- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32297 WP No. 24733 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24733 OF 2025 (KLR-REG) BETWEEN: SRI. NARAYANAGOWDA S/O CHIKKATHIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT THAVARAGATTE VILLAGE MARALEBEKUPPE PANCHAYATH UYYAMBALLI HOBLI KANAKAPURA T LAUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 117 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJU S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARMTENT OF REVENUE REPRSENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M S BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE CHAIRMAN THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE KANAKAPURA TALUK KANAKAPURA RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 117 3. THE TAHSILAR TALUK OFFICE KANAKAPURA Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32297 WP No. 24733 of 2025 KANAKAPURA TLAUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 117 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO PLACE THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT COMMITTEE ENABLING TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO CONFIRM HIS UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION OF THE AFORESAID LAND AND REGULARIZE THE LAND CULTIVATING BY THE PETITIONER AND ETC. 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 Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the application filed in Form No.50 seeking regularization of unauthorised occupation of 2 acres of land in Survey No.695 of Maralebekuppe Village, Uyyamballi Hobli, Kanakapura Taluk, on 05.07.1991, has not been considered till date. Therefore, the prayer in the petition - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32297 WP No. 24733 of 2025 is to direct the respondent-Tahsildar to consider the representations of the petitioner. 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 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. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.3-Tahsildar, Kanakapura Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether such an application filed by the petitioner in the year 1991, is pending consideration. If it is found that such an application was indeed filed by the petitioner and the application is yet to be considered, the respondent- Tahsildar is directed to place before the Committee, the application along with his recommendation within a period - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32297 WP No. 24733 of 2025 of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the 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. 5. Needless to observe that till the application of the petitioner is disposed of in terms of the directions issued by this Court, the possession of the petitioner in respect of the petition schedule property shall not be disturbed. 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 rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32 CT:SS