- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2147 WP No. 20505 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 20505 OF 2024 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: SMT. RATHNA W/O SRI. DHARMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT GUDDENHALLI KOPPALU, JODI HANDIKERE POST, KASABA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI.G.M. SHARATH KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI.JAGADEESH H.T, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANASOUDHA, BANGALORE - 01. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DIVISION, HASSAN - 573 201. 3. THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE, HASSAN TALUK, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TAHSILDAR, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2147 WP No. 20505 of 2024 4. THE TAHSILDAR, HASSAN TAULK - 573 201, HASSAN DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.P. YOGANNA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR DIRECT THE R-3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION TO PLACE THE CLAIM OF PETITIONER IN FORM NO. 57 FOR REGULARIZATION OF HIS UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION OF THE LAND IN SY NO. 172 MEASURING AN EXTENT OF 4 ACRE OF LAND SITUATED AT KATTAYA KAVALU VILLAGE AND SEERAJEBORE KAVALU, KASABA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK, AND TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS IN TERMS OF RULES - 108 D OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE RULES ANNEXURE-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 accepts notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner, she has filed an application in Form No.57 dated 15.12.2018 seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of 04 acres of land in Sy.No.172 of Kattaya Kavalu Village, Kasaba Hobli, Hassan Taluk, as per Annexure-A and the same has not been considered till date. Therefore, the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2147 WP No. 20505 of 2024 petitioner filed a representation to respondent No.4- Tahsildar to consider her application in Form No.57 and the same has not been considered till date either. Hence, the prayer in the petition is to direct the respondents to consider the said application. 3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent No.4-Tahsildar was duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before respondent No.3, ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee was also duty bound to consider the application and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.4- Tahsildar, Hassan Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether such an application filed by the petitioner is pending consideration. If it is found that such an application was indeed filed by the petitioner and the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2147 WP No. 20505 of 2024 application is yet to be considered, the respondent- Tahsildar is directed to place the application before respondent No.3-Committee, along with his recommendation within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, respondent No.3-Committee shall consider the application and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months thereafter. Ordered accordingly. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20