. P DEVAKI
W/O K GOPALAKRISHNA,
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS,
R/AT NO.71, 3RD CROSS,
BDA LAYOUT,
DR SHIVARAMA KARANTH NAGAR,
HEGDENAGAR POST,
BENGALURU-560077
2.
SMT. PADMAMALINI G RAO
W/O T GOPALAKRISHNA RAO,
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS,
R/AT NO.2, SWATHI APARTMENTS,
4/1, RATNAVILAS ROAD,
BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU-560004
3.
SMT. SAVITHA PARTHASARATHY
W/O SRI PARTHASARATHY,
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,
R/AT MARAPPA GARDENS,
CHURCH ROAD, BENSON TOWN POST,
BENGALURU-560046
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. VIKRAM A HUILGOL SR. ADVOATE FOR
SRI. ANIL KUMAR R, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,
REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER,
KUMARA PARK WEST,
T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD,
BENGALURU - 560 020.
2.
HONBLE JUSTICE K.N. KESHAVA
NARAYANA COMMITTEE,
Digitally
signed by
REKHA R
Location:
High Court of
Karnataka
HC-KAR
HAVING OFFICE AT KRUSHI BHAVAN,
4TH FLOOR, HUDSON CIRCLE,
BENGALURU - 560 002.
REPRESENT BY CHAIRMAN
(RESPONDENT NO.2 IS DELETED
VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 26.03.2026)
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. MURALI N., ADVOCATE,)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO GRANT THE
FOLLOWING RELIEFS ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER
APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING OR
SETTING ASIDE THE IMPUGNED RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE
HONBLE 2ND RESPONDENT - COMMITTEE AGAINST THE PETITIONERS
HEREIN, IN CASE KNKC NO.143/2022, PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE- A, ETC.,
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B
GROUP, 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) The writ petition has been filed impugning the recommendation of the Justice K.N.Keshavanarayana Committee dated 29.05.2025 on claim of the petitioners that their sites, which they had bought from one Rajanna in Sy.Nos.54 and 55/1 of Srirampura Village, Yelahanka Hobli, Bangalore North Taluk, under registered sale deeds dated 17.03.1995, 30.03.1995 and 08.05.1998, whereas
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Mr.Rajanna had bought the said land vide sale deed dated 08.02.1995 and the said sale deed is mentioned in the recital of three (3) sale deeds.
2. The Justice K.N.Keshavanarayana Committee only on the ground that the sale deeds executed by Mr.Rajanna in favour of the petitioners do not mention the survey number, would not suggest that sites were not sold to the petitioners from the land in Sy.Nos.54 and 55/1, however, it appears that the Committee has not looked into the sale deed dated 08.02.1995 in favour of Mr.Rajanna, which specifically mentions the Sy.No.54 measuring 12 guntas and Sy.No.55/1 measuring 3 guntas.
3. When the said sale deeds dated 08.02.1995 executed in favour of Rajanna finds mention in the recitals of the three (3) sale deeds, we are of the opinion that by not mentioning survey number in the three (3) sale deeds executed in favour of petitioners by Rajanna, would not make any difference.
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4. We, therefore, remand the matter back to the Committee to re-examine the issue in the light of sale deed dated 08.02.1995 executed in favour of Mr.Rajanna.
5. With the aforesaid, we dispose of this writ petition. The petitioners shall appear before the Committee again on 22.07.2026. The petitioners are at liberty to produce any other evidence on which they wish to rely on in support of them.
Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE
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