V. Gopala Gowda, J.,

COMMON JUDGMENT/ORDER

The appellants in W.A. No. 3813 of 2005 and petitioner in W.P. No. 21221 of 2005 claim that they are unauthorisedly cultivating land in Sy. No. 32 of Chikkashakuna Village, Soraba Taluk in Shimoga District. They filed applications in Form 50 under Section 94-A of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, read with Rule 108-C of the Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1966 (hereinafter called as 'KLR Act' and 'Rules' in short), seeking regularisation of their unauthorised occupation of the land, but the Tahsildar issued Notices dated 21-6-2004 calling upon them not to cultivate the land until their applications for regularisation are disposed of. Being aggrieved by the same, they have filed the writ petitions seeking to quash the notices and for a writ of mandamus to the authorities to regularise their unauthorised cultivation of the land in question. The writ petition of appellants in W.A. No. 3813 of 2005 was dismissed by the learned Single Judge on 22-9-2005. The learned Single Judge held that direction cannot be issued to the authorities to regularise the unauthorised cultivation of gomal land and the authorities were directed to retain the gomal

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