- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33225 WP No. 5409 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 5409 OF 2025 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: NAGARAJU B SON OF LATE O.B. BETTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS HANCHIPURA VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SYED MATHEEN PASHA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAGHU H, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. TAHSILDAR NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123. 3. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF GOVERNMENT LANDS, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33225 WP No. 5409 of 2025 NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO ADHERE TO THE UNDERTAKING GIVEN IN CCC NO. 63 OF 2023 (ANNX-D) AND CONCLUDE THE PROCEEDINGS IN BAGAR HUKUUM SAGUVALI SAMIKARANA SAMITI PENDING BEFORE THE R-3. 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 takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the petitioner had approached this Court in W.P.No.16095/2021 and this Court by order dated 30.09.2021 issued a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.2-Tahsildar to place the application filed by - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33225 WP No. 5409 of 2025 the petitioner before the Committee for regularization of unauthorised occupation within a period of eight weeks. However, when the said orders were not complied, the petitioner filed contempt petition in CCC No.63/2023. The Division Bench passed an order disposing of the contempt petition on 28.03.2024, recording the submission of the learned Additional Government Advocate that as soon as the committee is formed, the application will be placed before the committee. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits on instructions that the committee for regularization of unauthorised occupation has been formed and the application of the petitioner will be placed before the committee. 4. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of, with a direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Nelamangala Taluk, to place the application of the petitioner before the Committee along with his - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33225 WP No. 5409 of 2025 recommendation as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Committee shall thereafter consider the application and pass necessary orders within a period of two months from the date when the application would be placed before the Committee. 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 rv CT: BHK