- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39196 WP No. 29155 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 29155 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. JAYAMMA W/O SANNAPPA AGE 47 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/A JUNGAPPANNA HATTI DINDAVARA, JAVAGONDANAHALLI HOBLI TALUK HIRIYUR DIST CHITRADURGA - 577 511. 2. SRI. MANJANNA @ MANJUNATHA S/O MUTHAIAH AGE ABOUT 41 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/A JUNGAPPANNA HATTI, DINDAVARA JAVAGONDANAHALI HOBLI, TALUK HIRIYUR DIST. CHITRADURGA …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. RATHNAMMA E, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS KSECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT MS BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39196 WP No. 29155 of 2025 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHITRADUGA DIST CHITRADURGA - 577 501. 3. THE TAHSILDAR HIRIYRU TALUK HIRIYUR DIST. CHITRADURGA - 577 511. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R3 TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATIONS VIDE ANNX-E AND F DTD 05.03.25 AND DTD 22.05.25 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39196 WP No. 29155 of 2025 order of regularization of unauthorised occupation passed by the Committee at Annexure-H. 3. Learned counsel submits that Annexure-H is the list of persons/applicants in whose favour the Committee passed orders of regularization and the name of the petitioners are found at Serial Nos.7 and 19 and an extent of land measuring 4 acres each was regularised in favour of the petitioners. Saguvali chit was not issued in favour of the petitioners. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 – Tahasildar, Hiriyur Taluk to consider the representations given by the petitioners at Annexures-E and F dated 05.03.2025 and 19.05.2025 respectively, verify from the records and find out whether the petitioners were indeed granted the land. If it is found that the Committee had in fact regularised the land in favour of the petitioners, the Tahasildar shall collect kimath from the petitioners and thereafter proceed to pass - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39196 WP No. 29155 of 2025 necessary orders issuing Saguvali chit and enter the names of the petitioners 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 High Court Government Pleader is granted four weeks time to file his memo of appearance. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 106