- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4075 WP No. 613 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 613 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI GOVINDAPPA S/O ASHWATHAPPA AGE 57 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O KODIYALA KARENAHALLI BIDADI HOBLI TALUK AND DIST RAMANAGARA-562109. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. GEETHA. A., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. GIRIJA PATIL B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA-562159. 3. THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT RAMANAGARA 562159. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4075 WP No. 613 of 2026 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS ORDER DATED 10.11.2017 VIDE ANNX-J ISSUED BY R2 AND ENDORSEMENT DATED 06.09.2025 VIDE ANNX-K ISSUED BY R2 TO THE WP AND BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 30.12.2023 VIDE ANNX-C OF PETITIONER SAGUVALI CHIT MAY BE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.C 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the petitioner was before this Court in W.P.No.19495/2025 being aggrieved of the action of the Tahsildar, Ramanagara Taluk in rejecting the request made by the petitioner to receive kimmath and issue saguvali chit pursuant to the grant made by the Committee for Regularisation of Unauthorised Occupation. However, a submission was made by the learned government counsel that the Committee had infact resolved on 10.11.2017 and rejected the application filed - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4075 WP No. 613 of 2026 by the petitioner and therefore there is no question of collecting kimmath. However, since a submission was made at the hands of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the decision taken by the Committee on 10.11.2017 was never informed to the petitioner, this Court disposed of the writ petition with a direction to the Tahsildar to furnish a copy of the order/resolution dated 10.11.2017 passed by the Committee for Regularisation of Un-authorised Occupation to the petitioner. Liberty was also reserved to the petitioner to raise a challenge to the order passed by the Committee and accordingly this writ petition has been filed. 3. Learned counsel submits that the decision taken by the Committee was never communicated to the petitioner. Moreover, the ground for rejection as found in the impugned resolution is that all the applicants who sought regularisation of unauthorised occupation in Survey No.158 of Kodiyala Karenahalli Village, Bidadi Hobli, Ramanagara Taluk, Ramanagara District, were not in - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4075 WP No. 613 of 2026 occupation of the lands and therefore a decision was taken to put up a construction of a primary school and hostel for the children. Learned counsel submits that such a finding is incorrect. The petitioner continues to be in possession of the lands in question. However, learned counsel draws the attention of this Court to Annexure-F1, RTC for the year 2021-22 and submits that 4 guntas of land appears to have been granted to one Sri.V.Narayanappa, S/o Govindappa, in Survey No.158 of Kodiyala Karenahalli Village, Bidadi Hobli, Ramanagara Taluk, Ramanagara District. The learned counsel submits that this will be contrary to the resolution passed by the Committee. Moreover, it is submitted that total extent of land in Survey No.158 is 5 acres 19 guntas and what was granted for construction of the school is only 4 acres, another extent of 8 guntas is earmarked for construction of a hostel at the hands of the Social Welfare Department and another 4 guntas are in occupation of one Sri D.Gopal, S/o late Dasappa and even according to the RTC, 1 acre 1 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4075 WP No. 613 of 2026 gunta and 8 anna is still vacant in the said survey number. The petitioner has sought for regularisation of unauthorised occupation of 17 guntas. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that in terms of sub-rule (6) of Rule 108D of the Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1966, the recommendation of the Committee shall be confirmed by an order of the Tahsildar and such an order passed by the Tahsildar on the recommendation of the Committee is appealable before the Assistant Commissioner. 5. In the considered opinion of this Court, since no orders are passed by the Tahsildar in the present case, the said provision will not apply in the present facts and circumstances of this case. However, on the facts sought to be submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that the Committee for Regularisation of Unauthorised Occupation is required to reconsider the case of the petitioner while affording an - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4075 WP No. 613 of 2026 opportunity of hearing to say that the petitioner always continued to be in possession of 17 guntas of land which were sought for regularisation. 6. Accordingly, the matter stands remitted back to the Committee for Regularisation of Unauthorised Occupation. The earlier decision taken by the Committee at Annexure-J by resolution dated 10.11.2017, insofar as the petitioner is concerned is hereby quashed and set aside. The Committee shall endeavour to inspect the property and collect information from the neighbours regarding the claim made by the petitioner that he continued to be in possession of the lands in question even as on the date when the application was considered by the Committee in the year 2017 and continues to be in possession even now. If these facts are found to be correct, then the Committee shall proceed to pass a resolution reconsidering the application filed by the petitioner. Accordingly, the 2nd respondent - Tahsildar, Ramanagara Taluk is hereby directed to place the - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4075 WP No. 613 of 2026 application filed by the petitioner before the 3rd respondent – Committee, within a period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The 3rd respondent - Committee shall reconsider the case of the petitioner after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, conduct the spot inspection and thereafter pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date when the application will be placed by the Tahsildar before the 3rd respondent - Committee. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL