- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3785 WP No. 36725 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 36725 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI C.K.JAYAPRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, S/O SRI. CHIKKARANGAPPA URF CHIKKAPPA, RESIDING AT KARIKERE, KORA HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SREEDHAR N G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE TAHASILDAR TUMAKURU TALUK OFFICE, TUMAKURU-572101. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572101 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU SUB-DIVISION, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572101 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3785 WP No. 36725 of 2025 M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1) DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NOS. 1 TO 3 TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS, FORTHWITH, UNDER LAW TO PROVIDE FREE ACCESSIBILITY OF INGRESS AND EGRESS BY ROAD TO THE PETITIONER'S AGRICULTURAL LAND IN SY.NO.91 (OLD SY.NO.19/7) OF KARIKERE VILLAGE, *KORA HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT 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 seeking for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to consider the representations given by the petitioner to provide free accessibility of ingress and egress by road to the petitioner's agricultural land in Sy.No.91 (old Sy.No.19/7) of Karikere Village, *Kora Hobli, Tumkur Taluk and District. *Corrected vide Court Order dated 05.03.2026 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3785 WP No. 36725 of 2025 3. Learned AGA raises preliminary objection that unless there is a provision conferring such a right on the petitioner, such directions cannot be issued to the authorities. 4. There is substance in the submission made by the learned AGA. Unless the petitioner is able to point out to any provision of law which mandates providing of an ingress and egress to agricultural lands, such direction cannot be issued to the authorities. 5. However, this Court has noticed that recently the Revenue Department of the Government of Karnataka has issued a circular issuing directions to the revenue authorities to ensure that the agricultural lands will have access on other private lands for the better usage of the lands inasmuch as for cultivation activities, if it is necessary for a land owner to have access over the other neighboring properties, that should be provided by the neighboring property owners. 6. In that way of the matter, if there is any need that could be addressed by the respondent authorities, the same can be considered. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3785 WP No. 36725 of 2025 With these observations the writ petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4