- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8517 WP No. 30464 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 30464 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: SMT NARAYANAMMA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, W/O LATE HANUMAPPA OCCUPATION HOUSE HOLD, R/AT GUTTAHALLI, NARASAPURA, HOBLI, KOLAR DISTRICT, PINCODE- 563 133. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DODDAMANI PRAKASH SHANTHAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOLAR SUB DIVISION, NEAR COURT CIRCLE, KOLAR- 563 101. 3. THE TAHSHILDAR KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR- 563 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD.18.05.2016 PASSED BY R1 BEARING NO.SA.KA/LRF(KO)CR 629 OF 2014-15 AND SA.KA./M.I.N(KO) CR 46 OF 2013-14 AS PER ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8517 WP No. 30464 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER 1. The grievance of the petitioner is directed against the Impugned Order at Annexure-A dated 18.05.2016 passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Kolar Sub-Division, invoking provisions contained in Sections 84 and 85 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. 2. On going through the impugned order at Annexure-A, this Court finds that the Assistant Commissioner is of the opinion that the petitioner has not cultivated the lands for many years and on the other hand, it was found that the petitioner was involved in illegal Sand Mining in the lands in question. The impugned order has been passed in respect of 24 land owners/ khatedars and by invoking the provisions contained in Section 85 of the aforesaid Act, the Assistant Commissioner directed that the lands in question will be leased out to eligible agriculturalists for a period of 5 years. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8517 WP No. 30464 of 2025 3. The further grievance of the petitioner is that, although the period of five years have elapsed, the entry made in Column No.11 in respect of the orders passed by the Assistant Commissioner has been continued thereby preventing the petitioner from cultivating the lands in question. 4. Having regard to the undisputed facts that are obtained in this writ petition, this Court is of the considered opinion that since the period of five years in terms of the impugned order to Annexure-A has lapsed, the entry made in Column No.11 in the RTC cannot be continued. So long as such an entry continues in Column No.11, the petitioner will find it difficult to proceed to cultivate the lands in question. 5. Accordingly the writ petition is allowed. The respondent- Tasildar, Kolar Taluk is hereby directed to remove the entries made in column number 11 of the RTC, which will enable the petitioner to proceed to cultivate the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8517 WP No. 30464 of 2025 lands in question. The entries shall be removed 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. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE RS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32