- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15903 WP No. 36155 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 36155 OF 2024 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: 1. SRI GURUMURTHY S/O HOOVAPPA ACHAR, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, RESIDING AT HORANEBAILU, KELAGERE VILLAGE, MELIGE POST, MUTTURU HOBLI, THIRTHALLI TALUK, SHIMOGGA DISTRICT-577432 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GANAPATHI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001 2. LAND GRANT COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED UNDER SECTION 94-A OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE ACT, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, THIRTHAHALLI SHIMOGGA DISTRICT-577432, BY ITS SECRETARY 3. THE TAHASILDAR, THIRTHALLI TALUK, THIRTHALLI SHIMOGGA DISTRICT-577432 4. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER, THIRTHALLI RANGE, THIRTHALLI, SHIMOGGA DISTRICT-577432 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SHIVA REDDY., AGA) Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15903 WP No. 36155 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE FORM NO.53 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER ANNEXURE-B FOR GRANT OF 2 ACRES OF LAND IN SY.NO.58 OF KELAKERE VILLAGE, MUTTURU HOBLI, THIRTHALLI TALUK, BY ISSUING THE WRIT IN THE NATURE MANDAMUS, ETC. 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 to direct respondent No.2 to consider the Form No.53 filed by the petitioner, whereby the petitioner is seeking for grant of 2 acres in Sy.No.58 of Kelakere Village, Mutturu Hobli, Thirthalli Taluk. 2. It is the complaint of the petitioner that though the application was filed way back in the year 1999, the same has not been considered so far. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in respect of the very same survey number, this Hon’ble Court in W.P.No.36141/2024 entertained the writ petition and disposed of the same by an order - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15903 WP No. 36155 of 2024 dated 27.02.2025, whereby this Court passed an order in the following terms: “ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed; ii. Respondent No.3-Tahsildar is hereby directed to secure spot inspection by following the procedure mandated under sub- rule 3 of 108CCC of the 1966 Rules and place the petitioner’s application before respondent No.2-Land Grant Committee for further course of action; iii. Respondent No.3-Tahsildar is hereby directed not to take any precipitate action till the petitioner’s application is considered by respondent No.2- Land Grant Committee; iv. This exercise shall be accomplished within a period of three months from the date of receipt of order copy”. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15903 WP No. 36155 of 2024 4. In light of the fact that, in respect of the similar matters, this Court has passed an order directing the Tahsildar to secure a spot inspection by following the procedure mandated under Rule 108CCC (3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1966 and place the petitioner’s application before respondent No.2 – Land Grant Committee, this writ petition is also disposed of in the same terms. 5. The entire exercise shall be undertaken and completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. 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.: 6