- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1250 WP No. 471 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 471 OF 2025 (KLR-REG) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. K.G. VENKATESH S/O LATE GOWDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT KONABANAHALLI VILLAGE HETHUR HOBLI SAKALESHAPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT-573 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KARIBASAVARAJA .K.T, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN-573 201. 3. THE TAHASILDAR SAKALESHPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT-573 123. 4. LAND GRANT COMMITTEE SAKALESHPURA TALUK Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1250 WP No. 471 of 2025 HASSAN DISTRICT-573 123. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT/MEMBERS …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA .K, HCGP) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION FOR HAVING SUBMITTED THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DATED 14.01.2019 FILED BY THE PETITIONER WHICH IS PENDING FOR CONSIDERATION AS PER VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned AGA is directed to take notice to respondents. 2. The captioned petition is filed feeling aggrieved by non-consideration of the petitioner's application filed in Form No.57 seeking regularization of petitioner's unauthorized occupation of 1.10 acres. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1250 WP No. 471 of 2025 3. Learned HCGP submits that petitioner's application tendered in Form No.57 in 2019 will be referred to the Land Grant Committee for further course of action. 4. Recording his assurance, this Court proceeds to pass the following: ORDER (i) Writ petition is allowed. (ii) Respondent No.3/Tahsildar is hereby directed to place petitioner's application and relevant records before the Land Grant Committee for further course of action. (iii) On receipt of application and all other documents, Respondent No.4/Land Grant Committee shall examine the materials and ascertain whether petitioner is entitled for regularization of unauthorized occupation of the Government land. (iv) Respondent No.4/Land Grant Committee shall conduct an enquiry as mandated under Rule 108-CCC and pass appropriate orders as contemplated under - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1250 WP No. 471 of 2025 sub-rule (3) of Rule 108-CCC of the Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1966 within a period of six months' from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE ALB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33