- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13600 WP No. 1190 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 1190 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI CHINNEGOWDA G M S/O. LATE. MELAGIRIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/O. OLD ELLEN SCHOOL ROAD, WARD NO. 2, T.B EXTENSION, NAGAMANGALA TOWN AND TALUK - 571432 2. SRI. MASTHAIAH U MARIYAPPA, S/O. MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, R/O. 230, NAGAMANGALA, NAGAMANGALA - 571432 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P MAHESHA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE TAHSILDAR NAGAMANGALA TALUK, NAGAMANGALA - 571432 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, REVENUE SUB DIVISION, PANDAVAPURA, MANDYA DIST - 571434. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA 571401. 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, MANDYA -BANNUR ROAD, MANDYA 571401. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13600 WP No. 1190 of 2025 5. SMT. LEELAVATI, W/O. LATE GOVINDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O. SRI. KALIKAMBA TEMPLE, OPP TO KST ROAD, NAGAMANGALA TOWN AND TALUK - 571434 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH.K., HCGP FOR R-1 TO R-4; SRI. L.PURUSHOTHAMMA., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR R-5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MADYA, TO CONSIDER THE OBJECTIONS FILED BY THE PETITIONERS DATED 07/01/2025 VIDE ANN-J1 AND J2 AND CONSEQUENTLY REJECT THE APPLICATION FILED BY R5 SEEKING CONVERSION OF THE LAND FOR NON-AGRICULTURE PURPOSE, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. The prayer in this writ petition is to issue a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the objections filed by the petitioners on 07.01.2025 (Annexures 'J1' and 'J2'), by which the petitioners are objecting to the applications made by respondent No.5 seeking for permission to use his agricultural land for non- agricultural purposes. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13600 WP No. 1190 of 2025 2. The learned AGA submits that the state would have no objection for issuance of such a direction to the Deputy Commissioner to consider the objections that had been filed by the petitioners. 3. In light of the said submission, a direction is issued to respondent No.3/Deputy Commissioner that while considering the application of respondent No.5 for conversion, he shall take into consideration the objections that are filed by the petitioners and thereafter pass orders in accordance with law. 4. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE RK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65