- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17179 WP No. 7777 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 7777 OF 2026 (LR) BETWEEN: SRI THIPPANNA S/O. LATE. CHANNAPPA, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR'S. 1. SMT. RATNAMMA W/O LATE TIPPANNA AGED 48 YEARS, SUBBARAYUANAHALLI, VATADAHOSAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT-561228. 2. SRI. RAVALI T., W/O K SHIVANANDA, D/O LATE TIPPANNA AGED 31 YEARS, NEAR MARIKAMBA TEMPLE, VATADAHOSAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT-561228. 3. SMT. T SOUNDARYA, W/O.NAGARAJU, D/O.LATE TIPPANNA, AGED 33 YEARS, VELIDADADALA, SOMANDHEPALLI, ANANTPURA DISTRICT-515241. 4. SRI. SARALA V T, D/O.LATE TIPPANNA, AGED 34 YEARS, Digitally signed by CHAITHANYA K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17179 WP No. 7777 of 2026 SUBBARAYUANAHALLI, VATADAHOSAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT-561228. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A. NAGARAJAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETATRIAT, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, GOURIBIDANURU TALUK, GOURIBIDANURU CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561028. 3. THE LAND TRIBUNAL, GOURIBIDANUR, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY THE TAHSILDAR, GOURIBIDANURU TALUK, GOURIBIDANURU CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561208. 4. SMT. BHAGYAMMA, D/O LATE NARASINGA RAO @NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O GANGASANDRAM, GANGASAMADRAM TANK, NEAR LEPAKSHI, INDUPURAP TALUK, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT-515241. 5. PADMAVATHAMME, D/O LATE NARASINGA RAO @NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/O MYDUGULAM POST, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17179 WP No. 7777 of 2026 NEAR LEPAKSHI, INDUPURAP TALUK, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT-515241. 6. SAROJAMMA D/O LATE NARASINGA RAO AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O NEAR KANYAPARAMESHWARI TEMPLE, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561208. 7. SRI GUNDAPPA, S/O LATE NARASINGA RAO AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O VATADHOSAHALLI POST, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561228. 8. SRI. ACHANNA, S/O LATE NARASINGA RAO, MAJOR, R/O NEAR KANYAPARAMESHWARI TEMPLE, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561208. 9. RAMADEVARU, REPRESENTED BY MUZRAI, TAHSILDAR, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561208. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V. SHESHU, HCGP R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO- DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS 2 AND 3 TO ENFORCE/IMPLEMENT THE ORDER OF THE HONBLE COURT DATED 19.11.1997 PASSED IN LAND REFORMS REVISION PETITION 3783/1990 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A DIRECTING THE LAND TRIBUNAL TO DECIDE THE PENDING APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF OCCUPANCY RIGHT IN FORM NO. 7 IN RESPECT OF PETITIONERS IN SY. NO. 132 OF THE VATADAHOSAHALLI VILLAGE, GOURIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17179 WP No. 7777 of 2026 DISTRICT TO AN EXTENT OF 2 ACRES AND TO ISSUE FORM NO. 10. 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 accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the earlier order passed by the Land Tribunal was set aside by this Court in LRP.No.3783/1990 dated 19.11.1997 with a direction to the Land Tribunal to reconsider the matter and dispose off the same within a period of six months from the date of the order. However, till date the Land Tribunal has not reconsidered the matter and has not passed any order and therefore, the prayer in the writ petition is to issue necessary directions to the Land Tribunal to take up the matter and dispose off the same within a time frame. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17179 WP No. 7777 of 2026 3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed off, with a direction to the third respondent Land Tribunal Gowribidanur Taluk to take up the matter in LRA/INM/N/28.16/70-71 dated 09.12.1981 and dispose off the same as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SSB