- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2950 WP No. 29327 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO.29327 OF 2024 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: SMT.NARASAMMA W/O LATE GOVINDAIAH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS RESIDING AT AWERAHALLI MANCHANABELE MAGADI, RAMANAGARA KARNATAKA-562128. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.VENUGOPAL M S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA-562159 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA 1ST FLOOR, BM ROAD RAMANAGARA DISTRICT PIN CODE - 562159 Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2950 WP No. 29327 of 2024 4. THAHASILDAR MAGADI TALUK MAGADI-562120 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.B.P.RADHA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-4 TO PLACE THE CLAIM OF THE HUSBAND OF THE PETITIONER FOR GRANT OF LAND IN SY NO.15 MEASURING 2 ACRES SITUATED AT AWAREHALLI VILLAGE, MAADABLU HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK, BEFORE THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS THEREAFTER BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 21.12.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-D AND D1 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 petitioner, in the captioned writ petition, is seeking mandamus against respondent No.4 – Tahasildar to place an application tendered by the petitioner’s husband seeking regularization of the land bearing Sy. No.15 measuring 2 acres situated at Awarehalli Village, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2950 WP No. 29327 of 2024 Maadabala Hobli, Magadi Taluk before the Committee vide representation dated 21.12.2022. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA appearing for the respondents – State. 3. The records reveal that on receipt of application, respondent No.4 – Tahasildar has secured Spot Inspection Report from the Village Accountant and the Revenue Inspector. which is evidenced at Annexures-F and F.1. Respondent No.4 – Tahasildar, who is in receipt of report, is required to place all these documents along with applications filed in the prescribed Form before the Land Grant Committee. 4. The application is tendered by the petitioner’s husband in Form No.51. Learned AGA would submit to this Court that if this application is still pending consideration, respondent No.4 – Tahasildar will ensure that the same will be placed before the Committee for further course of action. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:2950 WP No. 29327 of 2024 5. Recording her assurance, this Court proceeds to pass the following; ORDER (i) The writ petition is allowed. (ii) Respondent No.4 – Tahasildar shall examine whether petitioner’s husband’s application is still kept pending consideration. (iii) In the event the petitioner’s husband’s application filed in Form No.51 is still pending, the same shall be forwarded to the Land Grant Committee without any further delay. (iv) If the application filed in Form No.51 is placed before the Land Grant Committee, the Committee shall conduct thorough enquiry as contemplated under Rule 108D of the Land Revenue Rules and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:2950 WP No. 29327 of 2024 (v) The Land Grant Committee on receipt of application and other relevant documents shall pass final orders within three months from the date of receipt of proposal from respondent No.4 – Tahasildar. SD/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20