- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:288-DB WP No. 48058 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA WRIT PETITION NO. 48058 OF 2019 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: THAMMAIAH, S/O SANNAPPASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT ATTAVARA HOSAHALLI, DUDDA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT - 573 214. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANIKETH K.U., FOR SRI. SACHIN B S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN - 573 214. 2. TAHASILDAR, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN - 573 214. 3. REVENUE INSPECTOR, DUDDA HOBLI, SHANTHIGRAMA CIRCLE, HASSAN TALUK, AND DISTRICT - 573 214. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.CHANDINI S., HCGP FOR R-1 TO R-3) Digitally signed by NANDINI D Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:288-DB WP No. 48058 of 2019 *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, RESTRAINING THE RESPONDENTS FROM DEMOLISHING THE RESIDENTIAL HOUSE SITUATED IN THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE PETITIONER AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT) This petition is by a person who, having been tried for the offence of encroachment under the provisions of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011 (for short "2011 Act"), has suffered an order of conviction and sentence. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that against the said order, Criminal Appeal No.2024/2018 is pending and that the sentence has been suspended, although conviction is not. He further submits that under the statutory policy, petitioner has got the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:288-DB WP No. 48058 of 2019 encroached land regularised in terms of hakkupatra dated 27.06.2023 pursuant to the order of this Court in his Writ Petition No.24754/2022 disposed off on 14.12.2022. In view of the above, it is submitted at the Bar that this writ petition has become infructuous and we agree with the same. Ordered accordingly and the writ petition is disposed off, costs having been made easy. Sd/- (KRISHNA S DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0