- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32226 WP No. 24978 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24978 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: MR. FELIX HENRY D’ SOUZA S/O. JOHN D’ SOUZA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT DOOR NO. NO. 4-10, PANNADKA, KALLIGE, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT - 574 219. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. G. RAVISHANKAR SHASTRY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE THASILDAR BANTWAL TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT – 574 219 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32226 WP No. 24978 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO PLACE THE APPLICATION IN FORM NO. 50 DATED 5-9-1991 (ANNEXURE- B) BEFORE THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DATED 05-05-2025 COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE –A 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed an application seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation as can be seen from Annexure-B, which is a copy of the Online application. Annexure-C is a challan having paid the requisite amount. However, till date no orders have been passed on the application filed by the petitioner. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32226 WP No. 24978 of 2025 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 land in Sy.No.105/2A measuring 0.65 acres and 0.19 acres in Sy.No.15/3, of Kallige Village of Bantwal Taluk, D.K.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.2-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. 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Bantwal Taluk to place the application of the petitioner - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32226 WP No. 24978 of 2025 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. Needless to observe that the respondents shall not dispossess the petitioner from his peaceful possession of the land till the application of the petitioner is disposed of in terms of the directions issued by this Court. Ordered accordingly. 6. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY