- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15027 WP No. 105824 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 105824 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. BALESH S/O BHUJAPPA HOSUR. AGE: 58 , OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT: SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 2. SRI. GUNDAPPA S/O KASAPPA MAIGUR. AGE: 56, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT: SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 3. SRI.ANNAPPA S/O APPANNA DESAYI. AGE:MAJOR , OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 4. SRI. APPASAB S/O BALAPPA SANGALAGI, AGE: 66, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 5. SRI. BHUPAL S/O BHEEMAPPA NANDGAOV. AGE: 77, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001. 6. SRI. SHRISHAIL S/O BASAYYA MATHPATI. AGE: 44, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 7. SRI. BAPUSAB S/O BARIGOUD NADAGOUD. AGE: 58, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15027 WP No. 105824 of 2024 8. SMT. MASAI RAMJAN BADE AGE:46, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 9. SRI.KHAJABI W/O DASTAGIRI BADE. AGE: 49, OCC: HOUSE HOLD, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 10.SRI.KASAPPA S/O RAMA SAVADI. AGE: 71, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 11.SRI. BHAGAVANT S/O RAMA SAVADI AGE: 66, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 12.SRI. SADASHIV S/O BALAPPA KOLEKAR . AGE: 64, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 13.SRI.MEHABOOB BAPUSAB JAMADAR. AGE: 49, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 14.SRI.BHIMAPPA S/O PARIS SANKRATTI AGE: 70, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 15.SRI. ABHINANDAN S/O BABU BILAKAR. AGE: 50, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 16.SMT.GANGAVVA W/O APPASAB PADNAD. AGE: 66, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15027 WP No. 105824 of 2024 17.SRI.RAVSAB S/O. DHAREAPPA SANGALAGI . AGE: 46, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 18.SRI. MAHAVEER S/O SIDRAYI MAIGUR. AGE: 47, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT: SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 19.SRI.SIDAPPA S/O APPASAB PADNAD. AGE: 45, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 20.SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O KASAPPA TELI AGE: 33, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 21.SRI.SANTHOSH S/O. DONDAPPA KOLEKAR. AGE: 34, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 22.SRI.SHRIMANTH S/O SIDARAYI HOSUR AGE: 52, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 23.SRI.APPASAB S/O GANPATI KAMBLE. AGE: 48, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 24.SRI.MUKUND S/O RAMAPPA KUMBAR. AGE: 45, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 25.SRI. RAMJAN S/O VAJEERSAB JAMADAR AGE: 37, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15027 WP No. 105824 of 2024 26.SRI. PRAKASH S/O MAHAVEER ALAGUR. AGE: 40, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 27.SMT. MAHADEVI W/O KALLAPPA HANGUNDI . AGE:51 , OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 28.SMT. HASINA W/O BADASHAHA KORBU. AGE: 46, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 29.SRI.MAHADEV S/O KASAPPA KOLI. AGE: 63, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 30.SRI. BHEEMAPPA TELI. AGE: 53, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 31.SRI. ANIL S/O SATEPPA MAIGOOR AGE: 33, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 32.SRI. PRAKASH S/O BASAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 43 , OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 33.SRI. DEVENDRA S/O PARIS SANKRATTI AGE: 73, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 34.SRI. KALLAPPA S/O ANNAPPA HANGUNDI AGE: 61, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15027 WP No. 105824 of 2024 35.SMT. MUTTAVVA W/O MAHAVEER DURADUNDI AGE: 61 , OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001 36.SMT.JAYASHREE W/O PARIS BALIKAI AGE: 46, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/AT:,SAPTASAGAR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI.590001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SADYOJAT R BALIGATTIMATH AND SRI. S..S HEGDE, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING BY ITS SECRETARY ROOM NO. 213, II FLOOR VIKASSOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. RAJEEV GANDHI RAJIV GANDHI HOUSING CORPORATION LTD. KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU IT PLATFORM-560001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BELAGAVI DISTRICT BELAGAVI-590001. 4. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ATHANI. DISTRICT-BELAGAVI-590001. 5. THE TAHASHILDAR ATHANI TALUK, ATHANI. BELAGAVI-590001. 6. THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT SAPTASAGAR VILLAGE-590001. 7. PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SHANKARHATTI GRAM PANCHAYAT - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15027 WP No. 105824 of 2024 SHANKARHATTI.TQ: ATHANI, BELAGAVI-590001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.T.HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 AND R3 TO R6; R2 AND R7 SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN NATURE OF MANDAMUS ISSUING DIRECTIONS OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER OR DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATE 03.06.2024 AND 04.06.2024 MADE BY THE PETITIONERS AND TO GRANT COMPENSATION AMOUNT FOR RECONSTRUCTING THEIR HOUSES VIDE ANNEXURES-H AND H1 AND GRANT THE SAME. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking the following prayer: “Issue a Writ in nature of mandamus issuing directions or an appropriate order or directing the Respondent Authorities to consider the representations date 03.06.2024 and 04.06.2024 made by the Petitioners and to grant compensation amount for reconstructing their houses vide Annexures-H and H1 and grant the same.” 2. It is the case of the petitioners that in terms of the notification dated 14.08.2019, the Government notified that ₹5,00,000/- would be paid to flood victims and also ₹5,000/- per month as the expenses for the next 10 months after the said - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15027 WP No. 105824 of 2024 date. The representations to that effect have gone unheeded. Therefore, the petitioners are before this Court seeking the aforesaid prayer. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the State would submit that, if reasonable time is granted, the representation of these petitioners would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed in accordance with law. 4. In the light of the said submission, without entering upon the merit or the claim of the petitioners, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents herein to consider the representations of the petitioners and pass necessary orders in accordance with law, for the purpose for which such representations are rendered, within an outer limit of 4 months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order, if not earlier. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK CT:ANB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 59