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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
M. Nagaprasanna
Rana George – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka Represented By Its Principal Secretary – Respondent
ORDER :
M. Nagaprasanna, J.
The petitioner is before this Court calling in question an order/direction dated 01-03-2024, by which access to petitioner’s property is restricted to certain hours. A consequential direction by issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus is sought for unrestricted access to his property within the forest road.
2. Heard Sri Vikram Huilgol, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri Shamanth Naik, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.
3. Facts, in brief, germane are as follows: -
The subject land bearing Sy. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 26, 32 and 33 of Shambugowdanahalli and Lakkasoge Villages, Sargur Hobli, H.D. Kote Taluk, Mysore is granted to certain persons between 1966 and 1972. The original grantees died and legal heirs of the grantees sell the subject property between 2010 and 2021 to the petitioner. Thus, the petitioner becomes the owner of the property pursuant to those registered sale deeds. The sale deeds are also appended to the petition. The petitioner being a private land owner submits a representation for the purpose of access to his property. Access is granted initially and the access later comes to be modifie
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