- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33925 WP No. 7675 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 7675 OF 2025 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: 1. SRI.K.R.LAKSHMIKANTH S/O RANGE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT KANCHAMARANAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI HASSAN TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 573219 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SWATHI NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRASANNA B.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MS BULDING BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER HEMAVATHI RESERVIOR PROJECT DC OFFICE BUILDING HASSAN - 573 201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33925 WP No. 7675 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE R-2 TO DISPOSE OF THE MATTER IN CASE NO. LND/HRP(D)08/2012-13 PURSUANT TO THE DIRECTION OF THIS HONBLE HIGH COURT IN W.P NO. 10354/2024 DTD 30.07.2024 VIDE ANNX-F, WITHIN THE STIPULATED PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS R- 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for both the respondents. 2. The petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.2-Special Land Acquisition Officer, Hemavathi Reservoir Project, Hassan, to consider and dispose of the case bearing No.LND/HRP(D):08/12-13 in terms of the directions issued by this Court on 30.07.2024 in W.P.No.10354/2024. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that this Court too, has passed several such - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33925 WP No. 7675 of 2025 orders setting aside the earlier orders passed by SLAO who had cancelled the grants made earlier. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in W.P.No.10354/2024 similar directions have been given by the Co-ordinate Bench with specific directions regarding the valuation of the standing trees that has to be taken into consideration by the SLAO. However, since no time frame is fixed by this Court, the present writ petition is filed seeking specific directions. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.2-SLAO to comply with the directions issued by this Court in W.P.No.10354/2024 dated 30.07.2024, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33925 WP No. 7675 of 2025 Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12