- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 14641 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. NANYA NAIK, S/O YANKYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 2. SURYA NAIK, S/O SHYAM NAIK, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 3. RAMESH D., S/O DUDYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 4. GANGYA NAIK, S/O KIMYA NAIK, Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 5. KESHYA NAIK, S/O YANKYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 6. RAVI D., S/O DEEPLA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 7. NAGARAJA NAIK, S/O LATE TAKRYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 8. SUNDARA NAIK, S/O KESHYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 9. CHANDRA NAIK, S/O DANJA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 10. CHANDRA NAIK, S/O GANGYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 11. PAPI BAI, W/O LATE BHIMA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 12. KESHAVAMURTHY, S/O SOMLA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 13. M.S.PUTTA NAIK, S/O HOMBALE SOMLA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 14. LOKESH NAIK, S/O BHEEMA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 15. SAVITHA P., W/O RAVI NAIK, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 16. KIRAN NAIK M.S., S/O SHIVAPPA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 17. PRAVEENA K., S/O KUMAR NAIK, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 18. HALESHA NAIK, S/O SAMYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 19. KAMALA BAI, W/O KUMARA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 20. ARUNA NAIK, S/O NAGARAJA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 21. RATHNA BAI, W/O SHANKRA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 22. RAVI NAIK, S/O RAMA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 23. RAJA NAIK, S/O SHANKARA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 24. PAPANNA NAIK, S/O TAKRA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 25. APPU NAIK, S/O KHIMYA NAIK @ BHIMYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 98 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 26. KAMBLI BAI, W/O THOLCHA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 27. RUKMINI BAI, D/O CHANDRA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 28. CHANDRA NAIK, S/O YANKYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 29. SAKRA NAIK, S/O HEMLA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 30. KAMALI BAI, W/O NARAYANA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 31. SHEKAR NAIK, S/O PAPA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 32. S.DEVARAJ, S/O SETHA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT 56, 6TH CROSS, NEAR CHOWDDAMMA TEMPLE, VIDYANAGARA, URGADUR, SHIVAMMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 33. MANJUNATH R., D/O MAYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 34. INDIRAMMA, W/O B.NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 35. BETTAMMA, W/O SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 36. PAPA NAIK, S/O LATE DHANANJAYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 37. SURYA NAIK, S/O LACHYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 38. DOODA NAIK, S/O ENKYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 39. PARVATHI BAI, W/O KUBYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 40. S.K.JAYARAME GOWDA, S/O KALE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 41. SHARADA BAI, W/O BALU NAIK, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 42. THIMMA NAIK, S/O TAKRA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 43. PAPA NAIK, S/O GHEMYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 44. SEETHA BAI, W/O LACHMA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 45. THOLACHA NAIK, S/O CHOKULLA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 46. RAVI NAIK, S/O LACHHA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 47. KRISHNA NAIK, S/O LACHMA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 48. NAVYA, W/O LOKESH NAIK, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 49. APPU NAIK, S/O SEVA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 50. SANTHOSH M NAIK, S/O MIDYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 51. SHASHIKALA, W/O JAGADISH NAIK, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 52. NAGARAJA NAIK, S/O LACHCHYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 53. KRISHNA NAIK, S/O SHAMA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 54. SHANTHI BAI, D/O CHANDRA NAIK, W/O NANDYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. 55. VIRESH NAIK, S/O PIKYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/AT MANDENAKOPPA, MATHURU POST, SHIVAMOGGA - AT & DISTRICT - 577 203. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JAIKUMAR S PATEL, SENIOR COUNSEL; SRI. PATIL DAYANAND SUBRAYA GOUDA., ADVOCATE) - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, BY ITS SECRETARY, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SHIVAMOGGA SUB - DIVISION, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. 5. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPATION, SHIMOGA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 201, BY ITS SECRETARY/TAHASHILDAR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.B.P.RADHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO(A) DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TAHASHILDAR TO PLACE THE APPLICATIONS OF THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE RESPONDENT NO.5 COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION OF REGULARIZATION OF PETITIONERS UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION IN OLD SY.NO.825, NEW SY.NO.825/286, 837/301, 825/248, 825/250, 825/276, 825/275, 837/298, - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 837/286, 837/293, 837/301. 825/273, 827/298, 822/268, 825/277, 794/224, 827/301, 836/286, 110/253, 825/243, 837/269, 827/297, MANDENAKOPPA-VILLAGE, NIDIGE HOBLI, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK AND DISTRICT, AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO IMMEDIATELY CONSIDER THE APPLICATIONS OF THE PETITIONERS FOR REGULARIZATION AND TO ISSUE SAGUVALI CHIT TO THE PETITIONERS AS PER ANNEXURE - D AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. In this writ petition, the petitioners have sought for issuance of writ of mandamus to respondent No.4 to place the applications made by the petitioners before respondent No.5 - Committee for consideration of regularization of the petitioners' unauthorized cultivation in respect of the subject land and to issue Saguvali chit in favour of the petitioners. 2. Heard Sri.Jaikumar S Patil, learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioners invited the attention of the Court to the subject No.13 of the resolution dated 31.01.2001 and same is pending consideration before respondent - authorities and therefore, sought for - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 interference of this Court, in the light of the judgment of this Court in the case of Mahadeva and Others Vs. State of Karnataka and Others reported in ILR 2016 Karnataka 3509 accordingly sought for interference of this Court. 3. Per contra, Smt.B.P.Radha, learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that the applications filed by the petitioners herein is within 5 Kms from the Shivamogga City and therefore, the petitioners are not entitled for the grant of land. 4. Having taken note of the submission made by the learned counsel representing the parties, it is the duty of respondent No.5 - Committee to take decision in the matter at the earliest and same cannot be kept pending sine die without taking decision, since the petitioners are claiming right over the property in question in terms of Section 94A of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30556 WP No. 14641 of 2026 5. In that view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, respondent Nos.4 and 5 are directed to consider the applications made by the petitioners and remaining 96 applicants and take decision in the matter after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioners in accordance with law by examining the original records within six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 6. In the meanwhile, till the consideration of the applications referred to above, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners in respect of the subject land. 7. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE GH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24