- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:816 WP No. 110066 of 2025 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.110066 OF 2025 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: MOHAN S/O MAHADEV DEVADIGA AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS, R/O. NEELAKANTH, SHIRALLI POST, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA 581354. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH M. KHARVI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560018. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIST. KARWAR, UTTARA KANNADA 581320. 3. THE TAHASILDAR TAL. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA, UTTAR KANNADA 581320. 4. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATION FOREST OFFICER, SIRSI, TQ. SIRSI, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA 581402 MANJANNA E Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.28 10:36:11 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:816 WP No. 110066 of 2025 5. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATION FOREST OFFICER, HONNAVAR, TQ. HONNAVAR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA 581402. 6. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER BHATKAL, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA 581402. 7. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATIVE FOREST OFFICER SUB DIVISION BHATKAL, TAL. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA 581402. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NANDINI B. SOMAPUR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO DIRECTED THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 22/05/2013 VIDE ANNEXURE-H AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:816 WP No. 110066 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondent/State has filed a memo along with the documents indicating correspondence issued by the Assistant Commissioner, Bhatkal though the Tahasildar Bhatkal dated 18.02.2020, the said document disclose the representation submitted by the petitioner 22.05.2013 has already been considered by the competent authority and rejected by order dated 26.12.2016. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has produced the gazette notification declaring Survey No.680 of Shirali village has forest land and along with the opinion of the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Honnavar, communicated through Tahasildar, Bhatkal dated 27.06.2022. 3. In view of the aforesaid undisputed position that the petitioner's representation dated 22.05.2013 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:816 WP No. 110066 of 2025 (Annexure-H) has already been considered and rejected by the competent Authority as early as on 26.12.2016, the relief sought in this writ petition, for consideration of the said representation does not survive for adjudication. Consequently, no further directions are to be issued in the present writ petition. Hence, the following: ORDER i. Writ petition is disposed of. ii. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to challenge the impugned order dated 26.12.2016, if so advised, in accordance with law. Sd/- JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA AM/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22