- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33976 WP No. 1077 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. 1077 OF 2025 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: 1. NANJEDEVARU AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, S/O. RUDRAYYA, PURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MALUR TALUK-563 130, KOLAR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. NEERAJA KARANTH.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 130. 3. TAHSILDAR MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMAD JOFFER SHAH, AGA) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33976 WP No. 1077 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER AND PASS SUITABLE ORDERS ON HIS REPRESENTATION DTD. 07.11.2024 FOR GRANT OF LAND IN SY.NO. 172 MEASURING 2-20 ACRES IN PURA VILLAE, KASABA HOBLI,MALUR TALUK,KOLAR DISTRICT, FILED AND MARKED AS ANNX-A TO THE WRIT PETITION AND GRANT SUCH OTHER WRIT OR ORDER ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE- THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner filed an application seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of 2 acres 20 guntas of land in Sy.No.172 of Pura village, Kasaba Hobli, Malur Taluk, Kolar District on 25.7.1991, but no order has been passed on the application till date. The petitioner has also submitted representations dated 4.6.1999 and 7.11.2024 at Annexures-A and C8 respectively. However, the respondent No.2 has not considered the same till date. The petitioner has also produced a copy of Form No.50 having an entry regarding his pending application seeking regularization at Annexure-C. Therefore, he - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33976 WP No. 1077 of 2025 prays that a necessary direction may be issued to the Authority concerned. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, with a direction to respondent No.3-Tahsildar, Malur Taluk, to place the application of the petitioner before the Committee along with his recommendation as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Committee shall thereafter consider the application and pass necessary orders within a period of two months from the date when the application would be placed before the Committee in accordance with law. Ordered accordingly. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE BKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16