- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33984 WP No. 6698 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.6698 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: RAVICHANDRA H.M. S/O MUNIVENKATARAMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS HOSURE VILLAGE, KAIWARA HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT – 562 101. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. BHANU PRIYA FOR SRI. D.P. PRASANNA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT. OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPUR – 562 101 3. THE TAHSILDHAR, CHINTAMANI TALUK CHINTAMANI – 563 125 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33984 WP No. 6698 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 18.02.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-B AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed an application in Form No.57 seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation as can be seen from Annexure-A, which is a copy of the Online application. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33984 WP No. 6698 of 2025 seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of 2.00 Acres of land in Sy.No.76 of Marappalli Village, Kaiwara Hobli, Chintamani Taluk, Chikkaballapur 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 No.3-Tahsildar 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 No.3- Tahsildar, Chintamani Taluk, Chintamani, to place the application of the petitioner before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The Committee, thereafter shall consider the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33984 WP No. 6698 of 2025 application and pass necessary orders as expeditiously as possible. Ordered accordingly. 6. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28