- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37766 WP No. 18568 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 18568 OF 2025 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN: SRI SURESH B D S/O DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/A BERANAGODU VILLAGE, KANATHI POST, BASARAVALLI, AVATHI CHIKKAMAGALURU, KARNATAKA 577101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHIRAJ B CHENGTI.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AUTHORISED OFFICER, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37766 WP No. 18568 of 2025 CHIKKAMAGALURU DIVISION D DEVARAJ URS BHAVAN AIT COLLEGE ROAD, CHIKKAMAGALUR - 577101 (REPRESENTED BY GA). 2. STAET BY RANGE FOREST OFFICER ALDUR RANGE & POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 111, REP BY RFO, ALDUR RANGAE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.R. CARIAPPA., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO THE R1 TO DECIDE THE APPLICATION DATED 21/04/2025 PRODUCED AT ANNX-F FILED BY THE PETITIONER AT THE EARLIEST OR WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37766 WP No. 18568 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRESH MATTERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner's grievance is because the first respondent has refused to consider his application as per Annexure-F in ALD FOC No.9/2024-25. Sri.Abhiraj B.Chengti, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has rightly invoked the jurisdiction of the first respondent under Section 72-A of the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 but the first respondent has refused to consider the application. The learned counsel relies upon the orders of the learned Magistrate in FOC No.9/2024- 25 and the revision Court in Cr.R.P.No.16/2025. Sri Rahul Cariappa, the learned Additional Government Advocate, submits that this Court could dispose of the petition calling upon the first - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37766 WP No. 18568 of 2025 respondent to consider the petitioner's request and pass orders within a reasonable time. In the light of the afore, the petition stands disposed of calling upon the first respondent, within a period of three [3] weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, to consider the petitioner's application and decide on merits. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE SA ct:sr