- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:879 WP No. 100302 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.100302 OF 2026 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: SRI. RAMACHANDRA S/O. GANESH BHAT AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. AT POST. MALALGAON-581401, TQ: SIRSI, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJENDRA R.PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARWAR, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581301. 3. THE TAHASILDAR SIRSI, OFFICE OF TAHASILDAR, SIRSI, TQ: SIRSI-581401, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NANDINI B.SOMAPUR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.2 AND 3 TO ISSUE KAM JAST PATRA OR POT HISSA OR SUBDIVISION OF THE LAND MEASURING 30 GUNTAS OUT OF SY.NO.85/A OF MALALAGAON VILLAGE, SIRSI TALUK, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR GRANTED VIDE ORDER DATED 16.03.2018 PURSUANT TO THE REPRESENTATION DATED 21.11.2023 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-E AND ETC. MANJANNA E Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.28 10:36:03 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:879 WP No. 100302 of 2026 THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents. 3. Brief facts: The case of the petitioner is that he has been cultivating 30 guntas of agricultural land in R.S. No. 85/A since 1970 as an unauthorized occupant and has made an application in Form No.50 for regularization of the unauthorized occupancy. The Regularization Committee, upon consideration of the material on record, issued a provisional order of grant. Pursuant to the petitioner paying the requisite fee and complying with the provisional order, a final order was passed regularizing the unauthorized - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:879 WP No. 100302 of 2026 occupation of the petitioner. Pursuant to the said order, the petitioner made a representation/application for change of name in the mutation register. Accordingly, M.R. No.H-17 came to be mutated. The grievance of the petitioner is that, despite submitting a representation to respondent No.2 for issuance of Kami-Jast Patra and Pot-Hissas in respect of the petitioner’s land, the said representation has not yet been considered. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent-State submits that the representation/ application would be considered in accordance with law within a reasonable time. The grievance of the petitioner would stand redressed if necessary directions are issued to the respondent to consider the representation in terms of the mutation entry already effected. 5. Accordingly, this Court pass the following: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:879 WP No. 100302 of 2026 ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of. ii. Respondents No.2 and 3 are directed to consider the petitioner’s representation/application dated 21.11.2023 and to issue Kami-Jast-Patra or Pot Hissa in respect of the scheduled land, keeping in mind that the mutation has already been effected and approved in MR No.H-17 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Sd/- JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA AM/- Ct:VH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26