- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23950 WP No. 19213 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.19213 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SURESH POOJARY S/O. LATE KORAGAPPA POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT OORA HOUSE, KARAMBARU VILALGE AND POST BELTHANGADY TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 574214. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAKSHITH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANGALORE, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT- 575001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, PUTTUR SUB-DIVISION, PUTTUR, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT- 574201. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, BETHANGADY TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT -574214 Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23950 WP No. 19213 of 2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDDHARTH BABURAO, AGA ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 22.04.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, D.K DISTRICT MANGALORE IN RAP NO.133 /2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. In this writ petition, the petitioner is assailing the order dated 22.04.2025 (Annexure-A), passed by the respondent No.2. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23950 WP No. 19213 of 2025 4. Having taken note of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner wherein, the petitioner is seeking regularisation of unauthorised land and accordingly, made an application to the respondent No.4. The said application came to be rejected on the ground that, the petitioner herein is not residing in the said village and that apart, the petitioner owns 2.32 acres of land in Karambaru village and as a result, the petitioner was not considered a landless person. 5. It is also forthcoming that, the proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner herein under the provisions Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act 2011, and in that view of the matter, since the petitioner is having the land to an extent 2.32 acres, at Karambaru village, I am of the view that, the reasons assigned by the respondent No.2 in the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23950 WP No. 19213 of 2025 impugned order dated 22.04.2025 is just and proper and no interference is called for in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41