- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10729 WP No. 104898 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 104898 OF 2025 (KLR-CON) BETWEEN: DADA KHALANDER M S/O. M. SHARIFF SAB, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC: RTD TEACHER, R/O: WARD NO. 5, BENGALURU ROAD GUGGARAHATTI, COWL BAZAAR, BALLARI TALUK AND DISTRICT – 583 102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. Y. LAKSHMIKANT REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001. REP BY SECRETARY, THROUGH HCGP. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BALLARI TALUK AND DISTRICT – 583 101. 3. The ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BALLARI TALUK AND DISTRICT - 583101. 4. THE TASHILDAR, BALLARI TALUK AND DISTRICT - 583 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT, DIRECTION, ORDER OR ORDERS IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10729 WP No. 104898 of 2025 ORDER DATED. 10.04.2024 VIDE APPL. NO. 700258 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AS PER ANNEXURE-K AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. Issue a writ, direction, order or orders in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 10.4.2024 vide Appl. No. 700258 passed by the Deputy Commissioner as per Annexure-K; ii. Pass any other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of quashing. 2. The application for conversion of the land of the petitioner for agriculture to non-agricultural purposes came to be rejected vide Annexure-K on the ground that there is a writ petition which is pending before this court. 3. Though the writ petition number has not been mentioned in the said rejection order, the Counsel for the Petitioner, as also learned AGA submit that the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10729 WP No. 104898 of 2025 endorsement relates to the pendency of writ petitions No.103568 of 2015 and 104522-538 of 2015. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the said writ petitions having been disposed of on 25.03.2021, the said endorsement could not have been issued on 9.04.2024. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed. ii. A certiorari is issued. The order dated 10.4.2024 passed by the respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner at Annexure-K is quashed. iii. Respondent No.1-the Principal Secretary, Revenue Department and the Principal Secretary, E-Governance Department are directed to integrate the workflow of conversion under Section 95 with the CCMS, so that the concerned writ petition number or any other proceedings - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10729 WP No. 104898 of 2025 are reflected in respect of any such conversion application. iv. A compliance report to be filed on or before 23.09.2025. v. Though the above petition is disposed, relist on 23.09.2025. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 74