- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO.393 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. PRAKASH, S/O BACHCHU, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT – 577 201 2. KOTRESHI S/O HUSARI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT – 577 201 3. BETTI S/O SAGANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT – 577 201 4. R LOKESH S/O RUSTHUM, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, Digitally signed by MADHUSHREE H Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT – 577 201 5. PAINRAJU S/O BACHCHU, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT – 577 201 6. KITTU S/O SUNDARA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT – 577 201 7. RAMESH KUMAR, S/O BETI, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 8. KATHUR S/O RUSTHUM, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 9. SUNDARA S/O SAGANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 10. SIRASTHE S/O HALAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 11. SHEELA W/O RAVINDRA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 12. ANJANA C/O GANGANURACHEN AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 13. JAYALAKSHMI C/O PAINRAJ AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 14. THAKUR S/O JANAKAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 15. BAYIBA S/O CHANDRAHAS AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 16. GIRIJAMMA W/O SUBRAMANI AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 17. PRIYANKA D/O PAINRAJ AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 18. NASHIK BABU S/O CHITTANNA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 19. G VIJAYA S/O GANGANUR CHAN AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 20. PRABHAVATHI W/O ANJUNA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 21. ESHWARA S/O BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 22. ANNAPPA S/O SHAKKAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 23. KUMAR S/O SHAKKAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 24. MAJUNU S/O DAVANAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 25. GURUBA S/O SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 26. PRASHAD S/O SHAKKAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 27. DAKKHAN S/O GANGANURCHEN, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 28. RATHNAMMA W/O VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HOSUDI, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 29. BEERA S/O SUNDAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 201 30. SHIVAPPA S/O SANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTIE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 31. MUDALAGIRIYAPPA S/O JAVAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 32. SEENAPPA S/O SANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 33. KAREGOWDA S/O JAVAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 34. PARVATHAMMA W/O SHIVALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 35. NAGARAJ S/O NEELAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 36. BAILAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 37. KRISHNAPPA S/O VENKATEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 38. VENKATAPPA S/O NARASIMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 39. G DEVARAJ S/O GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT BUKLAPURA, SHIVAMOGGA-AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201. 40. SHANKARAPPA S/O CHIKKAMUNI THIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT BUKLAPURA, SHIVAMOGGA-AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201. 41. G MOHAN KUMAR S/O GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT BUKLAPURA, SHIVAMOGGA-AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201. 42. PRAKASH S/O GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT BUKLAPURA, SHIVAMOGGA-AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201. - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 43. VENKATESHAPPA S/O NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 44. MUNIYAPPA S/O RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 45. KRISHNAPPA S/O RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 46. SHRINIVAS S/O THIMMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 47. T R CHENNAIAH S/O RUDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 48. VENKATESH S/O THIMMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 49. RAMACHANDRAPPA S/O BORANNA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 50. THIMMAPPA S/O GURUVABOVI, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 51. RAMAKRISHNA S/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 52. CHANNAPPA S/O CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 53. CHENNEGOWDA S/O CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 54. H N RAJA @ H N RAJAPPA S/O NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 55. SRINIVASA S/O GOVINDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 56. SAROJAMMA W/O L E RAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 57. GURUMURTHY S/O ASANDIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227. 58. RAJU S/O GANGA NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT BUKLAPURA SHIVAMOGGA TALUK – 577 201 59. CHINNAKOLANTHAI S/O MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 60. SHIVAKUMAR S/O RAMU, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT ASHOK NAGARA SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 61. PRASANNA S/O RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT VIDYANAGARA, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT - 577 201 62. KASHIYAMMA W/O MANIKYAGOWDNAR, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 63. PERUMAL S/O LAKSHMANAGOWNDAR, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 64. KALYANAMMA W/O SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 65. KUMAR S/O A C MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 66. C SHAKTHI S/O CHENNAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 67. R RANGAN S/O RATHNAVELU, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 68. JAYALAKSHMI W/O MANI, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 69. P MANJUNATH S/O PERUMAL, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 70. P RAJENDRA S/O PERUMAL AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 71. RAGHAVENDRA S/O S N SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 72. MALA W/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 73. SHANTHAMMA @ SHANTHI W/O SAMPATH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 74. CHIKKA S/O CHANDRAPPA MAAGADAMMA W/O CHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 75. AMMAIAH W/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 76. MARANNA S/O HANUMANTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 77. A GNANAVELU S/O ARMUGAM, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 78. NATARAJANAIDU S/O RAJA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 79. SHANKAREGOWDA S/O KEMPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT BASAVAPURA BHADRAVATHI – 577 301. 80. GOPINATH S/O DEVENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT SIDDESHVARA NAGARA, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 81. GOPAL S/O PACHAPPA GOWNDAR, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HASUDI FARM, SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 82. GOVINDAPPA S/O PONNUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT BUKLAPURA, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 83. LAKSHMAMMA W/O NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HATHIKATTE BHADRAVATHI – 577 227 84. MANILAL S/O NIRAVANI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT HAKKI PIKKI CAMP SHIVAMOGGA - AT AND DISTRICT – 577 201 … APPELLANTS (BY SRI. PATIL DAYANAND SUBRAYA GOUDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S TUNGBHADRA SUGAR WORKS LIMITED, REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 REGISTER NO.010943 REGISTERED OFFICE AT MUMBAI AND PRESENT OFFICE AT 3RD FLOOR, THE GRADUATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY BUILDING, KUVEMPU ROAD SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 REP BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, MR P MANIVELAN S/O K PALANIAPPAN AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M S BUILDING, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001 REPT BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA SUB DIVISION, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 201 5. THE TAHSILDAR SHIVAMOGGA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 6. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS ADLR SHIVAMOGGA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SOMASHEKARA K M, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SMT. SWETHA KRISHNAPPA, AGA FOR R2-R6) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE TOP NOTED APPEAL BY SETTING ASIDE THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 19.01.2024 PASSED BY LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.1135/2024 (KLR-RES), IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC:11870-DB WA No. 393 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO) The Advocate for the appellants has filed a memo for withdrawal, which reads as under: “The Appellants herein have been impleaded in W.P.No.1135/2024 (KLR-RES) and the writ petition is posted for hearing. Hence, the Appellants do not want to prosecute the above appeal. In view of the same, the topnoted appeal may kindly be dismissed as withdrawn, in the interest of justice.” 2. He reiterates the prayer for withdrawing the appeal. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE JJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30