- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53211-DB WP No. 19939 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 19939 OF 2021 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI NATARAJ S/O LATE GANGANNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT BYRASANDRA VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI NELAMANGALA TALUK NELAMANGALA BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562123 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SARAVANA S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING DR B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COMPLEX BEERASANDRA VILLAGE KUNDANA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562110 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPURA SUB DIVISON Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53211-DB WP No. 19939 of 2021 DODDABALLAPURA BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203 4. THE TAHSILDAR NELAMANGALA TALUK NELAMANGALA BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562110 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF APPROPRIATE NATURE THEREBY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO INITIATE ACTION AGAINST THE UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPANTS AND TO SUMMARILY EVICT THE UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPANTS FROM THE PUBLIC LANDS IN SURVEY NO. 271 BYRASANDRA VILLAGE, DEVENAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AND SIMILAR LANDS IN THE DEVANAHALLI TALUK AND RESTORE THE SME WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition as a Public Interest Litigation praying that the directions be issued to the respondents-authorities to initiate appropriate action against unauthorised occupants and to summarily evict occupants of land falling in Survey No. 271, Byrasandra Village, Devanahalli Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District and other similar lands [subject land]. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53211-DB WP No. 19939 of 2021 2. The petitioner claims that the subject land belongs to the Government, but has been unauthorisedly encroached. He relies on an order dated 03.08.1959 passed by the Court of Special Deputy Commissioner for Inam Abolition, Bengaluru in Case No.91/1957-58. Prima facie it indicates that land falling in Survey No.271 is reserved for public purpose. He also relies on an English translation of endorsement dated 18.09.1959, which indicates that the claims in respect to lands falling in certain survey numbers including Sy.No.271 were rejected. 3. We consider it apposite to dispose of the present writ petition by directing the respondent-authorities to examine the allegations made in the present petition and take such steps as they consider necessary in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16