IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT WRIT PETITION NOS.56412-56531/2018 (BDA) BETWEEN 1. KARNATAKA DALITA ACTION COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY IT’S STATE CONVENER, SRI.PRAMOD THIMMARAYAPPA, AGED 39 YEARS, HEAD OFFICE AT NO.50, PALACE LOWER ORCHARDS, BENGALURU-560 003 BY ITS MEMBERS 2. SHIVARAJ S/O PERUMAL AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT NO.36/A, 12TH CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-75 3. SUNIL KUMAR K S/O K DAMODARKURUP, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, NO.36, HUTTING COLONY, 1ST PHASE, INDIRANGAR, BENGALURU 4. SHANKAR M S/O MANI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, NO.70, 3RD CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-75 5. SATISH K S/O KUPPAN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, NO.336, 6TH MAIN, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-75 6. PRITHVIKUMAR M S/O S. MANIVANNAN (LATE) AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, NO.245, 6TH MAIN ROAD, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-560075 7. CHRISTOPHER S/O SUNDARRAJ, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, NO.181, 8TH CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-75 8. RIBIPRADEEP J S/O C. JAYARAJ, NO.224, 3RD MAIN ROAD, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-75 9. LAKSHMANA M S/O MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, NO.23, 4TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-75 10. MUNISWAMY S/O KRISHNA E, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, NO.356/A, 6TH MAIN ROAD, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-75 11. TAMIL SELVI D/O MADAYYAN, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, NO.87, MARIYAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, OLD THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU-560008 12. SUNIL S S/O K N SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO.E-166, HAL WEST COLONY, 5TH MAIN, BENGALURU-17 13. B D VIRUPAKSHA S/O DEVRAJ GOWDA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, NO.3, 4TH CROSS ANANDAPURAM EXTENSION NTS POST BENGALURU-75 14. MADHU E S S/O CHANDRASHEKAR K L AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, NO.168/1, 3RD MAIN KASTURIBANAGAR BENGALURU-26 15. KESHAVA MURTHY S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, NO.150, 4TH CROSS 4TH MAIN BEML MAIN ROAD NEW THIPPASANDRA BENGALURU-560052 16. DEEPAK S S/O JAYAKUMAR, NO.318, 3RD MAIN, KASTURIBANAGAR, MYSORE ROAD, HOSAGUDDADAHALLI, BENGALURU-26 17. DEVIKA M W/O R SRINIVASAN, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO.15, 2ND FLOOR, 3RD MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU-52 18. C R MUNISWAMY S/O RACHA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO.60, 2ND MAIN ROAD, ANASHAKTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-85 19. RITA D/O MATHEW, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, NO.34, ‘C’ STREET, BEDARAHALLI, BENSON TOWN, BENGALURU-46 20. MANGALAGOWRI W/O SIDDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO.152, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, ANANTHARAMAIAH, COMPOUND, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU 18.
21. KAVYAGIRISH W/O GIRISH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, NO.177/1, 2ND MAIN ROAD, BHOVIPALYA, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, WEST RANGE, BENGALURU 86.
22. ANITHA.K W/O KULANDAIVAL AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS NO.18, 2ND FLOOR, 5TH BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU 10.
23. GAYATRI S.P W/O PRADEEP AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS NO.26, FIRST FLOOR, RAMAMANDIRA ROAD, YALACHENAHALLI, KANAKAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU 78.
24. P. SADASHIVA S/O PANDURANGASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, NO.93, HOSAKERE HALLI MAIN ROAD, BSK 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU 85.
25. HALTAF PASHA S/O SHAIK AHMED, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, NO.7/1, 2ND FLOOR, 2ND CROSS, MUTTAMMA GARDEN, T.S.K. NAIDU ROAD, DODDAGUNDA COCKSTOWN, BENGALURU 05.
26. SHOBHA W/O SURESH AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS NO.699, 5TH MAIN ROAD, 8TH CROSS, ROAD, HAL 3RD STAGE, NTS POST, BENGALURU 75.
27. RAJASHEKARA D S/O DASEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, NO.642, BINNIPETE, BENGALURU 23.
28. SARAVANAMURTHY V D S/O LATE DHARMALINGAM, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, NO.102/1, 1ST CROSS, 80 FEET RD. MICHEL PALYA, BENGALURU.
