- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18630 WP No. 109850 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 109850 OF 2025 (SCST) BETWEEN: 1. KHUTEJABI W/O GOUSEMUDINSAB HONDAD, AGE. 70 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. NO.129, MAIN ROAD, BALIHALLI, SAVIKERI, TALUK: HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. 2. SAIRA BANU W/O IMTIYAZ AHMED NAIKAR, AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. NO.414, KANCHAGAR ONI, HANAGAL TALUKA, MATTU PATTANNA, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. 3. USMANSAB S/O GOUSEMUDINSAB HONDAD, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SAVIKERI, TALUK: HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. 4. HASAMANIYA S/O GOUSEMUDINSAB HONDAD, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SAVIKERI, TALUK: HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. 5. HUSSENMIYA S/O GOUSEMUDINSAB HONDAD, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. SAVIKERI, TALUK: HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. 6. JARINABANU W/O KUTUBUDDIN MORATAGI, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. SUBHASH CIRCLE, MATAN MARKET ROAD, HAVERI TOWN, DIST. HAVERI-581 110. 7. HASEENABI W/O NURAHAMAD SHIRAHATTI, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18630 WP No. 109850 of 2025 R/O. SUKAMATTI, HAVERI TOWN, DIST. HAVERI-581 110. 8. CHAMANSAB S/O NANESAB HONDAD, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SAVIKERI, TALUK: HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, SAVANUR, DIST. HAVERI-581 110. 2. VIRUPAKSHAPPA S/O SANNA BHARAMAPPA VADDAR @ MASTHER, AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SAVIKERI, TALUK: HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. 3. GIRIJAMMA W/O HANAMANTAPPA MOKANNAVAR, AGE. 67 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. HALLIBAIL, TALUK: HANAGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. 4. GOURAMMA W/O GANESHAPPA KANASOGI, AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. KANASOGI, TALUK: SHIKARIPURA, DIST. SHIVAMOGGA-577 427. 5. SHANKRAPPA S/O SANNABARAMAPPA VADDAR @ MASTHER, AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SAVIKERI, TALUK: HANAGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581 104. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 07.11.2025 BEARING NO.PTCL/APSR/01/2025-26 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-H, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18630 WP No. 109850 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) The petitioner has a remedy by way of an appeal before the Deputy Commissioner under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (‘Act of 1978’). If such an appeal is filed, the Deputy Commissioner shall consider the appeal in accordance with law. If an application is filed for interim measure, same has to be considered as expeditiously in accordance with law. 2. Registry to return the copy of the impugned order to the petitioner after retaining the xerox copy. 3. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from the date of filing i.e. 16.12.2025 to till today has to be excluded in computing the limitation, if any. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 75