1. The petitioners are before this Court in a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging Annexure-E dated 19.03.1994 in M.R. No.15/1993-94, vide LND:CR 16/1993-1994, by which five acres of gomal land in Sy.No.29 is set apart for “Ashraya Scheme” and for a mandamus to consider the representations Annexures-G1 to G3.

2. It is submitted that the petitioners are permanent residents of Kyathanahalli Village in Davanagere Taluk. It is further submitted that there are more than 700 cattles in Kyathanahalli Village. In the said village 27 acres of land in Sy.No.29/P1 and 26.04 acres of land in Sy.No.47 is reserved for cattle grazing. Out of the said gomal land, 5 acres has been set apart for formation of house sites under “Ashraya Scheme”. On coming to know that the gomal land is being reserved for formation of house sites under “Ashraya Scheme”, the petitioners made representations to respondents 2, 3 and 4 to cancel the reservation of land for formation of sites under “Ashraya Scheme”. As the reservation of 5 acres of gomal land for “Ashraya Scheme” is illegal so also the inaction on the part of the respondents in not considering the petitioners’ representations, they are before