- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3784 WP No. 36679 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. 36679 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAMANNA S/O NARASIMHAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 2. SRI. NARASIMHAMURTHY T N S/O. NARASIMHAREDDY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 3. SRI. CHIKKANNA S/O. LATE NARASAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 4. SRI. T S MAREGOWDA S/O. T M SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, 5. SRI. CHANNEGOWDA S/O. NARASIMHAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, PETITIONER NO.1 TO 5 ARE RESIDING AT THYLAGERE, KARAHALLI, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL-562 110. 6. SRI. CHETHAN K. S, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.23, NEAR BUS STOP, THYLAGERE, KARAHALLIM, BENGALURU RURAL-562 110. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B.S.JEEVAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3784 WP No. 36679 of 2025 AND: 1. THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, 1ST FLOOR, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BHAWAN, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK-562 110. 2. COMMANDANT (C.I), FOR IG, STC, BSF BANGALORE, SUBSIDIARY TRAINING CENTRE, BORDER SECURITY FORCE, POST-AFS YELAHANKA, BANGALORE-560 063. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562110. 4. THASILDAR, OFFICE OF THE THASILDAR, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.1 AND 2 TO IMPLEMENT THE LETTER DATED 25.03.2025 (ANNEXURE-L) IN ITS TRUE SPIRT AND DIRECTION TO SECOND RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23.06.2025 (ANNEXURE-N), IN WHICH IT IS REQUESTED TO VACATE THE ENCROACHED LAND IN SURVEY NO.167, THYLAGERE VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, AND RESTORE POSSESSION OF THE SAME TO THE PETITIONERS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3784 WP No. 36679 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned AGA takes notice for respondent Nos.1, 3 and 4. Notice to respondent No.2 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.1-Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Rural District and respondent No.2-the Commandant of the Border Security Force, Bengaluru to implement the letter dated 25.03.2025 at annexure-L issued by respondent No.1- Deputy Commissioner. 3. Learned counsel submits that it is clear from the letter written by the Deputy Commissioner to respondent No.2- the Commandant that respondent No.2 has encroached upon 5.01 acres of land in Sy.No.167 of Tailagere Village, Kundana Hobli, Devanalli Taluk. On this pretext, the petitioners are asking for a direction to the Deputy Commissioner to implement the same. Such a prayer made by the petitioners cannot be granted. If there is an encroachment on the lands of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3784 WP No. 36679 of 2025 a private person, such persons are required to approach a competent Civil Court to redress his/her grievance. In that view of the matter the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach a competent Civil Court to redress their grievance. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3