- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37410 WP No. 36439 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.36439 OF 2024 (KLR-REG) BETWEEN: SRI MALLESH S/O. LATE M. SHIVANANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT MELAJIPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK AND DISTRICT – 570 027 …PETITIONER (BY SRI S. KALYAN BASAVARAJ FOR; SRI PRAJWAL K. ARADHYA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHAMARAJANAGAR SUB-DIVISION CHAMARAJANAGAR – 570 027 3. THE TAHSILDAR CHAMARAJANAGAR CHAMARAJANAGAR – 570 027 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. P. RADHA, A.G.A.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 TO Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37410 WP No. 36439 of 2024 CONSIDER THE APPLICATION IN ANNEXURE C AND F MADE BY THE PETITIONER, REGULARIZING HIS UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION IN RESPECT OF THE LAND BEARING SY.NO.527 (OLD NO.224) MEASURING TO AN EXTENT OF 4.00 ACRES SITUATED AT MELAJIPURA VILLAGE, (BADANAGUPPE VILLAGE), 6 KASABA HOBLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK AND DISTRICT. THIS WRIT PETITION IS 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 takes notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner that the petitioner has filed an application in From No.57 on 04.12.2018 seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of 3 acres of land in Sy.No.527 (old Sy.No.224) of Melajipura Village, Kasaba Hobli, Chamarajanagar Taluk and District. However, till date no orders have been passed on the application filed by the petitioner. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37410 WP No. 36439 of 2024 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 respondent-Tahasildar is duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee is 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 - Tahasildar, Chamarajanagar, to place the application of the petitioner before the Committee along with his recommendations within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Thereafter, respondent-Committee shall consider the application and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months thereafter. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37410 WP No. 36439 of 2024 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 KLY CT:VC