29. LAKSHMIDEVI W/O B.T.GANGARAM, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, NO.14, 3RD CROSS ROAD, HOSAKEREHALLI, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU.
30. MARIA AGNES W/O LATE SAVARIMUTHU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, NO.304, 12TH ‘A’ CROSS, ANANDAPURA, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU.
31. MADUMATHI.S W/O MURALI, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO.39, BANASAWADI ROAD, RAMASWAMY PALYA, M.S.NAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 033.
32. CHANDRAMMA.K W/O GUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, NO.247, 13TH ‘A’ CROSS, KAVERIPURA, BENGALURU-79.
33. PUSHPA W/O LT.SUBRAMANYA, NO.51, BANASAWADI ROAD, RAMASWAMYPALYA, M.S.NAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 033.
34. SURESH PATTEGAR S/O DEVRAJ PATTEGAR, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO.9, 6TH ‘C’ MAIN ROAD, JP NAGAR, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU-560 086.
35. ADILAKSHMI D/O KANDASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, NO.42, BANASAWADI ROAD, RAMASWAMY PALYA, M.S.NAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 033.
36. CHETANKUMAR T.R. S/O RAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO.E198/6, 9TH CROSS ROAD, LAGGERE, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU-56.
37. SUNITHA W/O JAGADISH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO.13, 3RD MAIN ROAD, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU-75 38. VASUKUMAR S/O NARASIMHAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO.367, J.C.NAGAR, 6,7,8 1ST ‘D’ CROSS, WATER TANK, 4TH MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 079.
39. AMBUJA W/O MUDDESHHALLI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, NO.146/2 R.V.ROAD, MAVALLI, BENGALURU-560 004.
40. PRAMILA Y.S.
W/O UMESH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, NO.23, 3RD MAIN, 7TH CORSS, MEENAKSHINAGAR, KAMAKSHIPALYA, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BENGALURU-79.
41. R.BABU LAKSHMI W/O N.RANGANATHAN, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, NO.5/B, ABBAYYA REDDY LAYOUT,VIGNANA NAGAR, KAGGADASANAPURA, BENGALURU-93.
42. SHUBHA W/O RAMESH J, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, NO.5, 2ND CROSS, VEERABHADRANAGAR, 2ND PHASE, VIBOOTHIPURA, MARATAHALLI POST, BENGALURU-37.
43. SRINIVAS S/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, NO.368, MARUTHINAGAR, BENGALURU.
44. PRAKASH S/O MUKUNDARAO AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, NO.28, 10TH CROSS, SUDHEENDRANAGAR, BENGALURU-03.
45. VIJAYKUMAR.R S/O RAMESH K, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, NO.E-72/1, 2ND CROSS, NELAGANAHALLI, BENGLAURU-73.
46. ISHRATARA W/O MOHAMMAD GAFFAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, NO.26, 11TH ‘C’ CROSS, PADAYARANAPURA, BINNIPET, BENGALURU-26.
47. DINAKAR P S/O CHINNIYAPPANAYAK AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, NO.825,4TH CROSS, MALLIKARJUNA TEMPLE STREET, ULLAL UPANAGAR, BENGALURU 48. DHANALAKSHMI W/O JAGANNATH R AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, NO.10/2,2ND MAIN ROAD, 8TH CROSS,VITTALANAGAR, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU 49. RAMESH S S/O SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, NO.48,RAMAGONDANAHALLI, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU-64 50. M FELIX S/O LATE S MANICKYAM, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, NO.99,3RD CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, NTS POST, BENGALURU-75 51. VASANTHAKUMARI N W/O DOMNIC L MILLER, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, NO.9/3,2ND CROSS,KARAGAPPA GARDEN, MISSION ROAD, SHIVAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-27 52. MAMATHA V W/O HARISH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO.190,19TH "C" MAIN ROAD, 1ST "N" BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 010 53. A CHANDRASHEKAR S/O LT K V ASHOK, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, NO.149,11TH MAIN ROAD, 9TH CROSS, INDIRANAGAR 2ND PHASE, BENGALURU-75 54. MANJUNATH KUMAR S/O KARIBASAVAYYA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO.9,7TH CROSS, MOOKAMBIKANAGAR, HOSAKEREHALLI, BSK 3RD PHASE,BENGALURU-85 55. M UMASHANKAR S/O A MUNISWAMAYYA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS NO 149, 11TH MAIN ROAD, 9TH CROSS, INDIRANAGAR 2ND PHASE, BENGALURU - 75 56. BALARAM S/O LATE CHANDRAN AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO 31/C, MINERVA MILL BACKSIDE, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560023 57. M JAYASHREE W/O LATE R K NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS NO. 2, GURU MURTHY STREET, 3RD CROSS, ALSOORU, BENGALURU- 08 58. P VELLAOHAMY S/O PERUMAL, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS NO 21, 7TH CROSS, DAYANANDANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560031 59. RAMESH S/O LATE SHAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, NO 140, M T STREET, HAL 3RD PHASE, KODIHALLI, BENGALURU - 560008 60. S MAHESHKUMAR S/O SATYANARAYAN AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO 712, 4TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, CHAMARAJPETE, BENGALURU - 14 61. KUMARI K W/O KANUKONDA REDDY K AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, NO 21/9-1, 9TH MAIN ROAD, DATTATREYA NAGAR, HOSAKEREHALLI, BENGALURU - 85 62. CHINNASWAMY SHETTY S/O CHINNAPPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS NO 122/2, 15TH CROSS, MANGAMMAPALYA, BENGALURU - 79 63. SAI BALAJI S/O GANESH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, NO 11/6, 8TH CROSS, KANSHIRAMNAGAR, HESARAGHATTA MAIN ROAD, VIDYARANYAPURA POST BENGALURU 97 64. M SUBRAMANYA REDDY S/O EERAGAMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, NO 51, 14TH CROSS, NATARAJ LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 78 65. SRINIVAS S/O LATE NARAYAN REDDY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS NO 175, 1ST CROSS, NEW THIPPASANDRA BENGALURU - 65 66. SUDHA W/O KARIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, NO 930, MUNISHAMAPPA COMPOUND, NAGARABHAVI ROAD, MOODALAPALYA, BENGALURU - 72 67. HEMANTH KUMAR C S/O C K CHOWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, NO 314 B, 80 FEET ROAD, 20TH MAIN, KORAMANGALA , BENGALURU - 95 68. RATHNA W/O CHANDRA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS NO 21, MUNISHAMAPPA COMPOUND, NAGARABHAVI ROAD, MOODALAPALAYA, BENGALURU - 72 69. P B BRINDA MABALE W/O A YESUPADAM, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, NO 416, 13TH CROSS, HAL 3RD PHASE, ANANDAPURAM BENGALURU - 75 70. S RAVICHANDRAN S/O LT A M SUNDARMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO 25, 1ST CROSS, NEW OXFORD SCHOOL OPPOSITE, B L SHASHTRINAGAR BENGALURU - 17 71. LOKANATH S S/O SRINIVASMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, NO 79, 5TH MAIN ROAD, JABBAR BLOCK, VYALIKAVAL, BENGALURU - 560003 72. ANITHA D/O LT KUPPAN AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS NO 126, 5TH CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, BENGALURU - 560075 73. N BHARATHI W/O K MAHESH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, NO 19, H T LANE, R M NAGAR, BENGALURU EAST 74. V RANJITHA W/O N HEMANTH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, NO 180, 7TH MAIN ROAD, 7TH ‘C’ CROSS NEW COLONY, R P C LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560040 75. VENKATESH S/O H RAMACHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO 136, GANIAGRAHARA LAYOUT, SHIVANAKOTE POST, BENGALURU - 560089 76. P RANI W/O LT DAVID, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, NO 189, 8TH CROSS, ANANTHAPURA, N T POST, BENGALURU - 560075 77. KESHAVAN G S/O GURUSWAMY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS NO 102/1, 9TH MAIN ROAD, 14TH CROSS, LAKKASANDRA EXTENSION, BENGALURU - 560030 78. FLORANCE D/O SURESH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO 440, 14TH CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU - 75 79. SAMANS MARY W/O AROGYASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, NO 495-B, 8TH CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU - 75 80. B N BHAVYA W/O RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, NO 18, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD, KAVERY LAYOUT, MARATHAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560037 81. SURESH KUMAR A S/O ARUNACHALAM, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO 134/A, 6TH CROSS, ANANDAPURAM, KONENA AGRAHARA, BENGALURU - 560075 82. VIJAYAKUMAR S/O MUDDUMADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, NO 196, 23RD CROSS, JAYANAGAR 6TH BLOCK, BENGALURU - 82 83. VENKATESH A S/O B ARJUNAN, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS. NO. 1D, 1ST MAIN ROAD, ANANDAPURAM NEW THIPPASANDRA POST, BENGALURU- 560075 84. SAGAR T B S/O BETTA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO 4, 8TH CROSS, GANESHA BLOCK, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, BENGALURU NORTH BENGLAURU - 96 85. S MAHESHKUMAR S/O SATYANARAYAN AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NO 712, 4TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, CHAMARAJAPETE, BENGALURU - 18 86. ALAMELU G W/O PATRICK A C AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS NO 806, DIVYADARSHANA 4TH B CROSS, H R B R LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560043 87. R CHANDRAMOHAN S/O RANGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, NO 16, 4TH CROSS, BASAVESHWARA LAYOUT NAGASHETTIHALLI, SANJAYNAGAR POST, BENGALURU - 560094 88. GEETHA D/O SHANTHAMMA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS NO 49/2, PAPAIAH LAYOUT, KOGILE ROAD, MARUTHINAGARA BENGALURU - 64 89. CHANNAMMA W/O MARANNA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, CHANNASANDRA HALLI, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH 90. RAMESH S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARAS CHANNASANDRAHALLI, HESARAGHATTA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH 91. ANTHU SELVI W/O SHIBU JOSEPH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS NO 688/1, 4TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN ROAD, K N EXTENSION, YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU - 22 92. SELVAM K S/O LT. KANNAN, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, NO.968, 4TH BLOCK, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, P.G.HALLI, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 03 93. SAI BALAJI S/O GANESH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, NO 11/6, 8TH CROSS, KANSHIRAMNAGAR, HESARAGHATTA MAIN ROAD, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU - 97 94. KUMARI K W/O KANUKONDA REDDY K, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, NO 21/19-1, 8TH MAIN ROAD, DATTATREYANAGARA HOSAKEREHALLI, BENGALURU - 85 95. BALAMMA K W/O SUNDARROOP REDDY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, NO 51, 14TH CROSS, NATARAJA LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 78 96. KAMALAMMA W/O VENKATA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, NO 715, 11TH CROSS, 16TH MAIN ROAD, B T M LAYOUT, 2ND PHASE, BENGALURU - 560076 97. NARAYANA REDDY K S/O KONDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO 51, 14TH CROSS, NATARAJA LAYOUT , BENGALURU - 78 98. M SUBRAMANYA REDDY S/O EERAGAMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, NO 51, 14TH CROSS, NATARAJA LAYOUT BENGALURU - 78 99. CHINNASWAMY SHETTY S/O CHINNABBA SETTY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, NO 112/2 15TH CROSS, MANGAMMA PALYA, BENGALURU - 18 100. ANTHONIYAMMA W/O CHINNAPPAN, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS NO 24, 4TH CROSS, SRINIVAGILU, VIVEKANAGARA, BENGALURU - 47 101. RATHNA W/O BADRINARAYAN, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, NO 5, 30TH MAIN ROAD, 2ND PHASE, B T M LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 75 102. CHAITANYA M S/O MAHADEVASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, NO 430, 1ST MAIN ROAD, PANCHASHEELANAGAR, MOODALAPALYA, BENGALURU - 72 103. RANJITH G R S/O G H RAMAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO 