IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 109847 OF 2014 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SHANKRAVVA W/O. NIJAPPA BAGAVATI AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

2. TARABAI W/O. BEDDAPPA LAMANI AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAYANEGALI, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

3. SAROJABAI W/O. SEETHARAM RATHOD AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAYANEGALI, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

4. BASAPPA RAYAPPA BIRADAR AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, GIRIJA A. DIST: BAGALKOT.

BYAHATTI

5. RAMANNA DYAMANNA GANI AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: HIGH COURT R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DIST: BAGALKOT.

Date: 2026.01.23 16:02:14 +0530

6. DYANAPPA SANGAPPA BIRADAR AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 7. NINGAPPA HANAMAPPA MATTIHAL AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, 8. SHANTAVVA W/O. NINGAPPA MANAGUR AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

9. IRAPPA HANUMANTHA CHAVAN AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

10. TOPANNA HAJAPPA RATHOD AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

11. PARASHURAM SANGAPPA RATHOD AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

12. MUTHAVVA W/O. RAMESH CHAVAN AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

13. PRABHAKAR TOPPANNA RATHOD AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT. 14. KAMALLAVVA W/O. SHANKRAPPA KAMALAPPANAVAR, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, 15. SEETHABAI W/O. BAVASINGH LAMANI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, 16. TARABAI W/O. SHEKHAPPA LAMANI AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

17. KANTEPPA S/O. VALAPPA CHAVAN AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

18. SHAKUNTALA W/O. SHIVANAND ALUR AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

19. DEVENDRAPPA S/O. CHANDRAMAPPA NAIKAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

20. KASHAVVA S. LAMANI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

21. SHANTHAVVA S. LAMANI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

22. MANGALLAPPA LIMBANNA LAMANI AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

23. RENUKA KRISHNA LAMANI AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, 24. RENEWWA W/O. KARIYAPPA ALAGUNDI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, 25. NEELAPPA SANGAPPA RATHOD AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

26. LAXMIBAI PARASHURAM RATHOD AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. NAGARAL, TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ANAND R.KOLLI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE TAHSILDAR TQ: BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT.

2. THE SECRETARY GRAM PANCHAYAT, NAGARAL.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NANDINI B.SOMAPUR, AGA FOR R1;

NOTICE TO R2 IS SERVED)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE/COMMUNICATION DATED 20.09.2014 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AUTHORITY BEARING NO. £ÀA./J¯ï.J£ï.r/JA/¹DgÀæ-2014-15 IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONER NO.1 TO 18 AND THE SAME IS MARKED AS ANNEXURE A, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, A18, RESPECTIVELY AND ETC.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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

ORAL ORDER

1. The petitioners, residents of Nayanegali and Nagaral Villages of Bagalkot Taluk, have approached this Court calling in question the impugned notice/ communication dated 20.09.2014, issued by the Tahsildar, Bagalkot, alleging unauthorised occupation of the government land and proposing consequential action under the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 196