- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7332 WP No. 3744 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 3744 OF 2026 (KLR-REG) BETWEEN: SMT. RANGAMMA W/O VENKATASWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT KANNENAHALLI VILLAGE, BELLAVI HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUKA AND DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VARADARAJA P.N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION, TALUKA OFFICE, TUMAKURU - 572 101, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, TUMAKURU TALUKA, TUMAKURU - 572 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7332 WP No. 3744 of 2026 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE FORM NO. 53 FILED BY HER EXPEDITIOUSLY AS PRAYED FOR IN HER REPRESENTATION DATED 12.08.2025 A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNX- C AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that when the application filed by the petitioner seeking regularisation of unauthorised occupation of 3 acres and 20 guntas in Survey No.22 of Vakkodi Village, Bellavi Hobli, Tumkur Taluk and District was rejected by the Committee, the petitioner filed an appeal before the Assistant Commissioner in proceedings bearing No.R.A.10/2016-17. The Assistant Commissioner allowed the appeal while setting aside the resolution passed by the Committee with a direction to - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7332 WP No. 3744 of 2026 reconsider the application filed by the petitioner. The said order was passed on 06.12.2017 and till date the application has not been reconsidered and no orders have been passed. Therefore, the prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to reconsider the application in terms of the directions issued by the Assistant Commissioner. 3. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3-Tahsildar, Tumkur Taluk, to place the application of the petitioner for reconsideration before respondent No.2-Committee within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Respondent No.2-Committee shall reconsider the application and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date when which the application is placed before the committee at the hands of respondent No.3- Tahsildar. Ordered accordingly. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7332 WP No. 3744 of 2026 Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19