- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3456 WP No. 17428 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 17428 OF 2023 (KLR-REG) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SAVITRAMMA, W/O LATE UMESH, AGED 58 YEARS, 2. SRI. S RAJAPPA, S/O SUNKAPPA, AGED 61 YEARS, 3. SRI. RAJAPPA, S/O DASA BHOVI AGED 44 YEARS, 4. SRI. K. RAJAPPA, S/O KARIYAPPA AGED 54 YEARS, 5. SRI. S. MURTHY, S/O SUNKAPPA, AGED 59 YEARS, 6. SRI. MOHAN, S/O NAGAPPA, AGED 46 YEARS, Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3456 WP No. 17428 of 2023 7. SMT. EERAMMA, W/O DANES, AGED 51 YEARS, 8. SMT. SHANTHAMMA, W/O GANGAPPA, AGED 69 YEARS, 9. SRI. MAHENDRA, S/O LAKKAPPA, AGED 47 YEARS, 10. SRI. CHANDRA BHOVI, S/O DASA BHOVI, AGED 49 YEARS, 11. SRI. GOVINDAPPA, S/O THIMMAIAH, AGED 56 YEARS, 12. SMT. THIMMAKKA, W/O LATE LAKKAPPA, AGED 74 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT MIRALENAHALLI VILLAGE, AMRUTHAPURA HOBLI, TARIKERE TALUK - 577 228. CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MOHAN REDDY H SAWKAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3456 WP No. 17428 of 2023 BENGALURU - 560 001. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT, CHICKMAGALUR - 577101. 3. THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED UNDER SECTION 94-A OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE ACT, TARIKERE TALUK, TARIKERE - 577 228. CHICKMAGALURU DISTRICT REP BY ITS SECRETARY/TAHSILDAR 4. THE TAHASILDAR, SECRETARY FOR LAND GRANT COMMITTEE, TARIKERE TALUK, CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B. P. RADHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE GOVERNMENT - R1 TO CONSTITUTE A LAND GRANT COMMITTEE FOR TARIKERE TALUK, CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT, FOR CONSIDERATION THE APPLICATION PENDING BEFORE THE R3, AS OBSERVED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.55006-55019 OF 2014 (KLR-REG) DTD 14.07.2015 VIDE ANNEXURE-A IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS LAND IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3456 WP No. 17428 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER This petition is filed seeking direction against the respondents to constitute a committee under Land Grant Rules to consider the petitioner's application seeking regularization. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader on instructions submits that the committee is already constituted on 27.12.2023 and petitioner's application will be considered by the committee in terms of Rule 108(b) of Karnataka Land Grant Rules, 1969. 3. Recording the assurance of the learned High Court Government Pleader, the caption petition stand disposed off, thereby directing the committee to decide the application in according with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE THM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15