- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24225 WP No. 14563 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 14563 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. YALLAPPA, S/O DODDATHIMMARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.64, KODIYALA KARENAHALLI, RAMANAGAR - 562 109. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHARATH S.GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, M.S.BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALROE - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY PRL. SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA, D.C.OFFICE, VIJAYNAGAR, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 159. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA TALUK, IJOOR, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 159. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA - 560 054. Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24225 WP No. 14563 of 2024 5. RAMANAGARA LAND GRANT COMMITTEE, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA - 560 064. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SIDDHARTH BABU RAO, LEARNED AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO ISSUE SAGUVALI CHIT IN FAVOR OF THE PETITIONER, IN RESPECT OF SCHEDULE PROPERTY AFTER COLLECTING ROYALTY/FEE IN TERMS OF THE RESOLUTION AT ANNEXURE-C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, the petitioner has sought for direction to the respondent-authorities to issue Saguvali Chit in favour of the petitioner after collecting the necessary fee in terms of the resolution produced at Annexure-C. 2. Heard Sri Sharath S.Gowda, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri Siddharth Babu Rao, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24225 WP No. 14563 of 2024 learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents. 3. Sri Sharath S.Gowda, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner invited the attention of the Court to the copy of the resolution of the Committee constituted for grant of land produced at Annexure-C and submitted that, the name of the petitioner finds place for grant of land to an extent of 1 acre 20 guntas situated in Kodiyala Karenahalli, Bidadi Hobli, Ramanagara Taluk, Ramanagara District. Further stated that, in the very same resolution another claimant at Sl.No.9 Sri T.Mahadevaiah, S/o Dodda Thimmrayappa, filed petition in WP No.4560/2022 and this Court vide order dated 08.11.2022, directed the jurisdictional Tahasildhar to consider the same after considering the genuineness of the claim made by him. Accordingly, Annexure-E1 has been issued in favour of the said Sri T.Mahadevaiah and thereafter, the petitioner herein has sought for identical orders in this writ petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24225 WP No. 14563 of 2024 4. Per contra, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents submitted that, the case of the petitioner shall be considered in accordance with law. 5. In that view of the matter, taking into consideration the direction issued by this Court on 08.11.2022 in WP No.4560/2022 (Annexure-E), wherein Sri T.Mahadevaiah's name is reflected at Sl.No.9 in the resolution produced at Annexure-C and the name of the petitioner herein is found at Sl.No.5. 6. In that view of the matter, there is force in the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for petitioner, and respondent No.4 is directed to consider the observation made by this Court at Annexure-E and to issue Saguvali Chit in favour of the petitioner herein, after considering the procedure contemplated under law. The said exercise shall be made within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24225 WP No. 14563 of 2024 With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE CPN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 47