- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38883 WP No. 25225 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 25225 OF 2025 (KLR-REG) BETWEEN: SMT. LAKSHMAMMA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS W/O THIMME GOWDA R/O DODDAMAGGE VILLAGE DODDAMAGGE HOBLI AARKALGUD TALUK HASSAN-573142 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K C SHANTA KUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M.S. BUILDINGS AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU-560001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASAN DISTRICT HASSAN-573201 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SAKALESHPURA SUB-DIVISION HASSAN-573123 HASSAN DISTRICT Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38883 WP No. 25225 of 2025 4. THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE ARAKALGUDU TALUK HASAN DISTRICT-573142 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 5. THE TAHSILDAR ARAKALGUDU TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT-573142 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. P. RADHA, AGA.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R4 AND 5 TO CONSIDER THE RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER TO REGULARIZE HER UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION OF LAND BEARING SY. NO. 65 MEASURING AN EXTENT OF 3 ACRES, SITUATED AT DODDAMAGGE VILLAGE AND HOBLI, ARAKALGUDU, TALUK, HASAN DISTRICT, VIDE ANNEXURE-A DATED 02.08.1991 AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that she is in occupation of 3 Acres of land in Sy.No.65 of Doddamagge Village and Hobli, Arakalgudu Taluk, Hassan District for - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38883 WP No. 25225 of 2025 more than 40 years. The grievance of the petitioner is that her application filed in Form No.53 seeking regularization of unauthorised occupation on 02.08.1991 has not been considered till date. Therefore, the prayer in the petition is to direct the respondents to consider the said application. 3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submissions of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent-Tahsildar 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 No.5-Tahsildar, Arakalgudu Taluk to verify from the records as to whether such an application is filed by the petitioner on - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38883 WP No. 25225 of 2025 02.08.1991, is pending consideration. If it is found that such application was indeed filed by the petitioner and the application is yet to be considered, the respondent- Tahsildar is directed to place before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorised Occupation’ the application along with his recommendation within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the Committee shall consider the application and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months thereafter. Ordered accordingly. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE MKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7