- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16640 WP No. 103805 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 103805 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. T. MALLAREDDY S/O. T. HANAMANTHREDDY, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. ARASANALU VILLAGE, TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI, DISTRICT: VIJAYANAGAR 583201. 2. SRI. YALLAPPAREDDY @ YALLAPPA MULIMANI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. ARASANALU VILLAGE, TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI, DISTRICT: VIJAYANAGAR 583201. 3. SRI. VASUDEVAPPA S/O. VIRUPAXAPPA KANAVI, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. ARASANALU VILLAGE, TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI, DISTRICT: VIJAYANAGAR 583201. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.12.05 10:52:30 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16640 WP No. 103805 of 2024 4. SRI. SIDDAPPA S/O. NINGAPPA ANGURA, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. ARASANALU VILLAGE, TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI, DISTRICT: VIJAYANAGAR-583201. 5. SRI. T. ASHOK REDDY, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. ARASANALU VILLAGE, TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI, DISTRICT: VIJAYANAGAR-583201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H. M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY IT’S UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, (LAND GRANT-1), M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT, VIJAYANAGAR-583201. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HARAPANAHALLI SUB DIVISION, HARAPANAHALLI, DISTRICT: VIJAYANAGAR-583201. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16640 WP No. 103805 of 2024 4. THE TAHASILDAR, HARAPANAHALLI, TQ. HARAPANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR-583131. 5. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR, TELAGI HOBLI, TQ. HARAPANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR-583131. 6. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT BHAVAN, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BENGALURU-560001. 7. SRI. VASUDEVAREDDY S/O. DODDA FAKIRAPPA YALLAREDDIYAR, AGE: 75 YEARS, OCC: AGRICUTLURE R/O. ARASANALU VILLAGE, TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI, DISTRICT: VIJAYANGAR-583201. 8. SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O. REVANAPPA HULAMANI, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICUTLURE, R/O. ARASANALU VILLAGE, TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANGAR-583201. 9. SMT. HOOVAMMA W/O. LATE HANAMAPPA, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. ARASANALU VILLAGE, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16640 WP No. 103805 of 2024 TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI, DISTRICT: VIJAYANAGAR 583201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1 TO R6; SRII. S. B. DODDAGOUDAR, ADV. FOR R7 TO R9) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NOS.4AND 5 TO IMPLEMENT THE ORDER DATED 16-5-2024 PASSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT UNDER NO.MAG/CR/2023- 24/39 VIDE ANNEXURE-J TO CLOSE THE ILLEGAL TRENCH MADE BY THE RESPONDENT 7 TO 9 ON THE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC ROAD IN THEIR AGRICULTURAL LAND BEARING RS NO. 74/1, 74/3 AND 75/A1 SITUATED AT ARASUNALU VILLAGE OF HARAPANAHALLI TALUK IN VIJAYANAGAR-HOSPETE DISTRICT IN THE LIGHT OF THE GOVERNMENT CIRCULAR DATED 20-10-2023 UNDER NO.RD/23/LGP/2022 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-K. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING ON IA, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16640 WP No. 103805 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the property in question has not been acquired. Admittedly, the said property stands in the name of respondents No.7 to 9. 2. Under these circumstances, if the petitioner has any right over the alleged road, he must establish his right before the Competent Court. 3. With these observations, the writ petition is dismissed as not maintainable. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE PMP /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41