- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3535 WP No. 21410 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 21410 OF 2023 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI GOVINDAPPA S/O LATE DODDAMUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT POOJANAHALLI VILLAGE, KANNAMANGALA POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DIST. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUNA SWAMY S.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENTOF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ZILLA BHAVANA, CHPPARADA KALU, BEERASANDRA, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE RURAL DIST BANGALORE - 561 203. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3535 WP No. 21410 of 2023 DODDABALLAPURA AND TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203. 4. THE TAHASILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.P. YOGANNA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION AGAINST THE R2 TO 4 TO CONSIDER HIS REPRESENTATION VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND TO DISPOSE OFF THE SAME EXPEDITIOUSLY 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. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the petitioner is seeking to espouse a public cause. The petitioner has given representations to the respondents to protect government lands measuring 13 guntas in Survey - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3535 WP No. 21410 of 2023 No.40 of Poojanahalli Village. Learned Additional Government Advocate would therefore submit that the present writ petition is not maintainable in the present form. 3. Accepting the submission of the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a public interest litigation, if so advised. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20