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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 9^th DAY OF APRIL 2018

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE B.V.NAGARATHNA

WRIT PETITION NOS.281 TO 315 OF 2017 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

1.

GANGAIAH

S/O LATE GUDADHARANGAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

2.

MADAIAH

S/O LATE DHUTAIAH

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

3.

MASIYAMMA

W/O LATE SIDDAIAH

AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

4.

THIMMAMMA

S/O LATE RANGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

5.

U.K.RAMU

S/O LATE KHANDIGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

6.

ERAIAH

S/O LATE DHOOTAIAH

AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

2

7.

DODDAIAH

S/O LATE DUTHAIAH

AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

8.

U.R.BASAVARAJU

S/O LATE RAMASHETTY

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

9.

RAZIYA

W/O LATE HABIBSAB

AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

10.

VEMGAMMA

W/O LATE NANJANAIAK

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

11.

BYRAIAH

S/O DODDAIAH

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

12.

GURUSIDDAIAH

S/O BYREAIAH

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

13.

RANGAIAH

S/O MALAMMA

AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

14.

KANDISIDDAIAH

S/O KHADIGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

15.

THIMMAIAH

S/O LATE KHADIGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

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16.

SRINIVASA

S/O RANGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

17.

SIDDAIAH

S/O RANGAMMA

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

18.

PUTTALAKSHMAMMA

W/O MALINGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

19.

SHIVAIAH

S/O LATE POOJAGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

20.

GANGADARAIAH

S/O LATE POOJAGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

21.

SANNAIAH

S/O LATE DODDAIAH

AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

22.

SIDDAMMA

W/O LATE NINGAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

23.

KANDIGAIAH

S/O LATE BYRAIAH

AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

24.

RAMASWAMY

S/O LATE THIMMASHETTY

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

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25.

U.B.MURTHY

S/O LATE BYRAIAH

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

26.

U.T.CHANDRAIAH

S/O LATE THIMMAIAH

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

27.

RAJANAIK

S/O LATE BHIMANAIK

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

28.

SHIVAMMA

W/O SHIVAIAH

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

29.

HANUMAIAH

S/O KARIYAIAH

AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

30.

BYRAIAH

BYRESIDDAIAH

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

31.

YASODAMMA

W/O LATE KHADIGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

32.

KADAPPA

S/O LATE RANGAIAH

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

33.

RAMALINGAPPA

S/O NANJASHETTY

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

5

34.

GOWRAMMA

W/O LATE SIDDAPPA

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

35. BOMMEGOWDA

S/O LATE KENDEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURIST

PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 35 ARE

R/O HUDIGANALU VILLAGE,

JAVAGAL HOBLI,

ARASIKERE TALUK-573122

HASSAN DISTRICT

... PETITIONERS

(BY SRI.P.MAHESHA, ADV.)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY ITS SECRETARY,

REVENUE DEPARTMENT,

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BENGALURU-01

2.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

HASSAN DISTRICT,

HASSAN-573201

3.

THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE

ARASIKERE TALUK

HASSAN DISTRICT-573103

REP BY ITS SECRETARY,

THE TASILDAR

4.

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

HASSAN SUB DIVISION,

HASSAN – 573 103

5.

THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST

HASSAN DISTRICT-573201

HASSAN

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6. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER

ARASIKERE TALUK

HASSAN DISTRICT-573103

... RESPONDENTS

(SRI.R.B.SATHYANARAYANA SINGH, AGA)

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These writ petitions are filed under Article 226 and

227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct R3 and

R4

to

consider

the

claim

of

the

petitioners

for

regularization of unauthorized occupation by considering

their respective ap