- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:329 WP No. 26455 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26455 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. BHEEMARAJU S/O KAREHANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/AT DODDERI HOBLI, CHIKKATHIMMNAHALLI VILLAGE MADUGIRI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 112. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANOHAR V, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NAGARAJA S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKURU DISTRICT TUMKURU - 572 101. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MADUGIRI SUB-DIVISION, MADUGIRI - 572 132. 4. THE TAHASILDAR Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:329 WP No. 26455 of 2025 MADUGIRI TALUK, MADUGIRI - 572 132 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INIDA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION BY QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 06.04.2022 IN RA NO. 3/2022 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AS PER ANNEXURE-F BY DISMISSING THE APPLICATION FOR THE CON-DONATION OF DELAY AND THEREBY DISMISSING THE APPEAL 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 petitioner is aggrieved of the impugned order at Annexure-F passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Tumkur District, rejecting the appeal filed by the petitioner under Section 50 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had filed - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:329 WP No. 26455 of 2025 an application in Form No.50 seeking regularisation of unauthorised occupation of 2 acres of land in Sy.No.14 of Chikkathimmanahalli Village, Dodderi Hobli, Madhugiri Taluk. However, the Committee for Regularisation of Unauthorised Occupation passed a resolution on 20.02.2004 rejecting the application on the ground that grants have already been made in favour of the petitioner earlier. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner was not aware of the resolution passed by the committee. However, on enquiry, when the petitioner found that such a resolution was passed by the committee, the petitioner filed an appeal before the Deputy Commissioner invoking Section 50 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, raising a challenge to the resolution passed by the committee. However, the Deputy Commissioner has passed the impugned order rejecting the appeal on the ground of delay and laches. 3. On hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and on perusing the petition papers, including the grounds raised in the petition, this Court does not find any contentions raised by the petitioner insofar as the reasons for rejection of the application is concerned. If the petitioner is admitting that - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:329 WP No. 26455 of 2025 lands have already been granted in his favour, then this Court does not find any infirmity in the impugned orders passed by the Committee as well as the Deputy Commissioner. 4. In that view of the matter, the writ petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18 CT: BHK