- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16596 WP No. 23302 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 23302 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI AMBARISH C K S/O. B.KEMPEGOWDA, AGED 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.2, CHIKKABYALAKERE, SHIVAKOTE POST, BENGALURU-560089 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH R P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU DIVISION, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU-560009 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.MANJUNATH., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO CONSIDER THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE APPLICATION DTD 19.02.2024 FOUND AT ANNX-A, ETC. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16596 WP No. 23302 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. The prayer in this writ petition is for issuance of a mandamus to direct respondent No.2 - the Deputy Commissioner to consider the request of the petitioner for according permission to use the petitioner’s agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes. 2. Learned AGA places on record an endorsement dated 18.02.2024 by which the Deputy Commissioner has considered the request of the petitioner and has rejected the same. 3. In view of the above, the prayer sought for in this writ petition would not survive for consideration. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to challenge the endorsement that is now placed on record in a manner known to law. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16596 WP No. 23302 of 2024 4. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. 5. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE GSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3