- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:203-DB WP No. 9334 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA WRIT PETITION NO. 9334 OF 2019 (KLGP) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI. H.D. DORESWAMY, S/O DODDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 2. SHRI. KALEGOWDA, S/O NANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 3. SHRI.DODDEGOWDA, S/O CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 4. SHRI. CHANDRASHEKAR, S/O CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 5. SHRI. NANJEGOWDA, S/O DODDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 6. SHRI. SHIVASHANKAR, S/O THOPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT ATTAVARA HOSAHALLI, ATTAVARA POST, DUDDA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT - 573 118. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRAKASH T HEBBAR, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NANDINI D Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:203-DB WP No. 9334 of 2019 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SHRI. CHANNEGOWDA, S/O CHANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, ATTAVARA HOSAHALLI, ATTAVARA POST, DUDDA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT - 573 118. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.CHANDINI S., HCGP FOR R-1; SRI. NARASIMHA RAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) **** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ADMIT THIS APPEAL AND CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS FROM THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION SPECIAL COURT, BENGALURU IN CASE NO.L.G.C. (P) 221/2017 CONNECTED WITH L.G.C.NO.1372/2017, PERUSE THE SAME, HEAR THE PARTIES AND BE PLEASED TO MODIFY THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 02.11.2018 PASSED IN CASE NO.L.G.C.(P)221/2017 CONNECTED WITH L.G.C.No.1372/2017 VIDE ANNEXURE A AND ANNEXURE B, DIRECTING THE FIRST RESPONDENT TO TAKE STEPS TO EVICT THE SECOND RESPONDENT - UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANT FROM THE SCHEDULE LAND GRABBED BY HIM AND AS PROVIDED U/S.9(8) OF THE KARANTAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION ACT, 2011, ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:203-DB WP No. 9334 of 2019 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT) The short grievance of the petitioners who happened to be the complainants before the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Court, Bengaluru (for short 'Special Court') is, as to no steps being taken in retrieving the encroached public property on which a building does exist. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that, once an order of conviction and sentence is entered after holding due trial, there has to be a consequential direction for retrieving the public property, as per the provisions contained in the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011. This having not been done, learned counsel submits, the impugned order to that extent, is vulnerable for challenge. 3. After service of notice, the official respondent is represented by the learned High Court Government Pleader - Smt. Chandini S. The un-served private - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:203-DB WP No. 9334 of 2019 respondent is also represented by a private Advocate, now. 4. Our attention is drawn to certain documents produced vide memo dated 19.04.2024. One of the documents, i.e., the letter dated 06.04.2024 addressed to the Government Advocate is to the effect that the subject property has been retrieved to the Government along with the structure existing thereon. 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In that connection, all contentions need to be kept open. Ordered accordingly and writ petition is disposed off, costs having been made easy. Sd/- (KRISHNA S DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1