- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13919 WP No. 107361 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 107361 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MALIKSAB S/O PEERSAB SANMANI BY HIS LR’S., RAJESAB S/O MALIKSAB SANMANI, AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. BHOGENAGARKKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 2. KASIMSAB S/O PEERSAB SANMANI BY HIS LR’S., IBRAHIMSAB S/O KASIMSAB SANMANI, AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. BELAGALI VILLAGE, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 3. ALLAHASAB S/O KASIMSAB SANMANI BY HIS LR’S., HAJESAB S/O ALLAHASAB SANMANI, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. BHOGENAGARKKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SADIQ N. GOODWALA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD AND KALAGHATAGI TALUK, DIST. DHARWAD, PIN CODE-581 204, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.10.18 07:57:16 +0100 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13919 WP No. 107361 of 2025 7A APPLICATION, INQUIRY AUTHORITY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HUBBALLI, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580 004. 3. THE TAHSILDAR KALAGHATAGI, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 4. THE SURVEYOR KALAGHATAGI, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 5. THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, KALAGHATAGI, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 6. KRISHNACHAR S/O DASCHARYA PUJAR, AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. BHOGENAGARKKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 7. SHANKAR S/O VIRUPAKSH DESHKULKARNI, AGE. 67 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. BHOGENAGARKKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 8. INDRABAI W/O. SHANKAR RAO DESHKULKARNI, AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. BHOGENAGARKKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 03.09.2025 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 IN NO.KLR/SR/7A/ BHOGENAGARKKOPPA/1+2+3 KALAGHATGI VIDE ANNEXURE-G. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13919 WP No. 107361 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) The petitioners’ application under Section 7-A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act is rejected on the premise that Form No.7 filed by the petitioners’ grandfather was already allowed and the land is granted to the petitioners’ grandfather. This Court does not find any error in the said order. 2. If the petitioners’ grandfather was already granted land, then the Form No.7-A application is not maintainable. 3. However, it is clarified that rejection of Form No.7-A filed by the petitioners should not be construed as an order holding that the petitioners have no right over the property in case, the petitioners’ grandfather was granted the land and if it has been inherited by the petitioner. 2. Writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CLK_CT:BCK