- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16236 WP No. 6864 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 6864 OF 2025 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: SRI. K.T. KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS S/O. THIMMEGOWDA R/AT KARIGODNAHALLI VILLAGE HASAGANURU, KUNDURU HOBLI ALURU TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573218. REPRESENTED BY HIS GPA HOLDER SMT.R.L.GANGAMMA W/O. R.P.LAXMAN AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS R/AT APPASHETTAHALLI VILLAGE SHANIVARASANTHE HOBLI SOMWARAPETE TALUK KODAGU DISTRICT, PIN CODE-571235. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANCHAN JAI NANDAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY REVENUE DEPARTMENT REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIKASA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16236 WP No. 6864 of 2025 2. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER HEMAVATHI RESERVOIR PROJECT OFFICE OF SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE HASSAN-573201. 3. POLICE INSPECTOR D.C.R.B DIVISION, HASSAN (C.E.N CRIME POLICE, HASSAN) REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560001. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SAKLESHPURA SUBDIVISION HASSAN DISTRICT PIN CODE - 573134. 5. THE TEHSILDAR SAKLESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT PIN CODE-573 134. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. MANJUNATH, HCGP) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 25/08/2022 IN NO.L.N.D./HE.JA.YO(DA). 73/15-16 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.2 TO RESTORE THE OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM O.M.NO.HE.JA. YO(DA).73/15-16 DATED 25/10/2017 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B WITH RESPECT TO PETITIONER’S LAND MEASURING 3 ACRES 15 GUNTAS SITUATED AT SY.NO.28 AND SY. NO.36, BLOCK NO.1, SUNDAHALLI VILLAGE, YASALURU HOBLI, SAKLESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16236 WP No. 6864 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. This writ petition is filed challenging the order of cancellation of grant passed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer (“SLAO”). The SLAO has come to the conclusion that the petitioner was not entitled for the grant and hence, the same was required to be set aside. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that adequate opportunity was not afforded to him to produce all the documents that were in the possession of the petitioner in support of the grant made in his favour. 3. A perusal of the order would indicate that the claim of the petitioner was not considered since the relevant documents were not produced. 4. In this view of the matter, in my view, the impugned order cannot be sustained and therefore the same is quashed and the matter is remitted to the SLAO for fresh consideration. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16236 WP No. 6864 of 2025 5. The petitioner shall file all the documents in his possession to establish his claim that the grant of land was valid and genuine. 6. The petitioner shall also be permitted to file a representation or a petition in support of his claim. 7. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. 8. Since the parties are represented by their counsel, they are directed to appear before the SLAO on 19.05.2025 without expecting any further notice from the SLAO. 9. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE RK List No.: 1 SL No.121.51