- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37452 WP No. 17156 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.17156 OF 2024 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: SRI CHANDRASHEKAR K. B. S/O. BASAVARAJAYA K. G. AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS EX-SERVICEMAN, NO.125 4TH CROSS, MAHADESHWARA NAGAR BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BENGALURU – 560 091. …PETITIONER (BY SRI JAGADEESH D. C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT TUMKUR – 572 101. 2. THE TAHSILDAR TIPTUR TALUK TIPTUR – 572 201 TUMKUR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V. SESHU, H.C.G.P.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT BEARING FILE NO.TMKDC/LND/15/733/2022-LAND-TUMKUR DC- LND(M.S.)(TIP)/CR-3/2022-2023 DATED 20/02/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-F, ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT, THE Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37452 WP No. 17156 of 2024 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR, AS THE SAME IS ILLEGAL AND UNSUSTAINABLE IN LAW AND ETC. 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for both the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is directed against the impugned endorsement at Annexure-F dated 20.02.2023 issued by the Deputy Commissioner to the petitioner stating that there are no surplus lands available in Tumkur District for being granted to the petitioner under the Ex-Serviceman quota. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the State Government has issued a circular that wherever surplus lands are not available for grant in favour of Ex- servicemen, they may be allotted a residential site. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37452 WP No. 17156 of 2024 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of, with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Tumkur District, to consider the application filed by the petitioner for grant of agricultural lands, taking into consideration the circular issued by the Government and allot a residential site accordingly, if there are no surplus lands available in the district to be allotted in favour of the petitioner. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT:VC