- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15814 WP No. 31734 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 31734 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI LAKSHMAIAH S/O LATE ERALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O THOGARIGUNTE VILLAGE, CHELUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 117. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMESH K R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU DISTRICT, TUMKURU 572 101. 3. THE ASSISTNAT COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU SUB DIVISION, TUMAKURU - 572 101. 4. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION GUBBI TALUK, GUBBI, OFFICE OF THE TAHASILDAR, GUBBI TALUK, GUBBI, TUMAKURU DITRICT 572 216. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. THE TAHASILDAR Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15814 WP No. 31734 of 2024 GUBBI TALUK, GUBBI, TUMAKURU DISTRICT 572 216. 6. SMT LAKSHMAMMA W/O SIDDAIAH, AGED MAJOR, R/O THOGARIGUNTE VILLAGE, CHELUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 117. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH.K., HCGP FOR R-1 TO R-5; SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R GOULAY, ADVOCATE FOR R-6) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO. 4 AND R5 TO CONSIDER ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER SEEKING REGULARIZATION OF THE UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION OF THE LAND BEARING SY.NO. 27, NEW SY.O. 72 OF THOGARIGUNTE VILLAGE, CHELUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, TO AN EXTENT OF 4 ACRES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS WITHIN A TIME FRAME. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP 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 to direct the respondents No.4 and 5 to consider the application of the petitioner, whereby the petitioner is seeking for regularization of his unauthorized cultivation over the land bearing Sy.No.27, new Sy.No.72 of - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15814 WP No. 31734 of 2024 Thogarigunte village, Chelur Hobli, Gubbi Taluk, Tumakuru District, measuring 4 acres. 2. In my view, since the petitioner is seeking for a direction to consider his application, it would be appropriate to issue a direction to respondents No.4 and 5 to consider the application of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. The Committee for Regularisation of Unauthorised Cultivation shall also take into consideration the liberty granted in R.S.A. No.1636/2015, whereby the petitioner was granted leave to withdraw the appeal to pursue the application. 4. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE HNM, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 93