- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32227 WP No. 6593 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 6593 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI CHALUVARAJEGOWDA S/O MOGANNAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT BANDABOVENAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI KR PET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 423 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. D. SATYA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.V. NARASIMHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVEUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE – 560 001 2. THE TAHSILDAR KR PET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 426 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32227 WP No. 6593 of 2025 4. COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATON OF UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION K.R. PET TALUK MADNYA DISTRICT – 571 426 BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION IN FORM NO.50 OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE ACT AS EVIDENCED BY THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AT ANNX-A DATED 05.12.1998 BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION AT ANNEXURE-B DTD 15.01.2025 WITHIN A TIME FRAME 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. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed an application seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation as can be seen from Annexure-A, which is a copy of the application. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32227 WP No. 6593 of 2025 However, till date no orders have been passed on the application filed by the petitioner. 3. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue writ of mandamus directing the respondent-authorities to consider the application filed at the hands of the petitioner seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of land in Sy.No.2 measuring 1 acre 20 guntas, of Kallahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, K.R.Pet Taluk, Mandya District. 4. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent-Tahasildar was duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee was also duty bound to consider the application and pass necessary orders. 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent-Tahasildar, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32227 WP No. 6593 of 2025 K.R.Pet Taluk, Mandya District, to place the application of the petitioner before the Committee within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The Committee thereafter shall consider the application and pass necessary orders as expeditiously as possible. Needless to observe that the respondents shall not dispossess the petitioner from his peaceful possession of the land till the application of the petitioner is disposed of in terms of the directions issued by this Court. Ordered accordingly. 6. Learned Additional Government Advocate permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY; List No.: 1 Sl No.: 52