IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 04TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.35049-51 OF 2017 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN:
1. Sri. P. Thayappa Reddy, Aged about 70 years, S/o Late Erappa Reddy, Arakere Village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South, Bengaluru Urban District – 560 068.
2. Sri. Nagaraju, Aged about 53 years, S/o Late Krishna Reddy, Arakere Village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South, Bengaluru Urban District – 560 068.
3. Sri. Shivakumar, Aged about 44 years, S/o Late Krishna Reddy, Arakere Village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South, Bengaluru Urban District – 560 068.
Petitioners 1 to 3 are all represented by Their GPA holder Mr. Chetan Tayal, “Addi Housing and Industries Ltd.” #50, Gold Towers, Residency Road, Bengaluru – 560 025.
Represented by its Director. … Petitioners (By Sri.Lohitaswa Banakar, Adv.) AND:
1. The Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, Department of Housing & Urban Development, Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru – 560 001.
2. Bangalore Development Authority, Kumara Park West, Bengaluru – 560 020, Represented by its Commissioner.
3. Addl. Land Acquisition Officer, BDA, Kumara park West, Bengaluru – 560 020. … Respondents (By Sri.E.S.Indiresh, AGA for R-1;
Sri. K. Krishna, Adv. for R-2 and 3) These writ petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to call for records pertaining to the impugned acquisition notification and declare that the acquisition proceedings initiated by respondent No.2 pursuant to the preliminary notification published in the Gazette dated 08.09.1987 at Annexure-A issued by respondent No.1 and the final Notification published in the Gazette dated 28.07.1990 vide Annexure-B issued by respondent No.1 sofar as the petitioners schedule property stood lapsed and consequently issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the notification dated 08.09.1987 vide Annexure-A and 28.07.1990 vide Annexure-B issued by respondent No.1 in respect of the petitioners schedule properties are concerned.
These Writ Petitions coming on for Orders this day, the Court made the following:
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petitions.
Memo is placed on record.
In view of the memo, the Petitions stand dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for.
Sd/- JUDGE MBM