- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3565 WP No. 18343 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO.18343 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT.JAYA BAI AGED 41 YEARS W/O DEVENDRA NAIK 2. SMT.RENUKA BAI AGED 33 YEARS S/O SURESHA NAIK 3. SRI.REVANNA NAIK AGED 58 YEARS S/O LAKSHMA NAIKA 4. SRI.MANJA NAIK C AGED 48 YEARS S/O CHANDRA NAIK ALL THE PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 4 ARE RESIDING AT BHADRAPURA THANDA UDUGANI HOBLI SANDA POST SHIKARIPURA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577428 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI.PALLAVA R, ADVOCATE) AND: Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3565 WP No. 18343 of 2024 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560001 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT M.S. BUILDING AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA - 577201 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIKARIPURA TALUK SUB DIVISION SHIKARIPURA TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577427 5. THE TAHASHILDAR SHIKARIPURA TALUK SHIKARIPURA TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577427 6. THE COMMITTEE ON REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION OF LANDS/BAGAR HUKUM COMMITTEE SHIKARIPURA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN THE TAHASHILDAR SHIKARIPURA TALUK - 577427 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3565 WP No. 18343 of 2024 7. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS SAGAR DIVISION AT: VINOBHA NAGAR SAGAR TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.B.P.RADHA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-5 AND 7 HEREIN TO UNDERTAKE THE EXERCISE OF JOINT SURVEY OF SY. NO.02 OF BHADRAPURA THANDA, UDUGANI HOBLI, SHIKARIPURA TALUK, SHIMOGGA DISTRICT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE OCCUPATION OF THESE PETITIONERS IN SY. NO.02 OF THE SAID VILLAGE AND THE ABUTTING DISTRICT FOREST BORDER AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER This captioned writ petition is filed seeking mandamus requesting respondent No.5 - Tahasildar to conduct joint survey of the petition property. 2. Learned AGA, on instructions, submits that joint survey is conducted by the Authorities and the same is placed on record along with memo. She would further - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3565 WP No. 18343 of 2024 ensure that this report and all other relevant documents will be placed before the Land Grant's Committee for further course of action. 3. Recording her assurance, this Court proceeds to pass the following; ORDER (i) The writ petition is disposed off. (ii) Land Grants Committee shall ensure that proper enquiry shall be expeditiously conducted and in the event the petitioners are found eligible, appropriate recommendations shall be made strictly adhering to the procedure provided under Rule 108D of the Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1966, and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of order copy in accordance with law. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1