- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34590-DB WP No. 34983 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 34983 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI S. UMAPATHI S/O M.R. THIPPESWAMY ADVOCATE AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDENT OF NAYAKANAHATTY VILLAGE CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 536 …PETITIONER (BY SRI BALARAJ A.C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKASA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA - 577 501 Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34590-DB WP No. 34983 of 2025 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHITRADURGA SUB-DIVISION CHITRADURGA - 577 501 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS CHITRADURGA SUB-DIVISION CHITRADURGA - 577 501 5. THE TAHSILDAR CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 536 6. SRI RAJA VIDYA SAMSTHE (R) NAYAKANAHATTI VILLAGE NAYAKANAHATTI HOBLI CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 536 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT CUM SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY MS. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND 3RD RESPONDENT FOR PASSING FINAL ORDERS ON THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT DATED 23/11/2018 VIDE ANNEXURE-H FOR CANCELLING THE LAND GRANTED IN FAVOUR OF 6TH RESPONDENT AND TO RESUME THE ABOVE LAND IN FAVOUR OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND RESERVING THE SAME FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES & ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34590-DB WP No. 34983 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMIANRY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents No.1 to 5. 2. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to the second and third respondents to pass the final order on the proposal dated 23.11.2018 furnished by the fifth respondent for cancelling the subject land granted in favour of the sixth respondent. 3. The petitioner states that on 19.10.1993, respondent No.2 had granted 2 acres of land comprising in Survey No.193 of Nayakanahatti Village, Nayakanahatti Hobli, Challakere Taluk, Chitradurga District, for the purposes of construction of a high school and playground for children. The petitioner states that the said grant was subject to the condition that the subject land would - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34590-DB WP No. 34983 of 2025 be utilized within a period of two years from the date of grant and the grantee will also comply with other rules and regulations. It is stated that consequent to the said grant the name of respondent No.6 was mutated in the revenue records. 4. The petitioner claims that despite the said condition, respondent No.6 did not establish any school or develop the subject land as a playground for the children. Since the subject land was not utilized for the purpose for which it was granted, the grant was liable to be cancelled. The petitioner further states that the proposal had been furnished by the fifth respondent for cancelling the grant and resumption of the subject land. However, no steps have been taken in this regard. 5. In view of the averments made in the present petition, we consider it apposite to direct the respondent authorities to consider the averments made in the present petition and take an informed decision, and if necessary and warranted, take steps for resumption of the subject land, albeit in accordance with law. 6. We have not issued any notice in the present petition to respondent No.6 and therefore we consider it apposite to clarify - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34590-DB WP No. 34983 of 2025 that if any steps are proposed to be taken by the authorities, which are adverse to respondent No.6, respondent No.6 shall be afforded sufficient opportunity to be heard and the principles of natural justice shall be followed. 7. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 15