- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33985 WP No. 7036 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.7036 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: NARAYANASWAMY S/O LATE MUNIRAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS VADDAHALLI VILLAGE, KAIWARA HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT – 563 128 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. BHANU PRIYA FOR SRI. PRASANNA D.P., ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT. OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPUR – 562 101 3. THE TAHSILDHAR, CHINTAMANI TALUK CHINTAMANI – 563 125 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33985 WP No. 7036 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 21.11.2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-F EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. 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. It is the contention of the petitioner that his grandfather late Gangappa S/o. Marappa had filed an application in the year 1961 seeking grant of 4 acres of land in Sy.No.130 of Vaddihalli Village, Kaiwara Hobli, Chinthamani Taluk, Chikkaballapura District and that there was recommendation at the hands of the Tahasildar to the Assistant Commissioner, Chikkaballapura Sub-Division, Chikkaballapura as can be seen at Annexure – C that all the three persons named therein were eligible for grant of four acres each in Sy.No.130. It is therefore the prayer of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33985 WP No. 7036 of 2025 the petitioner that appropriate directions may be issued to the respondents to grant lands in favour of the petitioner. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises an objection that under the provisions of the Karnataka Land Grant Rules, the land can be granted to the petitioner only on the basis of the eligibility of the petitioner and not on the basis of the application filed by the petitioner’s grandfather in the year 1961. 4. Upholding the submissions of the learned High Court Government Pleader, writ petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh application seeking grant of land along with the material placed before this Court. If such an application is filed, the competent authority shall consider the same and pass necessary orders as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date when the application is filed by the petitioner. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SV; List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29