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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37538 WP No. 27233 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 27233 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SMT.RANI W/O KESHAVAGOWDA, D/O LATE VENKATEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, AGRICULLTURIST, R/AT BESIDE TEMPLE, RAJAGHATTA, HASANA, HASANA TALUK, HASSANA DISTRICT-573 201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVASWAMY.,ADVOCATE) AND:
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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.
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THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, HEMAVATHI RESERVOIR PROJECT DC OFFICE BUILDING, HASANA-573 201
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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASANA DISTRICT, HASANA-573 201
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THE TAHSILDAR, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, SAKALESHPURA, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37538 WP No. 27233 of 2025 HASANA DISTRICT-573 127. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT,
ORDER OR DIRECTION/S, DIRECTING THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER DATED 06-11-2023, VIDE ANNEXURE-Q TO THE WRIT PETITION BY DIRECTING THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO MADE KATHA IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING SY. NO.79/2 MEASURING 4 ACRES 10 GUNTAS INCLUDING 10 GUNTAS OF KARAB LAND, WHICH IS SITUATED AT KIREHALLI VILLAGE, KASBA HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASANA DISTRICT, UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE ON HAND AND ETC.,
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 was granted 4 Acres and 10 Guntas of land in Sy.No.79/2, situated at the Kirehalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Sakaleshpura Taluk, Hassan District, in terms of the order
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37538 WP No. 27233 of 2025 passed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Hemavathi Reservoir Project, Hassan, at Annexure-K dated
24.05.2018. However, Saguvali Chit has not issued to the petitioner and revenue entries are not made in the name of the petitioner. Therefore, the prayer in the petition is to direct the respondents to consider the representation and till consideration, direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the property in question.
3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submissions of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent- authorities were duty bound to consider the representation and pass necessary orders. However, that exercise has not been taken by the respondent-authorities till date.
4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.4–Tahsildar, Sakaleshapura Taluk, Hassan District to consider the representation given by the petitioner at Annexure-Q
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37538 WP No. 27233 of 2025 dated 06.11.2023, verify the records and find out whether the petitioner was indeed granted the land. If it is found that the land was granted in favour of the petitioner, then the Tahasildar shall proceed to pass necessary orders for issuance of Saguvali Chit and to enter his name in the land revenue records pursuant to the issuance of the Saguvali Chit. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this
order.
5. 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.: 6 CT: BHK