- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:796 WP No. 27377 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 27377 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RAMAKRISHNEGOWDA S/O. LATE MAYEEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 2. SMT. PREMA W/O. LATE MAYEEGOWDA @ UMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 3. SRI. MAHADEVU S/O. LATE MAYEEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 4. SRI. BASAVEGOWDA S/O. LATE BASAVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, ALL ARE R/O BANASAMUDRA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAJA L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571 401. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MANDYA SUB-DIVISION, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:796 WP No. 27377 of 2025 MANDYA-571 401. 3. THE TAHASILDAR MALAVALLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS THE REPRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY THE FIRST PETITIONER AND TO CONSIDER THEIR REPRESENTATION BY THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2, DATED 30-07-2025, VIDE ANNEXURES-G, G1, ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS REPRESENTATION GIVEN BY THE SECOND PETITIONER TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 DATED 30-07-2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-H 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 accepts notice for all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that the applications filed in Form No.57 seeking regularization of unauthorised occupation of lands, has not been considered till date. In pursuance to the inaction of the respondent - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:796 WP No. 27377 of 2025 no.3-Tahsildar the petitioners had submitted representations to him, found at Annexures G, G1, H, J, J1, K, K1 to consider their applications in Form No.57. The same has also not been considered by the respondent- Tahsildar. Therefore, the prayer in the petition is to direct the respondents to consider the representation given by the petitioners and consider the said application of the petitioners in Form No. 57. 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.3-Tahsildar was duty bound to place the applications filed by the petitioners before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee was also duty bound to consider the applications and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.3-Tahsildar, Malavalli Taluk, Mandya District, to verify from the records - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:796 WP No. 27377 of 2025 as to whether such applications filed by the petitioners , are pending consideration. If it is found that such applications were indeed filed by the petitioners and the applications are yet to be considered, the respondent- Tahsildar is directed to place before the Committee, the applications along with his recommendation within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the Committee shall consider the applications 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 KLY CT: JL