IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA WRIT PETITION No.31436/2017(KLR) BETWEEN:
B.M. BHADRE GOWDA, SON OG LATE MADEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT: BOMMANAYAKANAHALLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK-571 501.
RAMANAGARA DISTRICT.
(BY SRI V.N. JAGADEESH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI H.P. MUDLAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPT. OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560 001.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571 401.
... PETITIONER 3. THE CHAIRMAN, LAND GRANT COMMITTEE, MADDUR TALUK OFFICE, MADDUR-571 428.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO CONSIDER AND REGULARIZE THE AGRICULTURAL LAND MEASURING 1 ACRES 18 GUNTAS OF SY.NO.112/120 SITUATED IN KESTHUR VILLAGE, AUTHAGUR HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK IN DISTRICT OF MANDYA AS PER THE DETAILS MENTIONED IN FORM NO.53 ANNEXURE-A DATED 12.2.1999.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The petitioner sought for a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the application filed by the petitioner for regularization of agricultural land bearing old Sy.No.112, New Sy.No.120 measuring 1 acre 18 guntas situated in Kesthur village, Athagur Hobli, Maddur taluk, Mandya District, as per Annexure-A.
2. Smt. Pramodhini Kishan, learned Addl.
Government Advocate, on instructions, submits that the regularization Committee already considered and rejected the application filed by the petitioner on 27.04.2002 and therefore, the prayer sought in the writ petition does not survive for consideration.
Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail alternative remedy of filing an appeal, in accordance with law.
Sd/- JUDGE kcm