- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26816 WP No. 15921 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.15921 OF 2025 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. KENCHAMMA W/O LATE RANGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/O SRIRIGAVARA, HEMMIGE, ALUR HASSAN - 573129. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETAN JADHAV, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, MS BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA. 2. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN-573201. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN-573201. Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26816 WP No. 15921 of 2025 4. TAHSILDAR, SAKLESHPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT- 573134. 5. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, HEMAVATHI RESERVOIR PROJECT, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN-573201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDDHARTH BABURAO, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO RESPONDENTS 1 TO 5 DIRECTING THEM TO GRANT ALTERNATE LAND AND SUBSEQUENTLY GRANT POSSESSION OF 10 ACRES OF LAND ACCORDING TO THE LAND RESERVED FOR REHABILITATION AS MENTIONED IN ANNEXURE - B IN FAVOR OF THE PETITIONER BEARING NO.RD 126 AGH68 BANGALORE DATED 24.06.1971. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. Sri. Siddharth Baburao, learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26816 WP No. 15921 of 2025 2. In this writ petition, petitioner is seeking for a direction to the respondents to grant land to the petitioner in terms of the Proceedings of the Government dated 24.06.1971 (Annexure- B) wherein a direction has been issued to grant land out of area reserved for rehabilitation of displaced persons of Hemavathi Reservoir Project, in respect of the claimants therein. 3. Having taken note of the fact that the Proceedings dated 24.06.1971 is passed 54 years ago and there is no proper explanation made in the writ petition to condone the inordinate delay of more than five decades, the writ petition is dismissed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28