- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36718 WP No. 27968 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 27968 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: GURU RAGVENDRA HEBBAR S/O LATE B G SRINIVASA HEBBAR AGE ABOUT 53 YEARS R/O YELEMLADDLU, MEGUNDA HOBLI KOPPA TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DIST - 577 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH B. BALADARE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 123. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU SUB DIVISION CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 123. 4. THE TAHASILDAR Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36718 WP No. 27968 of 2025 KOPPA TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DIST - 577 123. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER TO THE R2 AND 3 THAT IS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKAMGAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKKAMAGALURU AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DATED 20/08/2025 AS PER ANNX- F AND G AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS THEREON. 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, while pointing out to the representations at Annexures-F and G given by the petitioner to the Deputy Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner that some persons belonging to the village in Yelemaddlu are trying to take - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36718 WP No. 27968 of 2025 possession of 2 acres of land belonging to the petitioner in Sy.No.17 of Yelemaddlu Village, Medunda Hobli, Koppa Taluk, Chikkamagaluru District, while also requesting the revenue authorities to take over the property as if it is a government property. The petitioner is therefore seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondent -Deputy Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner to consider the representations given by the petitioner and ensure that there is no encroachment caused on the land belonging to the petitioner. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises an objection that the petitioner is making allegations about some private parties, but they are not impleaded in the writ proceedings. There is nothing on record to show the revenue authorities are seeking to take over the property. 4. There is substance in the submission made by the learned High Court Government Pleader, the petitioner will get a cause of action only if the revenue authorities - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36718 WP No. 27968 of 2025 seek to take over the property either by issuing notice or without issuance of notice. At any rate, the revenue authorities herein will not be permitted to disturb the peaceful possession of the petitioner without taking recourse to law. On the other hand, if encroachment is anticipated at the hands of the private individuals, then the remedy for the petitioner lies before the civil Court. With these observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14 CT: BHK