- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3590 WP No. 101314 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 101314 OF 2025 (LA-RES) BETWEEN 1. RAMANNA S/O HANAMANTAPPA AMBIGER @ KATTIMANI, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 2. CHANDAPPA S/O HANAMANTAPPA AMBIGER @ KATTIMANI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE. 3. NIJAGUNEPPA S/O HANAMANTAPPA AMBIGER @ KATTIMANI, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 4. SHAMBULINGAPPA S/O HANAMANTAPPA AMBIGER @ KATTIMANI, AGE:49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 5. SMT. MALLAMMA W/O ASHOK HITTANALLI, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 6. BALAPPA S/O BALAPPA AMBIGER, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 7. SMT. VIJAYALAXMI W/O NIJAGUNNEPPA KATTIMANI, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 8. VITTAL S/O BALAPPA AMBIGER, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 9. HANAMANT S/O BALAPPA AMBIGER, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 10. SMT. GOURAVVA W/O PARASAPPA DHAVALESHWAR, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 11. SMT. BASAVVA W/O GURAPPA KOLKAR, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 12. SANGAPPA S/O HANAMANT TIMMANANVAR, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.02.25 15:12:49 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3590 WP No. 101314 of 2025 13. LAKKAPPA S/O HANAMANT TIMMANANVAR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 14. HULLEPPA S/O HANAMANT TIMMANANVAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 15. ANAND S/O HANAMANT TIMMANANVAR, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 16. SMT. CHANDRAVVA W/O HANAMANT TIMMANANVAR, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 17. SMT. NAGARATNA W/O BASAVARAJ AMBIGER @ AMARAVATI, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 18. SRIDEVI W/O TAMMESH AMARAVATI, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 19. RAMESH S/O BASAVARAJ AMBIGER @ AMARAVATI AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 20. MAHESH S/O BASAVARAJ AMBIGER @ AMARAVATI, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 21. RAJESH S/O BASAVARAJ AMBIGER @ AMARAVATI, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 22. SMT. NINGAVVA W/O LAXMAN HOSAMANI, AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 23. SHIVAPPA S/O HANAMANT AMBIGER @ ROLLI, AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 24. SABANNA S/O HANAMANT AMBIGER @ ROLLI, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 25. SMT. BHIMAVVA W/O. NAGAPPA NATIKAR, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 26. SMT. NAGAVVA W/O NIJAPPA AMBIGER, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 27. SMT. IRAVVA W/O. DURGAPPA YADAHALLI, AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3590 WP No. 101314 of 2025 28. SMT. VIJAYALAXMI D/O DURGAPPA YADAHALLI, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 29. SMT. NAGAVVA W/O DHARMANNA AMBIGER, AGE: 77 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 30. SMT. GANGAVVA W/O. KENCHAPPA KALLIGUDDA, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 31. SMT. SHANTAVVA W/O. YAMANAPPA SUNGAR, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 32. SMT. GOURAVVA W/O YALLAPPA BASARIGIDAD, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 33. VITTAL S/O HULLAPPA AGASAR@ AMBIGER, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 34. SMT. MAHADEVI W/O. DHARAMANNA AMBIGER, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 35. SMT. BASAVVA W/O. SAIBANNA AMBIGER @ AMALAZARI AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 36. SHIVAPPA S/O SAIBANNA AMBIGER @ AMALAZARI, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 37. DONGREPPA S/O SAIBANNA AMBIGER @ AMALAZARI, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 38. SHEKHAPPA S/O. SAIBANNA AMBIGER @ AMALAZARI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 39. SMT. SHANTAVVA W/O. NINGAPPA AMBIGER @ JAINAPUR, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 40. SMT. SHANKRAVVA W/O. NINGAPPA AMBIGER @ JAINAPUR, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 41. SMT. SHAVAKKA W/O. VEERBHADRAPPA AMBIGER @ KATTIMANI, AGE: 77 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 42. SMT. RENUKA W/O. HANAMANT AMBIGER, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3590 WP No. 101314 of 2025 43. SHEKHAPPA W/O. DONGREPPA AMBIGER, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 44. BASAPPA S/O. DONGREPPA AMBIGER, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 45. YALLAPPA S/O. DONGREPPA YADAHALLI, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, (SPH OF THE PETITIONER NO: 1 TO 44) ALL ARE R/O: WARD.NO: 7, HALPET, BAGALKOT, TQ: DIST: BAGALKOT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. LINGRAJ MARADI, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE COMMISSIONER, R & R, UPPER KRISHNA PROJECT, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT-587103. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UKP, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOTE-587103. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, BAGALKOTE TOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. BAGALKOTE-587103. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.M. KHANUR, AGA FOR R1-R2; SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO. 1 TO 3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONERS VIDE ANNEXURE-C DATED. 14-03-2024 AND REPRESENTATION DATED. 20.11.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-C1 RESPECTIVELY & ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3590 WP No. 101314 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Learned AGA accepts notice for respondents No.1 and 2. 2. Learned counsel Sri G.K.Hiregoudar accepts notice for respondent No.3. 3. Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing the Respondents no: 1 to 3 to consider the representation made by the petitioners vide Annexure-C dated 14-03- 2024 and representation dated 20-11-2024 vide Annexure-C1 respectively. b) Issue such other writ or order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems just and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case and allow this writ petition in the interest of justice and equity. 4. The grievance of the petitioners is that the representations dated 14.03.2024 submitted by the petitioners at Annexure-C and dated 20.11.2024 at Annexure-C1, in pursuance of the order passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in SLP (c) No.16025/2019 is yet to be considered. The said order of the Hon’ble Apex Court was passed on 06.02.2025 directing the - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3590 WP No. 101314 of 2025 Special Land Acquisition Officer (for short ‘SLAO’) to verify whether the petitioners have been dispossessed from the property and if so, take action as indicated therein. It was therefore required for the SLAO to act in terms of the order of the Hon’ble Apex Court to do the needful at the earliest, not having done so, resulted in petitioners filing representations dated 14.03.2024 and 20.11.2024 despite which the SLAO has not taken any action. In that view of the matter, I pass the following : ORDER (i) Writ petition is allowed. (ii) Writ of mandamus is issued directing respondent No.3 to act in terms of the order of the Hon’ble Apex Court passed in SLP (c) No.16025/2019 and consider the representations submitted by the petitioners dated 14.03.2024 at Annexure-C and dated 20.11.2024 at Annexure-C1 in accordance with law and - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3590 WP No. 101314 of 2025 pass necessary orders within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE CKK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 32