- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32718 WP No. 21523 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 21523 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. PANKAJA B.C, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SHESHANAHALLI VILLAGE, ANKASANDRA POST, CHELURU HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. RATHNAMMA E, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, MULTI STORIED BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 101. 3. TAHSILDAR, SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 137. 4. COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION, REP. BY SECRETARY AND TAHSILDAR, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32718 WP No. 21523 of 2025 SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 137. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A) WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER FOR REGULARISATION AND TAKE DECISION IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO 4 ACRES OF LAND IN SY. NO.15 OF HOSABIJJANABELLA VILLAGE, BUKKAPATNA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT IS CONCERNED AS PER THE DETAILS SHOWN IN THE FROM NO 50 COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A, FROM NO 57 COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED ANNEXURE-B IN THE LIGHT OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER BEARING NO.RD 59 LGP 2000 BANGALORE DATED 22/2/2003 VIDE ANNEX-C AND UNIQUE QUE NO. RD.11 SVEE AND RAA 2003 DATED 22/2/2003 COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C AND PASS ORDER FOR REGULARISATION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF THE PETITIONER AS PER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 19/05/2025 TRUE COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-D AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PREIMINARY 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 the petitioner has filed an application seeking regularization of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32718 WP No. 21523 of 2025 unauthorized occupation as can be seen from Annexure-A. Annexure-B is Form - 57. However, till date no orders have been passed on the application filed by the Petitioner. 3. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue writ of mandamus directing the respondent-authorities to consider the application filed at the hands of the petitioner seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of 4.00 Acres of land in Sy.No.15 of Hosabijjanabella Village, Bukkapatna Hobli, Sira Taluk, Tumkur District. 4. 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 No.3 - 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 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32718 WP No. 21523 of 2025 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.3 - Tahsildar, Sira 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. Ordered accordingly. 6. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45