Karnataka High Court
WP/13817/2026 of GANESH. K. V. Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 28 April 2026
NC: 2026:KHC:23820 WP No. 13817 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 13817 OF 2026 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: GANESH K.V. S/O VENKATAGIRI NAYAK, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDENT KAREMANE,
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
WRIT PETITION NO. 13817 OF 2026 (KLR-LG)
BETWEEN:
GANESH K.V.
S/O VENKATAGIRI NAYAK,
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
RESIDENT KAREMANE,
BALEHALLI POST
THIRTHAHALLI TALUK,
SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577432.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. GANAPATHI NAIK KANGOD, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
STATE OF KARNATAKA
BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
REVENUE DEPARTMENT,
M.S. BUILDING,
BANGALORE-560001.
2.
LAND GRANT COMMITTEE
CONSTITUTED UNDER SECTION 94-A OF THE
KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE ACT,
THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, THIRTHAHALLI
SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577432
BY ITS SECRETARY.
3.
THE TAHASILDAR,
THIRTHAHALLI TALUK,
THIRTHAHALLI
Digitally signed
by YASHODA K L
Location: High
Court Of
Karnataka
HC-KAR
SHIMOGGA DISTRICT-577432.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 &
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT
THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE FORM NO.57
DATED
6-12-2018
UNDER
ANNEXURE-B,
FOR
REGULARISATION OF 2 ACRE OF LAND IN SY.NO.183 OF
BALEHALLI VILLAGE, AGUMBE HOBLI, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT BY ISSUING THE WRIT IN THE
NATURE MANDAMUS AND ETC.
THIS
PETITION,
COMING
ON
FOR
PRELIMINARY
HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
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ORAL ORDER
Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that he is in occupation of 2 acres of land in Sy.No.183 of Balehalli Village, Agumbe Hobli, Thirthahalli Mutturu Hobli, Thirthahalli Taluk, Shivamogga District. The grievance of the petitioner is that his application filed in Form No.57 seeking regularization of unauthorised occupation on
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06.12.2018 has not been considered till date. Therefore, the prayer in the petition is to direct the respondents to consider the said application.
3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition and submissions of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered opinion that respondent-Tahsildar was duty bound to place the application filed by the petitioner before the 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.3-Tahsildar, Thirthahalli Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether such an application filed by the petitioner on 06.12.2018, is pending consideration. If it is found that such application was indeed filed by the petitioner and the application is yet to be considered, the respondent-
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Tahsildar is directed to place before the ‘Committee for Regularization of Unauthorised Occupation’ the application 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.
Learned HCGP is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today.
Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE
JT