IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOS.52044-52063 OF 2016 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
1. MR. MANJEGOWDA S/O EREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 2. MR. KRISHNA S/O EREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 3. MR. PUTTASWAMYGOWDA S/O MANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 4. MR. BASAVARAJU S/O EREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 5. MRS. SAVITHRAMMA W/O MANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 6. MR. KENCHAIAH S/O CHANNAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS KALLAREKOPPALU, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 7. MRS. RAJAMMA W/O PARDESHIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 8. MR. NANJEGOWDA S/O NINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS KALLAREKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 9. MR. DEVEGOWDA S/O GOPPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 10. MR. SHIVAPRAKASH S/O DODDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 11. MR. KOLALEGOWDA S/O THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 12. MR. SAMBEGOWDA S/O THOTALEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 13. MR. DHARMA S/O DODDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 14. MR. SUNDARAJU S/O KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 15. MR. CHANDREGOWDA S/O RANGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 16. MR. JAGADISH S/O SHANTHMALLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 17. MR. MANJEGOWDA S/O GOPALEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 18. MR. K M JAVAREGOWDA S/O MARIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 19. MR. KRISHNEGOWDA S/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 20. MR. SANNEGOWDA S/O BELUREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA FOREST DEPARTMENT, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS ARANYA BHAVAN, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU- 560 003.
3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, ARANYA BHAVAN, NEAR DAIRY CIRCLE, B. M. ROAD, HASSAN - 573 201.
4. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, ARANYA BHAVAN, NEAR DAIRY CIRCLE, B. M. ROAD, HASSAN - 573 201.
5. THE TAHSILDAR HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201.
… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL, ADVOCATE) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT R-1 TO R-5 TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CULTIVATE THE LANDS OWNED BY THEM IN SY.NO.56 OF KATTAYA VILLAGE, KATTAYA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR, PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri. A. Ravishankar, learned counsel for the petitioners.
Sri. Vijay Kumar A. Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petitions with liberty to avail such remedy as may be available to the petitioners under law.
Accordingly, writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid.
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Sd/- JUDGE