- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:710 WP No. 20123 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO.20123 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT.LAKSHMAMMA W/O PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS R/AT MASTENAHALLI VILLAGE KAIWARA HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT PIN 563125 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASANNA D P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562101 3. THE TAHSILDHAR CHINTAMANI TALUK CHINTAMANI - 563125 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.B.P.RADHA, AGA) Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:710 WP No. 20123 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 08/07/2024, AS PER ANNEXURE-B EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE 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 The captioned writ petition is filed feeling aggrieved by inaction on the part of respondent No.3 - Tahasildar in not considering the petitioner’s application filed in Form No.57 seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation. 2. The petitioner has placed reliance on the judgment rendered by the Co-ordinate Bench in W.P.No.22270/2023 dated 06.10.2023 in an identical set of facts. 3. Learned AGA, on instructions, submits that the petitioner’s application will be considered by the Committee and appropriate orders will be passed. She has also brought to the notice of this Court that the Committee is already constituted - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:710 WP No. 20123 of 2024 and application will be decided in accordance with law provided some reasonable time is given. 4. Recording the submission of the learned AGA, this Court proceeds to pass the following; ORDER (i) The writ petition is allowed. (ii) The Committee comprising of respondent No.3 - Tahasildar is hereby directed to decide the application filed in Form No.53 strictly adhering to the requisite conditions of unauthorized occupation. (iii) This exercise shall be accomplished within a period of four months from the date of receipt of order copy. SD/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2