- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37440 WP No. 26982 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.26982 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI CHITRALINGAPPA S/O. CHITAPPA AGE 46 YEARS OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/AT JUNGAPPANNA HATTI, DINDAVARA JAVAGONDANAHALLI HOBLI TALUK: HIRIYUR DISTRICT: CHITRADURGA – 577 511 2. SRI ERANNA S/O. KARIYANNA AGE 35 YEARS OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/AT JUNGAPPANNA HATTI, DINDAVARA JAVAGONDANAHALLI HOBLI TALUK: HIRIYUR DISTRICT: CHITRADURGA …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. RATHNAMMA E., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M. S. BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37440 WP No. 26982 of 2025 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHITRADURGA DISTRICT: CHITRADURGA – 577 501 3. THE TAHSILDAR HIRIYUR TALUK HIRIYUR DISTRICT: CHITRADURGA – 577 511. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V. SESHU, H.C.G.P.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-3 TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATIONS VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND F DATED 04.04.2025 AND DATED 04.04.2025 RESPECTIVELY FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO ISSUANCE OF SAGUVALI CHIT AND REGULARISATION IN THE NAME OF PETITIONERS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Office objections are overruled. Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the petitioners that they filed applications in Form No.57 in the year 2019, seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of 4.00 Acres of land each in Sy.No.11 of Layara Dasarahalli, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37440 WP No. 26982 of 2025 Javagondanahalli Hobli, Chitradurga Taluk and District, and their applications have not been considered till date. Therefore, the prayer in the writ petition is to direct the respondent-Tahsildar to consider the representations dated 04.04.2025 at Annexures ‘E’ and ‘F’ of the petitioners. 3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent-Tahsildar was duty bound to place the applications filed by the petitioners before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee was also duty bound to consider the applications and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.3-Tahsildar, Hiriyur Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether such applications filed by the petitioners during the year 2019, are pending consideration. If it is found that such - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37440 WP No. 26982 of 2025 applications were indeed filed by the petitioners and the applications are yet to be considered, the respondent- Tahsildar is directed to place before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ the applications along with his recommendation within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the Committee shall consider the applications and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months thereafter. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of one week from today. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT:VC