- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1703 WP No. 32561 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO.32561 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT.BHAGYAMMA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS W/O LINGAPPA R/O GERAKUPPE VILLAGE DODDABEMMATHI ARAKALAGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 130 …PETITIONER (BY SRI.SHANTHA KUMAR K C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M.S. BUILDINGS AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN-573 201 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SAKALESHPURA SUB-DIVISION HASSAN-573 123 HASSAN DISTRICT Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1703 WP No. 32561 of 2024 4. THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE ARAKALGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 102 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 5. THE TAHSILDAR ARAKALAGUD TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 102 …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 R4 AND 5 TO CONSIDER THE RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION OF PETITIONER TO REGULARIZE HER UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION OF LAND BEARING SY. NO.13 TO AN EXTENT OF 1 ACRE OF GERUKUPPE VILLAGE, MALIPATNA HOBLI, ARAKALAGUDU TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT, VIDE ANN-A DATED 12/08/2022 AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW 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 is seeking mandamus against respondent Nos.4 and 5 to consider her application filed in Form No.57 seeking regularization of her unauthorized occupation. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1703 WP No. 32561 of 2024 2. Learned AGA, on instructions, submits that the petitioner’s application is already rejected. 3. Recording the submission of learned AGA, this Court proceeds to pass the following; ORDER (i) The writ petition stands disposed off reserving liberty to the petitioner to assail endorsement rejecting the petitioner’s application. (ii) If the application is rejected by respondent No.5 – Tahasildar, he shall ensure that an endorsement rejecting the petitioner’s application filed in Form No.57 is communicated within a period of two weeks. (iii) In the event, there is no such rejection, respondent No.4 – The Land Grant Committee shall examine the petitioner’s eligibility - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1703 WP No. 32561 of 2024 to seek regularization of her unauthorized occupation. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19