- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29273-DB WP No. 51295 of 2019 C/W WP No. 4866 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 51295 OF 2019 (LR) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 4866 OF 2022 (KLR-RES) IN WP No. 51295/2019 BETWEEN: 1. JANA JAGRUTHI SAMITHI (R) A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI GANESH MACCHI S/O K NAGENDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS RESIDENT OF NO.4511 AMBEDKAR CIRCLE (NEAR ANJANEYA TEMPLE) GANGAVATHI - 583 227 KOPPAL DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KIRAN J, ADVOCATE-ABSENT) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29273-DB WP No. 51295 of 2019 C/W WP No. 4866 of 2022 VIDHANA SOUDHA DR B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOPPAL DISTRICT KOPPAL - 583 231 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOPPAL SUB-DIVSION KOPPAL - 583 231 4. THE TAHASILDAR GANGAVATHI TALUK KOPPAL DISTRICT GANGAVATHI - 583 229 5. SRI HAMPANNA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT HOSAKERE VILLAGE MARALI HOBLI GANGAVATHI TALUK KOPPAL DISTRICT - 583 231 6. SMT. SHANKARAMMA W/O HAMPANNA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT HOSAKERE VILLAGE MARALI HOBLI GANGAVATHI TALUK KOPPAL DISTRICT - 583 231 …RESPONDENTS (SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES AS PRESCRIBED U/S 63 TO 76 OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REFORMS ACT SO AS TO CHECK THE ILLEGAL HOLDINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS ROUTINELY AND TO FORFEIT THE EXCESS LANDS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND TO DISTRIBUTE THE SAME AMONGST PERSONS WHO ARE LANDLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29273-DB WP No. 51295 of 2019 C/W WP No. 4866 of 2022 IN WP NO. 4866/2022 BETWEEN: 1. JANA JAGRUTHI SAMITHI (R) A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI K GANESH ADD: GANGAVATHI - 583227 DISTRICT KOPPAL ...PETITIONER (BY SRI.KIRAN J, ADVOCATE-ABSENT) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOPPAL DISTRICT KOPPAL - 583 231 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOPPAL SUB DIVISION KOPPAL - 583 231 4. THE TAHASILDAR GANGAVATHI TALUK GANGAVATHI - 583 227 KOPPAL DISTRICT 5. SRI Y VEERESHAPPA S/O SOMAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS C/O SINGANAL THIMMAPPA COMPLEX OPPOSITE APMC 2ND GATE GANGAVATHI - 583 227 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29273-DB WP No. 51295 of 2019 C/W WP No. 4866 of 2022 6. SMT. Y PUSHPAAVATHI W/O VEERESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS C/O SINGANAL THIMMAPPA COMPLEX OPPOSITE APMC 2ND GATE GANGAVATHI - 583 227 ...RESPONDENTS (SMT.NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES AS PRESCRIBED U/S 63 TO 76 OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REFORMS ACT SO AS TO CHECK THE ILLEGAL HOLDINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS ROUTINELY AND TO FORFEIT THE EXCESS LANDS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND TO DISTRIBUTE THE SAME AMONGST PERSONS WHO ARE LANDLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU ,CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU,CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the petitioner in both the petitions. 2. These are public interest litigations filed by the very petitioner alleging that respondent Nos.5 and 6 in both the petitions held agricultural land in contravention of the permissible limit as provided under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1964. The - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29273-DB WP No. 51295 of 2019 C/W WP No. 4866 of 2022 petitioner further states that a representation in this regard has been made to the concerned authorities along with all the details, but the same has not been examined. 3. In view of the above, we dispose of the present petitions by directing respondent Nos. 1 to 4 to examine the allegations made by the petitioner in both the petitions and, if necessary, take such steps as warranted in accordance with law. 4. We clarify that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the allegations made in the petitions. 5. The petitions are disposed of in the aforesaid terms Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16