- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34617 WP No. 34075 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 34075 OF 2024 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: SRI MANJUNATH D S/O LATE DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/O 16TH WARD, HALE SUNNEDA GUDU ROAD KEKKARAMMANA, KOTTALU VILLAGE HOLENARASIPUR TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 211 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. YATNAL PARASAPPA GURAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201 3. THE TAHASILDAR CHANNARAYAPATTANA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 225 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201 Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34617 WP No. 34075 of 2024 5. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER FOR HEMAVATI RESERVOIR PROJECT HASANA - 573 214 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-5 TO TAKE ACTION ON APPLICATIONS DATED 28.12.2017 HEREBY PRODUCED AS ANNX-B SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B-GROUP’, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The petitioner claims to be a legal representative of Late Ranganath S/o Kalashetty, who lost of lands in Survey Nos.64/4, 64/6, 66/2, 69/2, 102/4, 106/1, 107/1A, 111/6 and 116/5 of Changaravalli Village, Kattaya Hobli, Kattaya Taluk, Hassan District, due to submergence of the lands on the construction of Hemavati/Yagachi/Vatehole Reservoir Project. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34617 WP No. 34075 of 2024 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Government of Karnataka announced certain beneficiary Schemes and Rehabilitation Packages for the project displaced persons in addition to the payment of compensation. One of the benefits announced for such land-losers was that they will be given alternative agricultural lands elsewhere in the District. The prayer in this writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus to the respondent-Special Land Acquisition Officer, Hemavathi Reservoir Project, Hassan, to take action on the application dated 28.12.2017 at Annexure-B given by the petitioner for grant of alternative land. 3. This Court in several such petitions has found that lands were granted in terms of the Rehabilitation Package and thereafter several orders have been passed cancelling the grants for various reasons. Nevertheless, it is an undisputed fact that such Rehabilitation Package was indeed announced by the State Government for the project displaced persons. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34617 WP No. 34075 of 2024 4. In that view of the matter, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to the respondent- Special Land Acquisition Officer, Hemavathi Reservoir Project, Hassan, to consider the application dated 28.12.2017 at Annexure-B given by the petitioner, verify the records and thereafter, pass necessary orders in accordance with law and in accordance with the scheme formulated by the State Government. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL