- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35567 WP No. 7199 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.7199 OF 2025 (KLR-REG) BETWEEN: SRI KOTESHWAR S. S/O. LATE SHIVANNAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT BEGAMANGAL VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI NAGAMANGAL TALUK – 571 432. …PETITIONER (BY SRI A. G. BALLOLLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR BEEDI M. S. BUILDING, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA – 571 432. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER NAGAMANGAL TALUK MANDYA – 571 432. 4. THE TAHSILDAR NAGAMANGAL TALUK NAGAMANGAL – 571 432. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, A.G.A.) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35567 WP No. 7199 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.4 TO CONSIDER THERE PRESENTATION OF APPLICATION FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATING THE LAND SY.NO. 139/P1 TO AN EXTENT OF 2 ACRES SITUATED BEGAMANGAL VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT WHICH IS PRODUCED AND MARKED AS PER ANNEXURE-A. THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed an application in Form No.57 dated 19.09.2022 seeking regularisation of unauthorized occupation of 2 acres of land in Sy.No.139/P1, situated at Begamangal Village, Kasaba Hobli, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District, as can be seen at Annexure-A. However, till date no orders have been passed on the application filed by the petitioner. Therefore, the prayer in the writ petition is to issue writ of mandamus directing the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35567 WP No. 7199 of 2025 respondent-authorities to consider the application filed at the hands of the petitioner seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of land. 3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent-Tahasildar was duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee was also duty bound to consider the application and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent-Tahasildar, *Nagamangala Taluk to place the application of the petitioner before the Committee within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The Committee thereafter shall consider the application and pass necessary orders as expeditiously as possible. *Corrected vide Court Order dated 23.10.2025 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35567 WP No. 7199 of 2025 Needless to observe that the respondents shall not dispossess the petitioner from his peaceful possession of the land till the application of the petitioner is disposed of in terms of the directions issued by this Court. Ordered accordingly. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT:VC