IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT APPEAL NO. 1824 OF 2025 (KLR-LG)

BETWEEN:

MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O. LATE NANJEGOWDA, R/AT CHANNENAHALLI VILLAGE, KIKERI HOBLI, K.R. PET TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426.

…APPELLANT Digitally (BY SRI. SHIVARAMU H.C., ADVOCATE)

signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B AND:

K Location:

HIGH 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER COURT OF KARNATAKA MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571 426

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PANDAVAPURA SUB-DIVISION, PANDAVAPURA, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426

3. THE THASILDAR K.R. PET TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426

4. SMT. BHAGYA MAJOR, W/O. LATE RUDREGOWDA, 5. SMT. ANASUYA MAJOR, W/O. KALLEGOWDA, 6. SMT. KANTHAMMA MAJOR, W/O. KRISHNEGOWDA, 7. SIDDEGOWDA MAJOR, S/O. LATE BASAVEGOWDA, 8. AMASIGOWDA MAJOR, S/O. THIMMEGOWDA, 9. RAJEGOWDA MAJOR, S/O. LATE NANJEGOWDA, 10. PUTTARAJU MAJOR, S/O. LATE BOREGOWDA, 11. C. B. SHIVARAJU MAJOR, S/O. BASAVARAJU, 12. S. ARUN MAJOR, S/O. LATE C. R. SHIVEGOWDA, 13. RAJEGOWDA MAJOR, S/O. LATE NAGEGOWDA, 14. RAMEGOWDA MAJOR, S/O. SANNANANJEGOWDA, RESPONDENTS NO. 4 TO 14 ARE RESIDENTS OF CHANNENAHALLI VILLAGE, KIKERI HOBLI, K.R. PET TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 426 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R.1 TO 3)

THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO (i) CALL FOR RECORDS (ii) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 15/10/2024 PASSED BY THIS LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.11078/2020 (iii)ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)

The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 15.10.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.11078/2020.

2. The parties are referred to as per their ranking before the Writ Court, for the sake of convenience.

3. The petitioner claims to be in unauthorized occupation of land to an extent of 2 acres 4 guntas in Sy.No.8 of Channenahalli, Kilkeri Hobli, K.R.Pet Taluk. The petitioner challenged the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner, whereby the Deputy Commissioner had modified the order of the Assistant Commissioner and disposed of the appeal by directing the respondents to reserve an extent of 1 acre 8 guntas for Ashraya Scheme.

4. The petitioner seeks regularization of the entire land which is allegedly in his unauthorized occupation i.e., 2 acres and 4 guntas. Out of the said land, 1 acre and 8 guntas has been reserved for Ashraya Scheme. The land in question is a Government land, and it is for the Government to utilize the land for public purposes. The petitioner does not have any legal or fundamental right to seek regularization of his unauthorized occupation. The Government has taken a decision to reserve 1 acre and 8 guntas of land for Ashraya Scheme.

5. We do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge. There is no merit and substance in this appeal. Accordingly, the writ appeal is dismissed.

Sd/-

(D K SINGH)

JUDGE Sd/-

(S RACHAIAH)

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