- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33566 WP No. 24681 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24681 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: MR VITTALA D SHETTY EX SERVICEMAN, S/O DHOOMANNA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, R/AT BOTLAYIGUTTHU HOUSE, THODARU VILLAGE AND POST, MANGALURU TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574227 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.BALAJI., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DHANANJAY KUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M S BUILDING, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 2. TAHASILDAR MANGALORE TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA 575001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANGALORE, DAKSHINA KANNADA 575001 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33566 WP No. 24681 of 2024 4. TAHASILDAR MOODABIDRI TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA 575001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 TO 4 CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER DTD 18.10.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND THEREBY GRANT LAND IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER AS RETIREMENT BENEFIT AS EX-SERVICEMEN. 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 all the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner that he being an Ex-serviceman, he has filed an application before the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, Mangaluru Taluk, and the 3rd respondent-Deputy Commissioner, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada District, seeking grant of agricultural lands under - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33566 WP No. 24681 of 2024 the provisions of the Karnataka Land Grant Rules, 1969. The application was filed on 31.08.2024 and no orders have been passed on the said application till date. However, learned Counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner has been informed that there are no agricultural lands available for grant in favour of the petitioner. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a specific direction to the 3rd respondent-Deputy Commissioner, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada District to consider the application filed by the petitioner and pass necessary orders, if not in respect of agricultural lands, but allotting a house site in terms of the Circular issued by the State Government, if agricultural lands are not available in the Taluk for grant in favour of the petitioner. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of 3 months from the date of the certified copy of this order. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33566 WP No. 24681 of 2024 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL