IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 23745 OF 2024 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. VINODA W/O LATE SURENDRA B, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O MAVINAGODU B. HOSHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, BANAKAL HOBLI, MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKMAGALURU DIST.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADEESH D.C, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT Digitally signed CHIKMAGALURU - 577 101.

by SHARADAVANI B

2. THE TAHASILDAR AND MEMBER SECRETARY Location: High Court of MUDGIERE TALUK, MUDIGERE - 577 132 Karnataka CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT.

3. THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATON OF GOVT. LAND, MUDIGERE TALUK, MUDIGERE - 577 132.

CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO APPLICATION NO. 1441/18-19 DATED 12.2.19 VIDE ANNEXURE-B, AND THE REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 08.06.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND F DATED 8.7.24 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 94(A) OF THE KLR ACT AND THE RULES FRAMED THERE UNDER 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 Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for all the respondents.

2. It is the contention of the petitioner that her husband has filed an application in Form No.57 dated 12.02.2019 seeking regularization of unauthorized occupation of 4 acres and 20 guntas of land in Sy.No.255 of B.Hosahalli Village, Banakal Hobli, Mudigere Taluk and the same has not been considered till date. Therefore, the petitioner filed a representation to respondent No.2 - Tahsildar to consider her husband application in Form No.57 and the same has not been considered till date. Hence, the prayer in the petition is to direct the respondents to consider the said representation and application.

3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent No.2-Tahsildar was duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before respondent No.3- ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation’ and the Committee was also duty bound to consider the application and pass necessary orders.

4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.2- Tahsildar, Mudigere Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether such an application filed by the petitioner's husband in the year 2019 is pending consideration. If it is found that such an application was indeed filed by the petitioner in the year 2019 and the application is yet to be considered, the respondent-Tahsildar is directed to place the application before the Committee along with his recommendation within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the 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.

Ordered accordingly.

5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today.

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(R DEVDAS)

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