- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12584 WP No. 104527 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 104527 OF 2024 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: RAMA JATTI MADIWAL AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HARODI, POST. WALGALI, TQ. KUMTA, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581332. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAVEENKUMAR G. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY. THE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR-581301. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KUMTA SUB DIVISION, KUMTA, KARWAR-581332. 4. THE TAHSILDAR KUMTA, KARWAR-581332. 5. GRAM PANCHAYAT VALGALLI, R/BY. PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, VALGALLI GRAM PANCHAYAT, KUMTA-581332, KARWAR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH B. CHIGARI, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. S.V.YAJI, ADVOCATE FOR R5) Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12584 WP No. 104527 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI AND QUASH THE ORDER OF THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 DATED 20/01/2022 PASSED IN PÀA±Á/J¯ï.J£ï.r1/¹Dgï/224/2021-22 VIDE ANNEXURE-J TO THE WRIT PETITION.B) THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 AND 3 MAY KINDLY BE DIRECTED TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 30/08/2022 AND 05/09/2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-F, G AND H TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. THIS 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: a. Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari and quash the order of the respondent no. 2 dated 20/01/2022 passed PÀA±Á/J¯ï.J£ï.r1/¹Dgï/ 224/2021-22 vide Annexure-J to the writ petition. b. The respondent no. 2 and 3 may kindly be directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 30/08/2022 and 05/09/2022 vide Annexure-F, G and H to the writ petition. c. Grant such other reliefs, order, direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12584 WP No. 104527 of 2024 2. Both the counsel submitted that the lis in the present matter is covered by the order dated 13.02.2024 passed in WP No.100640/2024, in the case of Keshav Narayan Ramakrushna Bhat Vs. State of Karnataka and Others. 3. Applying the principles laid down by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the said matter, I pass the following: ORDER i. Writ petition is allowed. j. Certiorari is issued, the impugned order dated 20.01.2022 passed by respondent No.2 vide Annexure-J is quashed. One week’s time is granted to the learned counsel Sri. S. V. Yaji, to file vakalathnama for respondent No.5. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE gab/Ct:pa List No.: 1 Sl No.: 69