- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14567 WP No. 9402 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 9402 OF 2025 (LR-) BETWEEN: C. MUNISHAMAPPA @ C. MINISWAMY SINCE DECEASED BY HIS L.Rs 1. M. SHIVAPRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 2. M. RAMACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, 3. M. MUNITHAYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 4. M. KRISHNAMMA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 5. SREENIVASAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, PETITIONER NO.1 TO 5 ARE THE CHILDREN OF C. MUNISWAMY, ALL ARE RESIDING AT BYCHAPURA VILLAGE, ANNESHWARA POST, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT-562110 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B.R. RAGHAVENDRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14567 WP No. 9402 of 2025 VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEKDAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001. REP. BY ITS ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY, 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FOR INAM ABOLITION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 562110. CHIKKAMUNISHWAMAPPA, DEAD BY LR'S MUNISHAMAPPA S/O CHIKKAMUNISHAPPA DEAD BY LR'S SMT. YASHODAMMA W/O MUNISHAMAPPA DEAD BY LR'S 3. SMT. KRISHNAMMA D/P LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NO.5110, WARD NO.19 RAJEEV NAGARA, VIJAYAPURA TOWN, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562110 4. SRI. KUMAR S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS 5. SRI. RAMESH S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 6. SMT. PRAMILA D/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14567 WP No. 9402 of 2025 RESPONDENT NO.3 TO 6 ARE R/AT D.NO.1/33, WARD NO.1 OM SHAKTI TEMPLE, MARUTHI NAGARA, YELAHANKA BENGALURU -560064 7. SMT. NEELAMMA D/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT WARD NO.4, BESIDE YELLAMMA TEMPLE, K.K. PETE, SIDLAGHATTA TOWN CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT- 562105 8. SMT. KAMALAMMA D/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEAR R/AT NO.43, BESIDE PANCHAYTH OFFICE, KUMBALAHALLI VILLAGE, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT- 562114 9. NATARAJ S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 10. MURALI S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESPONDENT NO.9 AND 10 ARE R/AT AT BYCHAPURA VILLAGE, ANNESHWARA POST, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT-562110 11. SMT. ASHWINI D/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT SHIGALLI VILLAGE, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:14567 WP No. 9402 of 2025 YELDURU HOBLI, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT- 563138 12. MUNINARAYANAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKAMUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 13. MUNIYAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKAMUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 14. MUNIKRISHNA S/O LATE CHIKKAMUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 15. VENKATESHAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKAMUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS NARAYANAPPA SINCE DEAD BY LR'S KALAMMA W/O NARAYANAPPA DEAD BY HER LR'S 16. MUNITHAYAMMA D/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 17. MUNIYAPPA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 18. CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 19. JAYAMMA D/O LATE NARAYANAPPA - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:14567 WP No. 9402 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 20. CHKKASWAMY S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 21. RATHNAMMA D/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESPONDENT NO.13 TO 21 ARE RESIDING AT BYCHAPURA VILLAGE, ANNESHWARA POST, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT-562110 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. CHANDINI S., HCGP FOR R1 AND R3; VIDE ORDER DATED 04.04.2025, NOTICE TO R3 TO R21 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO DISPOSE THE CASE PENDING ADJUDICATION IN LRF NO. I/2005-06, BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT, AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, VIDE ANNEXURE-B, PREFERABLY WITHIN REASONABLE TIME LIMIT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:14567 WP No. 9402 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Having regard to the prayer sought in this Writ Petition and also the order that was proposed to make, notice to the contesting private respondents is dispensed with, since they would not be affected by the order. 2. On 17.01.2005, this Court in W.P. No.25965/1993 has set aside the order passed by the Land Tribunal, Devanahalli and remanded the matter to the Special Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Rural District for fresh disposal in accordance with law. 3. No time limit was, however, set by the said order. 4. It is the case of the petitioner that though more than 20 years have elapsed and the Special Deputy Commissioner has not concluded the proceedings and the matter is being simply adjourned from time to time. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:14567 WP No. 9402 of 2025 5. In the light of the above, in my view, it would be appropriate to direct the respondent No.2 - Special Deputy Commissioner to ensure that the proceedings pending before him be disposed of within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. 6. 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.: 50