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Venkatesh B vs. State of Karnataka

Decided on 28 March 2024• Citation: WP/9384/2024• High Court of Karnatak
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                                                     NC: 2024:KHC:12839           
                                                   WP No. 9384 of 2024            
                  IN THE HIGH  COURT OF KARNATAKA    AT BENGALURU                 
                                         TH                                       
                      DATED  THIS THE 28   DAY OF MARCH,  2024                    
                                       BEFORE                                     
                         THE  HON'BLE MR  JUSTICE R DEVDAS                        
                     WRIT  PETITION NO. 9384  OF 2024 (KLR-REG)                   
                BETWEEN:                                                          
                   VENKATESH  B,                                                  
                   S/O BYLLAVENKATAPPA,                                           
                   AGED  ABOUT 62 YEARS,                                          
                   HURALICHIKKANA  HALLI VILLAGE,                                 
                   THARABANA  HALLI POST,                                         
                   BANGALORE  NORTH  TALUK - 577 217.                             
                                                          …PETITIONER             
                (BY SRI. SUNEEL S. NARAYAN, ADVOCATE)                             
                AND:                                                              
                1. STATE OF KARNATAKA,                                            
                   REPRESENTED  BY UNDER SECRETARY,                               
                   DEPT. OF REVENUE,                                              
  Digitally signed                                                                
  by                                                                              
                   EDUCATION  2ND GATE, 6TH FLOOR,                                
  DHARMALINGAM                                                                    
  Location: HIGH   M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,                            
  COURT OF                                                                        
  KARNATAKA        BANGALORE  - 560 001.                                          
                2. DEPUTY  COMMISSIONER,                                          
                   BANGALORE  NORTH  DISTRICT,                                    
                   KANDAYA  BHAVANA,                                              
                   BANGALORE  - 560 001.                                          
                3. ASSISTANT  COMMISSIONER,                                       
                   BANGALORE  SUB-DIVISION,                                       
                   KANDAYA  BHAVANA,                                              

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                                                     NC: 2024:KHC:12839           
                                                   WP No. 9384 of 2024            
                   BANGALORE  - 560 003.                                          
                4. THASILDAR,                                                     
                   BANGALORE  NORTH  TALUK,                                       
                   KANDAYA  BHAVANA,                                              
                   BANGALORE  - 560 003.                                          
                5. THE CHAIRMAN,                                                  
                   AKRAMA  SAKRAMA  REGULARIZATION  COMMITTEE,                    
                   BANGALORE  NORTH  TALUK,                                       
                   KANDAYA  BHAVANA,                                              
                   BANGALORE  - 560 003.                                          
                                                       …RESPONDENTS               
                (BY SRI. C.N. MAHADESHWARAN, AGA)                                 
                     THIS WP IS FILED UNDER  ARTICLES 226 AND  227 OF             
                THE CONSTITUTION   OF INDIA  PRAYING  TO  i) CALL FOR             
                RECORDS  FROM  THE  RESPONDENTS,  DIRECTING  THE 3RD,             
                4TH AND R5 HEREIN TO CONSIDER  THE APPLICATION UNDER              
                FORM  50  AND   53  FILED BY  THE  PETITIONER  DATED              
                14/08/1991 AND 10/12/1998 FILED FOR REGULARIZATION OF             
                HIS UNAUTHORIZED  CULTIVATION OF LAND BEARING  SY. NO.            
                69   MEASURING    1   ACRE    20   GUNTAS    SITUATED             
                HURALLICHIKKANA  HALLI VILLAGE, HESARAGHATTA   HOBLI,             
                YELAHANKA  TALUK, BANGALORE   VIDE ANNEXURE-A  AND  B             
                AND ETC.,                                                         
                     THIS  PETITION,  COMING   ON   FOR   PRELIMINARY             
                HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:                  

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                                                     NC: 2024:KHC:12839           
                                                   WP No. 9384 of 2024            
                                       ORDER                                      
                R.DEVDAS  J., (ORAL):                                             
                     Learned Additional Government Advocate is directed           
                to take notice for all the respondents.                           
                     2.  It is the grievance of the petitioner that his           
                applications filed in Form Nos.50 and 53 in the year 1991         
                and   1998   seeking  regularization of  unauthorized             
                occupation have not been considered by respondent No.4-           
                Tahsildar, Bengaluru North Taluk, Kandaya Bhavana and             
                no  orders have  been  passed  by  the Committee   for            
                Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation. The prayer             
                therefore, is to direct the respondent  authorities to            
                consider the representation given by the petitioner and           
                pass orders within a time frame. In the meanwhile, it is          
                also prayed that the respondent  authorities should be            
                directed not  to disturb  peaceful possession  of the             
                respective properties till the  consideration of  the             
                applications.                                                     

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                                                     NC: 2024:KHC:12839           
                                                   WP No. 9384 of 2024            
                     3.     Learned  Additional Government   Advocate             
                submits that respondent No.4-Tahsildar, shall verify from         
                records as to whether such an application has been filed          
                by the  petitioner and if so, the  application will be            
                considered and disposed of within a time frame fixed by           
                this Court.                                                       
                     4.  Consequently,   the   writ   petition stands             
                disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.4-         
                Tahsildar, Benglauru North Taluk, to place the applications       
                of the petitioner along with his recommendation before the        
                Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation           
                within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a       
                copy of this order. The committee shall thereafter consider       
                the  applications  and  pass   necessary   orders  as             
                expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of      
                two months  from the date when  which  the applications           
                would be placed by the Tahsildar before the Committee.            
                Needless to observe that till the disposal of the application     
                by the  Committee  for Regularisation of Unauthorised             

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                                                     NC: 2024:KHC:12839           
                                                   WP No. 9384 of 2024            
                occupation, the petitioner shall not be dispossessed from         
                the land in question.                                             
                     Ordered accordingly.                                         
                     Learned   Additional  Government    Advocate   is            
                permitted to file memo of appearance within a four week           
                from today.                                                       
                                                  Sd/-                            
                                                 JUDGE                            
                rv                                                                
                List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11                                            
                CT: BHK