IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 104840 OF 2016 (SCST)

BETWEEN:

SRI. DHARIYAPPA S/O. YALLAPPA UPPAR, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINAND A. PACHHAPURE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BAGALKOT.

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

3. SMT. NEELAVVA YALLAPPA HARIJAN, MANJANNA AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, E R/O: BUDNI K.D., TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOT.

Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD 4. SMT. DYAMAVVA W/O. BHIMAPPA MANG, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

SRI. SHIDLEPPA @ BELLAPPA S/O. BHIMAPPA MANG, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S.

5. KUMARI SAPANA D/O. SHILAPPA @

BELLAPPA MANG @ KALALEPPAGOL, AGE: 04 YEARS, SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY MINOR GUARDIAN SRI. KULALEPPA S/O. BHIMAPPA MANG, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

6. SRI. KULALEPPA S/O. BHIMAPPA MANG, MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

SRI. YALLAPPA IRAPPA UPPAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR’S.

7. SMT. NEELAVVA D/O. YALLAPPA UPPAR, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

8. SMT. YALLAVVA RAMAPPA HOSUR, MAJOR, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

SRI. BASAPPA HANAMANT MANG, SINCE DECEASED BY LR’S.

9. SMT. YALLAVVA W/O. BASAPPA MANG @ MYAGINAMANI, AGE: 74 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

10. SMT. CHANDRAVVA D/O. BASAPPA MANG @ MYAGINAMANI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

11. SRI. SIDDAPPA S/O. BASAPPA MANG @ MYAGINAMANI, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT. 12. SRI. VITHAL S/O. BASAPPA MANG @ MYAGINAMANI, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

13. SRI. SANGAPPA S/O. BASAPPA MANG @ MYAGINAMANI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

14. SRI. KARIYAPPA S/O. BASAPPA MANG @ MYAGINAMANI, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

15. SRI. TUKARAM S/O. BASAPPA MANG @ MYAGINAMANI, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SIDDAPUR, TAL: JAMAKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT.

SRI. YAMANAPPA BHIMAPPA MANG, SINCE DECEASED BY LR’S.

16. SMT. MAYAVVA W/O. YAMANAPPA MANG @ KALALEPPAGOL, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: BADNUR, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOT.

17. SRI. DURGAPPA S/O. YAMANAPPA MANG @ KALALEPPAGOL, SINCE DECEASED LEAVING BEHIND RESPONDENTS NOS.16, 18 & 19 AS LEGAL HEIRS

18. SMT. RUKMAVVA W/O. HANAMANT MANG @ KALALEPPAGOL, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: BADNUR, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOT.

19. SRI. BHIMAPPA S/O. YAMANAPPA MANG @ KALALEPPAGOL, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BADNUR, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOT.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 AND R2;

SRI. ANIL KALE, ADVOCATE FOR R3;

NOTICE TO R4, R6-R16, R18 & R19 ARE SERVED;

R5 IS MINOR R/BY R6;

R17 IS DECEASED; R16, R18 & R19 ARE TREATED AS LRS OF DECEASED R17 V/O DATED 09/01/2019)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER BEARING NO.PTCL/AP-11/2014-15 DATED 19.05.2016 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 CONFIRMING THE ORDER BEARING NO.PTCL:CR-55:2001 DATED 18.12.2001 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A &

D RESPECTIVELY AND ETC.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDER THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner has approached the Court calling in question the orders passed by the Assistant Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner under the Karnataka Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (‘PTCL Ac