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Karnataka High Court
Smt. Muniyamma vs The Commissioner on 11 March, 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN
WRIT PETITION NO. 8416 OF 2024 (LB-BMP)
BETWEEN:
1. SMT. MUNIYAMMA,
W/O LATE M. JAYARAM
AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
2. SRI. J. BALU
S/O LATE JAYARAM
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
3. SRI. N. PERUMAL
S/O LATE NANDAN
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
4. SMT. INDRANI
Digitally
signed by W/O LATE I. ANNAYAPPAN
GEETHA P G
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
Location:
HIGH
COURT OF 5. SRI. M. ELANGOVAN
KARNATAKA
S/O SRI S.K. MUNIYAN
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
6. SMT. MUTHAMMAL
W/O LATE PONNUSWAMY
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
7. SRI. SATHYA
W/O LATE PERUMAL
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AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
8. SMT. VASANTHI
W/O LATE V. BHASKAR
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
9. SMT. JEEVA
D/OALTE SAMPAMMA
(W/O LATE RAJU)
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
10. SRI MURUGA
W/O LATE MURUGAN
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
11. SMT. VARALAKSHMI
W/O LATE GOVINDASWAMY
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
12. SRI. N SHIVA
S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
13. SMT. MEENA
W/O LATE KUMAR
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
14. SMT. SANDHANAM
W/O LATE MUNIYAKANNA
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
15. SMT THAYARAMMA
W/O LATE MUNIYAPPA
AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS
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16. SMT SHANTHAMMA
W/O LATE SAMPANGI
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
17. SMT SHARDA
W/O LATE DORAISWAMY
AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS
18. SMT PONNIYAMMA
W/O LATE SUBRAMANI
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
19. SRI G SAMPANGI
S/O SRI GANGAN
AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS
20. SRI SHIVALINGAM
S/O DORAISWAMY
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
21. SMT ANNIYAMMA
W/O LATE MUNIRAJU
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
22. SMT SUNITHA
D/O LATE KASIYAMMA
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
23. SRI R MANJUNATH
S/O LATE RAMU
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
24. SMT RAJESHWARI
W/O LATE ARMUGAM
AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS
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25. SMT SELVI
W/O LATE ANBU
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
26. SMT RATHNA
W/O LATE V RAJA
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
27. SRI DEVARAJ
S/O LATE CHENNASWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS
28. SMT DAIVANAI
W/O LATE A PERIASWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
29. SRI RAMESH
S/O LATE NAGARAJ,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
30. SRI VIJAY KUMAR
S/O LATE SMT ANNIYAMMA,
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
31. SMT MANJULA
W/O LATE RAVI PRAKASH,
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
32. SRI SARAVANAN
S/O LATE NATARAJU,
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
33. SRI MANJUNATH
S/O LATE MANI,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
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34. SRI DEEPAK
S/O LATE ANNIYAPPA,
AGED ABOUT YEARS
35. SMT MARALKODI
W/O LATE KUPPUSWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
36. SMT CHITRA
D/O LATE MUTHU,
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
37. SRI VENKATESH
S/O LATE BHAGYARAJ,
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
38. SRI ANBU
S/O LATE ELUMALAI,
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
39. SRI AVARAMBU
S/O LATE NARAYAN,
AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS
40. SRI E SHASHIKUMAR
S/O LATE KALA,
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
41. SRI RAMU
S/O SRI MUNISWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
42. SMT MEENA
W/O LATE AMAVASAI,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
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43. SMT ANTHONIYAMMA
W/O LATE ANNIYAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
44. SRI VENKATESH
S/O LATE AMAVASAI,
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
45. SMT SUGUNA
W/O LATE ANTHONY,
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
46. SMT MALA
W/O LATE ANTONY,
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
47. SMT ANNIYAMMA
W/O LATE MURUGESH,
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
48. SRI D VELU
S/O LATE DORAISWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
49. SRI MURUGAN
S/O LATE VEERASWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
50. SMT LAKSHMI
W/O SHANKAR,
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
51. SMT RENUKA
W/O LATE KUPPAN,
AGED ABOUT YEARS
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52. SMT VALLI
W/O LATE CHINNATAMBI,
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
53. SRI SHIVAKUMAR
S/O LATE CHINNATHAYE,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
54. SMT SANDHYAMMAL
W/O LATE GOPAL,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
55. SRI VIJI
S/O LATE ANNIYAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
56. SMT KANAKAVALLI
W/O LATE MUTHU,
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
57. SMT MALA
D/O LATE PONNAN,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
58. SRI KAMARAJ
S/O LATE M RAVI,
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
59. SRI GANESH
S/O LATE PAPAMMA,
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
60. SRI ANNADORAI
S/O LATE ANNIYAPPAN,
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
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61. SMT SHAKUNTALA
S/O LATE MUTHU,
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
62. SRI. GAJENDRA
S/O LATE KRISHNA,
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
63. SMT. KALYANI
W/O LATE SUBRAMANI
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
64. SMT. CHANDRAMMA @ KONAMMA
W/O LATE KRISHNAN
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
65. SMT. LAKSHMI
W/O MARIMUTHU
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
66. SRI. SUBRAMANI
S/O LATE MUNISWAMY
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
67. SMT. SARASA
D/O LATE MUNIYAN,
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
68. SMT. SHANTHI
D/O LATE MADURAI,
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
69. SRI. ARJUN
S/O LATE KANNAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
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70. SMT. MANJU
W/O SRI. DANDAPANI,
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
71. SRI. DANDAPANI
S/O LATE MURUGESH,
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
72. SMT. KUPPAMMA
W/O LATE SELVARAJ,
AGED ABOUT YEARS
73. SMT. ANJALAI
W/O LATE SINGARAM,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
74. SRI. RAMU
S/O LATE GUNDAN,
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
75. SMT. JAYA
W/O LATE GANGADHAR,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
76. SMT SHANTHI
W/O LATE MUNISWAMY
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
77. SMT AMUDHA
W/O LATE SUBRAMANI
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
78. SMT KOKILA
D/O LATE KANNIYAMMA AND RAJU
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
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79. SMT PADMA
W/O SRI RAMESH
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
80. SMT POONGAVANAM
W/O LATE BALAN
AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF
ANNAMMA SLUM, GANDHINAGAR
BENGALURU-560 009.
...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. VINAYAK V.KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE COMMISSIONER
BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE
N.R.SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002.
2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
KARNATAKA SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD
2ND SUB-DIVISION (GANDHINAGAR)
BENGALURU-560 020.
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1;
SRI. M.P.SRIKANTH, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE FIRST
RESPONDENT OT ISSUE THE KHATA CERTIFICATE TO THE
PETITIONERS IN RESPECT OF THEIR HOUSES AS PER THE
REPRESENTATION DATED 11.01.2024 PRODUCED AT
ANNEXURE-F AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO
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CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS
UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN
ORAL ORDER
The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:
"a. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other writ or order
directing the first respondent to issue the khata
certificate to the petitioners in respect of their
houses as per the representation dated 11.01.2024
produced at Annexure-F and-
b. Grant any other such relief/s just and proper in the
light of facts and circumstances of the case in the
interest of justice and equity."
2. Learned counsel for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara
Palike (BBMP), now Greater Bengaluru Authority
(GBA)/respondent no.1 submits that, the petitioners have
submitted a manual application and if they were to submit an
online application with all the necessary particulars, the same
would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners is agreeable for
the same.
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4. Hence, the following:
ORDER
(i) Liberty is granted to the petitioners to
make an online application for issuance of
khata for their respective houses.
(ii) If such an application is made, respondent
no.1 shall consider the same in accordance
with law and pass appropriate orders within
a period of three months thereafter.
(iii) The writ petition stands disposed of
accordingly.
Sd/-
(M.I.ARUN)
JUDGE
PGG
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