- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42533-DB WP No. 31908 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 31908 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RAJANNA S/O RAMANA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111 2. SRI SANTHOSHA M.T. S/O THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI MANGALA VILLAGE YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111 3. SRI MAREGOWDA S/O PAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111 4. SRI. PRADEEPA S/O RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42533-DB WP No. 31908 of 2025 YEDIYUR HOBLI, TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111. 5. SRI NAVEEN KUMAR G.L. S/O LAKSHMANA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI MANGALA VILLAGE YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111. 6. SMT. GANGAMMA W/O MUDLAYYA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI MANGALA VILLAGE YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111. 7. SRI GOVINDA S/O MUDLA GIRAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT MANGALA VILLAGE YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111. 8. SRI SHIVANNA S/O MALAYYA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI YEDIYUR HOBLI KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111. 9. SRI CHANDRAIAH M.J., S/O JUNJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI MANGALA VILLAGE YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 130. 10. SRI ARUNA N S/O NAGANNA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42533-DB WP No. 31908 of 2025 R/AT GOLLARAHATTI MANGALA VILLAGE YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 111. 11. SRI BASAVARAJU M.T. S/O THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT GOLLARAHATTI MANGALA VILLAGE YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 142. 12. SRI YOGESHA S/O BUSIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT GOLLARAHATTI, MANGALA VILLAGE YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUKU TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 130. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI MANJUNATH S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT TUMKUR - 572 130 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KUNIGAL SUB DIVISION KUNIGAL - 572 130 4. THE TAHSILDAR KUNIGAL TALUK TALUK OFFICE KUNIGAL - 572 130 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42533-DB WP No. 31908 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT REVENUE AUTHORITIES i.e., TO THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TAHSILDAR KUNIGAL TALUK TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION GIVEN BY THE PETITIONERS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C DATED 20/06/2025 & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioners have filed the present public interest litigation, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent No.4 to consider the petitioners' representation dated 20.06.2025. The petitioners have made a representation to the effect that land falling in Survey No.106 of Mangala Village, Yadiyur Hobli, Kunigal Taluk, Tumakuru District be reserved as gomal land. 2. We do not consider it apposite to entertain the present petition. However, since the petitioners have made a representation, it is expected that the concerned authority shall consider the same in accordance with law. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42533-DB WP No. 31908 of 2025 3. The petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10