- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31645 WP No. 24233 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24233 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: DUNDAMADAYYA, S/O LATE MARIDODDAYYA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RES/AT NO KELLAMBALLI VILLAGE AND POST, CHAMARAJA NAGARA TALUK CHAMARAJA NAGAR DISTRICT - 571 313. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KRISHNAMOORTHY D, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001, REP/BY IT'S SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KOLLEGALA SUB-DIVISION, KOLLEGALA, CHAMARAJA NAGARA - 571 440. 3. THE TAHASILDAR, CHAMARAJA NAGARA, CHAMARAJA NAGARA TALUK - 571 313. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. ISSUE A WRIT Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31645 WP No. 24233 of 2025 OF MANDAMUS AND SUCH OTHER WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION TO R2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION/REPRESENTATION DATED 23-01-2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B AND C IN A STIPULATED TIME 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 accepts notice for all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the application filed in Form No.57 seeking regularization of unauthorised occupation of 2 acres of land in Survey No.118/P of Kellamballi Village, Kasaba Hobli, Chamarajanagara Taluk and District on 22.12.2018, has not been considered till date. Therefore, the prayer in the petition is to direct the respondents to consider the said application. 3. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31645 WP No. 24233 of 2025 respondent No.3 - Tahsildar was duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee was also duty bound to consider the application and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.3 - Tahsildar, Chamarajanagara Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether such an application filed by the petitioner in the year 2018, is pending consideration. If it is found that such an application was indeed filed by the petitioner and the application is yet to be considered, the respondent- Tahsildar is directed to place before the Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation, the application along with his recommendation within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, Committee shall consider the application and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31645 WP No. 24233 of 2025 expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months thereafter. 5. Needless to observe that till the application of the petitioner is disposed of in terms of the directions issued by this Court, the possession of the petitioner in respect of the petition schedule property shall not be disturbed. Ordered accordingly. 6. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE Bsv CT: BHK