6, 4TH CROSS, MANJUNATHA LAYOUT, NAGASHETTIHALLI, BENGALURU - 94 104. PREMA W/O SHANMUGAM, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS NO 5, 2ND CROSS, ANANDAPURAM N T S POST, BENGALURU - 75 105. A LATHA W/O N RAMKUMAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, NO 73, 10TH STREET, JOGUPALYA, ALASOOR, BENGALURU - 08 106. JAYAMMA W/O MAHADEVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD, CHIKKADEVASANDRA, K R PURAM, BENGALURU 107. MISSAIAH W/O BABUKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, NO 122/A, 5TH CROSS, ANANDAPURA, N T S POST, BENGALURU - 75 108. PHILOMINA W/O ANTHONY CRUSE, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, NO 112/1, KAGGADASANAPURA, BENGALURU - 73 109. KADIRAVAN P S/O POORKUDIYAN A, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO 39, 2ND MAIN, 2ND CROSS, ANJANEYA BLOCK, SHESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU - 20 110. V B NARASIMHA RAO S/O V B BABU RAO, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO 16, 12TH MAIN ROAD, KAMAKSHIPALYA, VRUSHABAVATHINAGAR, BENGALURU 79 111. SAGAIMARY W/O ARUL DASS, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS NO 45, SRIRAMNAGARI, G H LANE, MURUGESHPALYA, BENGALURU -17 112. HEMANTH S/O LAKSHMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS NO 235, KASHINAGARA, YALACHENAHALLI, BENGALURU - 78 113. GOWDA UMESH NAGARAJU S/O NGARAJU K, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS NO 515, 1ST CROSS, S V G NAGAR, MUNISHAMAPPA COMPOUND, BENGALURU - 72 114. YELUMALAI S/O ARUMUGAM, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NO 60/1, MEGINAPALYA VILLAGE, MEGINAPALYA, BENGALURU - 43 115. CHITRA W/O SHANKAR J, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, NO 368, 3RD MAIN ROAD, ANANDAPURA, N T SANDRA POST, BENGALURU 75 116. P MARI W/O PONGAVANAM, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS NO 110, 1ST MAIN ROAD, SUDHAMANAGAR, N T S POST, BENGALURU - 75 117. KIRAN KUMAR N S/O MUNIRAJU S R AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, NO 78, SIRESANDRA, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 89 118. H.B. PUSHPALATHA W/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, NO.34/69, TARANIVILASA, VIVEKANANDA BLOCK, 4TH CROSS, P.G.HALLI, BENGALURU-03 119. UMA V KUMAR W/O VASANTHKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NO.18, 15TH C CROSS, 14TH MAIN , BANDAPPA GARDEN, MUTYALANAGARA, BENGALURU-54 120. LAKSHMAMMA W/O LT MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, NO.475, 16TH CROSS, ANANDAPURA, N.T.POST, BENGALURU-75 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI.N.M.HANDRAL, ADVOCATE ) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, BENGALURU – 560 003 …RESPONDENTS (SRI.DILDAR SHIRALLI, HCGP FOR R1; SRI.K.KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R2;
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DATED 16.07.2018 IN REFERENCE VIDE ANNEXURE-L FOR ALLOTMENT OF SITE TO EACH OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE LAYOUT FORMED BY THE RESPONDENTS AS PER THE RESOLUTION DATED 02.07.1994 VIDE ANNEXURE-D.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER The petitioners claiming to be members of the depressed classes are before this Court with an innocuous prayer that the respondent No.2-BDA be directed to consider their representation dated 16.07.2018 at Annexure-L to these writ petitions wherein a request is made for grant of BDA sites in favour of the persons whose names are enlisted in Annexure-L.
2. Sri.Dildar Shiralli, learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice for respondent No.1 and Sri.K.Krishna on request accepts notice for respondent No.2- BDA. Having opposed these writ petitions on the ground of delay and laches, they graciously submit that there would not be much difficulty in considering the representation in question in accordance with law, if a reasonable period is prescribed by this Court for such consideration and also subject to the petitioners co-operating in furnishing necessary information/documents.
3. In the above circumstances, these writ petitions succeeds in part; a Writ of Mandamus issues to respondent No.2-BDA to consider petitioners representation dated 16.07.2018 at Annexure-L in accordance with law, within an outer limit of three months and further, to inform the petitioners individually the result thereof, forthwith.
4. It is open to the respondent-BDA to solicit or seek any information or documents from the side of the petitioners as are required for due consideration of the aforesaid representation, subject to the rider that in that guise the delay shall not be brooked.
Sd/- JUDGE KPS