- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN WRIT APPEAL NO. 1875 OF 2026 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: 1. SRI NATESH S/O LATE PAPE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 2. SRI NATESH S/O LATE BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 3. SMT YASHODAMMA W/O LATE CHANDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 4. SRI NAGARAJU S/O SOME GOWDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 5. SRI BOCHE GOWDA S/O JAVARE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 6. SRI DEVE GOWDA S/O LATE BOJE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 7. SRI SURESH S/O MANJE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 8. SRI DHARMA RAJA S/O LATE BORE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 9. SRI B H RAMESH S/O LATE HONNE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE - 571189 10. SRI. M.P. GNANESHWAR, S/O. LATE PADMANABHA M T - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189. 11. SRI. VENKATESHA S/O. RAME GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 12. SRI. PUTTE GOWDA, S/O. LATE CHIKKE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 13. SRI. DEVARAJU, S/O. LATE MAASTI GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE- 571 189 14. RAMESH H.K., S/O. LATE KULLE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE- 571 189 15. SMT. RAJESHWARI, D/O. LATE SOMASUNDARAM, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 16. SRI. H.R. KEERTHI, S/O. LATE RAMAKRISHNE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 17. SRI. V.A. MOHAMMAD SADIQ, S/O. SRI. AKRAM ALI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 18. SRI. BASAVE GOWDA, S/O. LATE SIDDE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 19. SRI CHANDRASHEKAR P M S/O. LATE MASTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 20. SRI. NAGARAJA, S/O. LATE BORE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 21. SMT. D. LAKSHMAMMA, D/O. SMT. SANNAMMA, W/O. SRI. RAJE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 22. SRI. RAJE GOWDA, S/O. SRI. BASAVE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE- 571 189. 23. SRI. BASAVARAJU, S/O. LATE NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 24. SRI. SHIVARUDRA, S/O. LATE SUBBE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 25. SRI. CHANDRE GOWDA, S/O. LATE CHIKKE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE- 571 189 26. SRI. RAJENDRA, S/O. LATE MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE-571 189 27. SRI. RAME GOWDA, S/O. LATE SUBBE GOWDA, - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 28. SMT. NAGARATHNA, W/O. SRI. MARIDASA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 29. SRI. VASANTH KUMAR V B., S/O. LATE BORE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, HOSAVARANCHI VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE - 571 189 30. SMT. CHANDRAMMA W/O CHIKKA BASAVANNA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, CHOUDI KATTE VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSURU-571189 31. SRI SAMBIGA S/O SRI RANGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT B T COLONY, LAND AT AASPATHRE KAVAL VILLAGE, HUNSUR-571189 32. SMT. JAMALI W/O LATE DORESWAMY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT CBT COLONY VILLAGE, AASPATHRE KAVAL GRAMA, HUNSUR-571189 - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 33. SRI PALANI S/O LATE CHINNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT CBT COLONY VILLAGE, AASPATHRE KAVAL GRAMA, HUNSUR-571189 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. DHARSHAVARDHAN B G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI H S RAJESH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O LATE SRIRAM BHAT EX-SERVICEMAN RETD. NAIK RATNAPURI VILLAGE HUNSUR MYSORE -571 189 2. SRI GANGADHARACHARI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O LATE CHAMACHAR, EX-SERVICEMAN, RETD. NAIK, RATNAPURI VILLAGE, HUNSUR, MYSORE-571189 3. SRI ANTHONY RAJU AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, S/O LATE G S RUBEN, EX-SERVICEMAN, RETD. NAIK, RATNAPURI VILLAGE, HUNSUR, MYSORE-571189 4. SRI KRISHNAJI RAO KADAM AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O LATE ESHWAR RAO KADAM, EX-SERVICEMAN, RETD. NAIK, RATNAPURI VILLAGE, - 8 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 HUNSUR, MYSORE-571189. 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 6. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF SAINIK, WELFARE AND RESETTLEMENT, NEAR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, OFFICE, J.L.B ROAD, MYSORE-570005 7. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSORE DISTRICT, MYSORE-570005 8. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HUNSUR SUB DIVISION, HUNSUR-571105 9. THE TAHSILDAR HUNSUR TALUK, HUNSUR, MYSORE-571105 10. THE NATIONAL EX SERVICEMEN CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE, RATHNAPURI, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT-571189 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R5, R7 TO R9 SRI. D R. RAVISHANKAR, SR. COUNSEL FOR SRI. VYSYA KIRAN UPADHYA B.R., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO - 9 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 R4 SRI. SANJAY H SETHIYA, ADVOCATE FOR R10 R6 SERVED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO i) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 13/07/2026 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE ON IA NO.1/2022 IN WP NO.25071/2016 THEREBY ALLOWING THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE APPELLANTS VIDE IA NO.1/2022 PERMITTING THE APPELLANTS TO COME ON RECORDS AS RESPONDENT NOS.7 TO 46. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Heard Sri. D.R.Ravishankar, learned Senior Advocate for Sri.Vyasa Kiran Upadhya B.R, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 1 to 4. - 10 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 2. The present appeal has been filed impugning the order dated 13.07.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.25071/2016. 3. The appellants have moved the application in I.A.No.1/2022 for impleadment in the pending writ petition on the ground that they are in unauthorized occupation of the land, which is being sought to be allotted to the ex-serviceman and they have moved the applications for regularisation of their occupation and the said applications are still pending consideration before the authority concerned. 4. We are of the view that the appellants/applicants need to be heard in the W.P.No.25071/2016, and therefore, the impugned order dated 13.07.2026 to the extent of rejecting their impleadment application in I.A.No.1/2022 is set aside. 5. The appellants are impleaded in the writ petition. Necessary amendment to be carried out in the W.P.No.25071/2016. 6. All contentions of the parties are left open to be advanced on facts and law before the learned Single Judge. - 11 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010537632026 NC: 2026:KHC:53472-DB WA No. 1875 of 2026 The writ appeal stands allowed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE RU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24