The petitioner who claims to be the owner of the land

bearing Sy.No.74 measuring 35 acres 01 gunta, Sy.No.5/1

measuring 6 acres 8 guntas and Sy.No.2/1 measuring 5

acres situated at Moodabola Village, Gundagurthi Hobli, Tq.

Chithapur, Dist : Kalaburagi has filed this instant writ petition

seeking writ of mandamus to consider the representation

submitted vide Annexures ‘B’ and ‘B1’ dated 14.06.2019

03.01.2020 respectively.

2.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as

well as the learned Additional Government Advocate for the

respondents.

3.

It is the case of the petitioner that he has filed

application under Section 95(2) of the Karnataka Land

Revenue Act, 1964 seeking conversion of the aforesaid lands

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from agricultural to non agricultural purpose. The said

application was rejected by the Deputy Commissioner,

Kalaburagi and an endorsement dated 27.05.2015 was

issued by the Deputy Commissioner which questioned by the

petitioner in an appeal before the Karnataka Appellate

Tribunal and the said appeal was allowed and the

endorsement dated 27.05.2015 issued by the respondent

Deputy Commissioner was set-aside and the respondent –

Deputy

Commissioner

was

directed

to

consider

the

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