- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21952 WP No. 8362 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 8362 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. VENKATAMMA W/O SRI VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/A BESTENAHALI VILLAGE, KAMADENAHALI POST, HOLURU HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK AND DIST.-563101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHOWDAREDDY T. M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE TAHASILDAR KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR – 563101 3. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED CULTIVATION, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR - 563101 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21952 WP No. 8362 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION IN FORM NO.57 FILED BY THE PETITIONER A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B AND DISPOSE OF THE SAME EXPEDITIOUSLY, TILL SUCH TIME, PETITIONER SHALL NOT BE DISPOSSESSED FROM THE PETITION LAND TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that she is in occupation of 2 Acre and 20 Guntas of land in Sy.28, situated at Besthenahalli village, Holuru Hobli, Kolar Taluk, Kolar District, from several years. The grievance of the petitioners is that her application filed in Form No.57 seeking regularization of unauthorised occupation in the year 2022, has not been considered till date. Therefore, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21952 WP No. 8362 of 2025 the prayer in the petition is to direct the respondents to consider the said application and till consideration of the said application the possession of the petitioner shall not be disturbed. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to the Annexures filed along with memorandum of writ petition and contends that consequent to the application filed by the petitioner, her statement has been recorded by the Revenue Inspector and the Revenue Inspector has submitted his report to the Tahsildar along with Mahazar. The sketch has also been prepared by the competent authority. Nevertheless, no further action has been taken. 4. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submissions of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent-Tahsildar was duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner in Form No.57 before the Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21952 WP No. 8362 of 2025 and the Committee was also duty bound to consider the application and pass necessary orders. That exercise not has been taken by the respondent-authorities till date. 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Kolar Taluk, Kolar, to verify from the records as to whether such application in Form No.57 filed by the petitioner in the year 2022, is pending consideration. If it is found that such application was indeed filed by the petitioner and the application is yet to be considered, the respondent-Tahsildar is directed to place before respondent No.3-Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation, the application along with his recommendation within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the respondent-Committee shall consider the application and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months thereafter. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21952 WP No. 8362 of 2025 Ordered accordingly. 6. Pending Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand disposed of. 7. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL