- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35953 WP No. 28620 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 28620 OF 2023 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT MANJULA W/O SHIVANNA K, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/A HOUSE NO 78/1, NEAR HUDUSALLAMMA, SIRUYURU TANDA, SIRUYURU VILLAGE, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 229. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRAVAN BHARADWAJ.B.V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 301. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 301. 3. THASILDAR BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 301. 4. THE CHAIRMAN AKRAMA SAKRAMA REGULARIZATION COMMITTEE, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 301 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. MANJUNATH, HCGP) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35953 WP No. 28620 of 2023 THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R2 TO R4 TO CONSIDER THE FORM -57 DATED 13/12/2018 FILED UNDER SECTION 108CCC SUB RULE (1) AND (2) OF KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE RULES, 1966 MADE BY THE PETITIONER AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 she filed an application in Form-57 on 13.12.2018 seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of 1 Acre of land in Sy.No.56 of Siruyuru Village, Kasaba Hobli, Bhadravathi Taluk, Shivamogga District and the same is not considered till date. 3. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue writ of mandamus directing the respondent-authorities to consider the aforesaid application filed at the hands of the petitioner. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35953 WP No. 28620 of 2023 4. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent No.3-Tahsildar is duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before respondent No.4- ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee is also duty bound to consider the application and pass necessary orders. 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.3-Tahsildar, Bhadravathi Taluk to place the application of the petitioner before respondent No.4-Committee within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The Committee thereafter shall consider the application and pass necessary orders as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of two months thereafter. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35953 WP No. 28620 of 2023 Ordered accordingly. 6. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18