- 1 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF MAY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 15926 OF 2026 (LA-KIADB) BETWEEN: SMT. ARCHANA V W/O KANTHARAJU D/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT HOLERAHALLI VILLAGE, VIJAYAPURA HOBLI - 562 135, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETHAN A.C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, Digitally signed HAVING OFFICE AT 2, KALIDASA MARG, by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH 1ST MAIN ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 009. 2. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, HAVING OFFICE AT 1ST FLOOR, MAHARSHI ARAVINDA BHAVAN, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. HANUMAPPA S/O LATE VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS, - 2 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR 4. VENKATESHAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 5. MUNIRAJU S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 6. AKHILA D/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 7. MANASA D/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 8. AVEEJ S/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, RESPONDENTS 3 TO 8 ARE ALL R/AT KURUGAL VILLAGE AND POST - 563 157, VEMAGAL HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.N. VASUDEVAN, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDENTS NOT TO RELEASE ANY COMPENSATION MONEY IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTIES TO THE RESPONDENT NOS. 3 TO 8 TILL THEIR RIGHTS ARE DECIDED BY THE COURT OF THE III ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KOLAR IN OS NO.249/2025 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 3 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer:- i. Issue a writ of Mandamus directing the first and second respondents not to release any compensation money in respect of the schedule properties to the respondent Nos.3 to 8 till their rights are decided by the Court of the III Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kolar in OS No.249/2025; and ii. Pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit to pass in the interest of justice and equity.

2. It is the case of the writ petitioner that the petitioner is the daughter of 4th respondent and grand daughter of 3rd respondent, niece of 5th respondent and sister of respondent Nos.6 to 8. The petitioner is married and staying separately while the respondent Nos.3 to 8 are staying together. The petitioners and respondents were joint owners of the properties as mentioned in the schedule in OS No.249/2025, which is filed for partition on the file of III Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kolar. It is stated that earlier the petitioner had filed OS No.430/2024 before the Civil Judge and JMFC, Kolar which was returned for want of pecuniary jurisdiction. While the said suit is posted on 17.06.2026 for - 4 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR further chief examination of PW1. The respondent Nos. 1 and 2 have acquired the suit schedule property and they are proposing to release the compensation in favour of respondent Nos. 3 to 8. 3. In this regard the petitioner has given a representation to the respondents on 07.05.2025 requesting not to release the compensation amount to respondent Nos.3 to 8. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the respondents have not taken any action on the said representation. 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 1 and 2 submits that they are not disputing the fact that they have received the representation on 07.05.2025. However, it is submitted that they have not considered the same as on today.

5. On 07.05.2025 petitioner has given a representation to the respondents. The respondents are duty bound to consider the representation in accordance with law, but they cannot keep the representation pending. - 5 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR 6. In that view of the matter, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition, directing the respondents to consider the representation. 7. This Court is not proposing to issue notice to the other respondents as the Court is not passing any adverse orders and respondent Nos.1 and 2 has to issue notice to respondent Nos.3 to 8 before considering the representation dated 07.05.2025. In that view of the matter, this Court is passing the following:- ORDER i. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the representation dated 07.05.2025 within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. ii. The respondent No.2 shall issue notice to the respondent Nos.3 to 8 and thereafter shall consider the representation and pass appropriate orders. iii. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. - 6 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR iv. All pending IA's in the petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8

- 1 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF MAY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 15926 OF 2026 (LA-KIADB) BETWEEN: SMT. ARCHANA V W/O KANTHARAJU D/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT HOLERAHALLI VILLAGE, VIJAYAPURA HOBLI - 562 135, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETHAN A.C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, Digitally signed HAVING OFFICE AT 2, KALIDASA MARG, by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH 1ST MAIN ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 009. 2. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, HAVING OFFICE AT 1ST FLOOR, MAHARSHI ARAVINDA BHAVAN, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. HANUMAPPA S/O LATE VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS, - 2 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR 4. VENKATESHAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 5. MUNIRAJU S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 6. AKHILA D/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 7. MANASA D/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 8. AVEEJ S/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, RESPONDENTS 3 TO 8 ARE ALL R/AT KURUGAL VILLAGE AND POST - 563 157, VEMAGAL HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.N. VASUDEVAN, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDENTS NOT TO RELEASE ANY COMPENSATION MONEY IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTIES TO THE RESPONDENT NOS. 3 TO 8 TILL THEIR RIGHTS ARE DECIDED BY THE COURT OF THE III ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KOLAR IN OS NO.249/2025 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 3 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer:- i. Issue a writ of Mandamus directing the first and second respondents not to release any compensation money in respect of the schedule properties to the respondent Nos.3 to 8 till their rights are decided by the Court of the III Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kolar in OS No.249/2025; and ii. Pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit to pass in the interest of justice and equity.

2. It is the case of the writ petitioner that the petitioner is the daughter of 4th respondent and grand daughter of 3rd respondent, niece of 5th respondent and sister of respondent Nos.6 to 8. The petitioner is married and staying separately while the respondent Nos.3 to 8 are staying together. The petitioners and respondents were joint owners of the properties as mentioned in the schedule in OS No.249/2025, which is filed for partition on the file of III Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kolar. It is stated that earlier the petitioner had filed OS No.430/2024 before the Civil Judge and JMFC, Kolar which was returned for want of pecuniary jurisdiction. While the said suit is posted on 17.06.2026 for - 4 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR further chief examination of PW1. The respondent Nos. 1 and 2 have acquired the suit schedule property and they are proposing to release the compensation in favour of respondent Nos. 3 to 8. 3. In this regard the petitioner has given a representation to the respondents on 07.05.2025 requesting not to release the compensation amount to respondent Nos.3 to 8. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the respondents have not taken any action on the said representation. 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 1 and 2 submits that they are not disputing the fact that they have received the representation on 07.05.2025. However, it is submitted that they have not considered the same as on today.

5. On 07.05.2025 petitioner has given a representation to the respondents. The respondents are duty bound to consider the representation in accordance with law, but they cannot keep the representation pending. - 5 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR 6. In that view of the matter, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition, directing the respondents to consider the representation. 7. This Court is not proposing to issue notice to the other respondents as the Court is not passing any adverse orders and respondent Nos.1 and 2 has to issue notice to respondent Nos.3 to 8 before considering the representation dated 07.05.2025. In that view of the matter, this Court is passing the following:- ORDER i. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the representation dated 07.05.2025 within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. ii. The respondent No.2 shall issue notice to the respondent Nos.3 to 8 and thereafter shall consider the representation and pass appropriate orders. iii. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. - 6 - NC: 2026:KHC:25315 WP No. 15926 of 2026 HC-KAR iv. All pending IA's in the petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8