- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30245 WP No. 23522 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 23522 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT JAYAMMA W/O LATE SRI. CHIKKANNA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT IPPADI DAKLE GOVINDAIAHNA PALYA HUTHRIDURGA HOBLI KUNIGAL TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 126 &PETITIONER (BY SRI. SOMASHEKARA K M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ROOM NO.505, 5TH FLOOR GATE-3, M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF LAND KUNIGAL TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 130 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY/TAHSILDAR Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30245 WP No. 23522 of 2025 3. THE TAHSILDAR KUNIGAL TALUK, KUNIGAL TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 130 &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R3 TAHASILDAR FOR ISSUANCE OF SAGUVALI CHIT OR CERTIFICATE OF GRANT IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING SY. NO. 282 (BLOCK NO. 48) MEASURING 1 ACRE 05 GUNTAS SITUATED AT IPPADI VILLAGE, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT IN TERMS OF GRANT ORDER PASSED BY THE R2-COMMITTEE, DATED 20/05/2002 AND ETC., 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 the respondents. 2. The prayer in the petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.3 -Tahasildar to issue Saguvali chit in favour of the petitioners pursuant to the order of regularization of unauthorised occupation passed by the Committee on 20.05.2002 at Annexure-A. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30245 WP No. 23522 of 2025 3. Learned counsel submits that Annexure-A is the list of persons/applicants in whose favour the Committee passed orders of regularization and the name of the petitioner is found at Serial No.30 and an extent of land measuring 1 acre 5 guntas was regularised in favour of the petitioner. It is pointed out from Annexure-G that Saguvali chits were issued in favour of the other applicants way back in the year 2004 itself. However, Saguvali chit was not issued in favour of the petitioner, although she paid the kimmat as seen at Annexure-D pursuant to the notice issued at Annexure-C. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.3 3 Tahasildar, Kunigal Taluk to consider the representation given by the petitioner at Annexure-F dated 12.12.2024, verify the records and find out whether Smt. Jayamma W/o Late Chikkanna was indeed granted the land. If it is found that the Committee had in fact regularised the land in favour of Smt. Jayamma, the Tahasildar shall proceed to pass - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30245 WP No. 23522 of 2025 necessary orders issuing Saguvali chit and enter her name in the land records pursuant to the issuance of the Saguvali chit. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is granted four weeks time to file his memo of appearance. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL