- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6718 WP No. 171 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 171 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI S D JAYARAMU S/O DODDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/A SURANAHALLI VILLAGE, B.G. NAGAR POST, BELLUR HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK. MANDYA DISTRICT-571448. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA KUMAR GOWDA H.R.., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU-560001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, PANDAVAPURA SUB-DIVISION, PANDAVAPURA-571434. 3. THE TAHSILDAR AND SECRETARY OF COMMITTEE FOR REGULARISATION OF UNAUTHORISED CULTIVATION, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6718 WP No. 171 of 2026 MANDYA DISTRICT-571432. 4. REVENUE INSPECTOR, BELLURU HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571418. 5. VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, BELLURU CIRCLE, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571418. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE R-3 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER REPRESENTATIONS DTD. 01.04.2022 PRODUCED AT ANNX-D AND ETC., 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. The grievance of the petitioner is that the Committee for Regularization and the Tahsildar, Nagamangala Taluk have not reconsidered the application filed by the petitioner for regularization of unauthorised - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6718 WP No. 171 of 2026 occupation of 3 acres 20 guntas of land in Survey No.37 of Suranahalli Village, Belluru Hobli, Nagamangala Taluk, pursuant to the orders passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Pandavapura Sub-Division, as found at Annexure-C, dated 25.01.2022. Learned counsel submits that when the application was earlier rejected by the Committee, the petitioner filed an appeal before the Assistant Commissioner in proceedings bearing No.RA (Na) No.07/2021, the Assistant Commissioner allowed the appeal, while setting aside the orders passed by the Committee with a direction to the Committee to reconsider the application in the light of the observations made therein. However, till date no orders are passed by the Committee. 3. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent - Tahsildar, who is the Secretary of the Committee for Regularization of Unauthorised Occupation, to place the application of the petitioner for regularization before the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6718 WP No. 171 of 2026 Committee for reconsideration in terms of the observations made by the Assistant Commissioner in the order dated 25.01.2022 and a decision shall be taken, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL