- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010504732026 NC: 2026:KHC:40100-DB WP No. 22685 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST 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.22685 OF 2026 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RANGANATHA .C S/O CHIKKA RANGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT DASANPURA VILLAGE, GUNNAGERE POST, KOTHAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PINCODE - 572130. 2. SRI. RAGHURAM .N, S/O LATE NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESIDING AT DASANPURA VILLAGE, GUNNAGERE POST, KOTHAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PINCODE - 572130. 3. SRI. BETTASWAMY .T, S/O THIMMANNA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT DASANPURA VILLAGE, GUNNAGERE POST, KOTHAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PINCODE - 572130. 4. SRI. RANGANATHA, S/O BETTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT DASANPURA VILLAGE, Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010504732026 NC: 2026:KHC:40100-DB WP No. 22685 of 2026 GUNNAGERE POST, KOTHAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PINCODE - 572130. 5. SRI. MANJUNATHA, S/O PATEL MADAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT DASANPURA VILLAGE, GUNNAGERE POST, KOTHAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PINCODE - 572130. 6. SRI.KUMARA.D, S/O DOLLEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT DASANPURA VILLAGE, GUNNAGERE POST, KOTHAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PINCODE - 572130. 7. SRI. BETTASWAMY .D.B, S/O BORAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDING AT DASANPURA VILLAGE, GUNNAGERE POST, KOTHAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PINCODE - 572130. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PUNITH C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PIN CODE - 572101. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010504732026 NC: 2026:KHC:40100-DB WP No. 22685 of 2026 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PIN CODE - 572101. 4. THE TAHSILDAR KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PIN CODE - 572130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 04.12.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-C; TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 22.06.2026 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. 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 the respondents. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010504732026 NC: 2026:KHC:40100-DB WP No. 22685 of 2026 2. The petitioners have filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent Nos.2 to 4 to consider the representations. 3. The petitioners contend that certain Government gomal lands are required to be preserved for grazing and ought not to be granted or used for any other purpose. 4. In view of the averments made in the present petition, we consider it apposite to direct the concerned authorities (respondent Nos.2 to 4) to consider the petitioners' representations. 5. The petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE MBM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 12