- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9149 WP No. 6299 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 6299 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI K VENKATESH S/O. KONDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT. CHIKKONDAHALLI VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562122. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARASIMHARAJU., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562122. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, HOSAKOTE, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562122. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.B.P.RADHA., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO PLACE THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT COMMITTEE ENABLING TO Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9149 WP No. 6299 of 2025 TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO CONFIRM HIS UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION OF THE AFORESAID LAND AS PER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 07-07-2023 AS PER ANNEXURE-D ENABLING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO TAKE NECESSARY DECISION FOR REGULARIZATION OF THE SUBJECT LAND PERTAINS TO THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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 direct respondent No.3 to place the claim of the petitioner before respondent No.2 – Committee for consideration of his Form No.53, which is stated to have been filed on 16.08.1991. 2. In my view, since the petitioner claims that an application has been given in Form No.53, it would be appropriate to direct respondents No.2 and 3 to take appropriate action to decide the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9149 WP No. 6299 of 2025 3. It is made clear that nothing said in the said order shall be construed as an opinion being rendered on the merits of the claim of the petitioner 4. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42