IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH WRIT PETITION NO.17974 OF 2016 (LA-RES) BETWEEN:
SRI K. R. KRISHNAPPA SHETTY AGED 55 YEARS, SON OF LATE RAMA SHETTY, RESIDING AT SANGAMESHWARAPETE, DEVADANA VILLAGE, KHANDYA HOBLI, CHIKMAGALUR TALUK AND DISTRICT (BY SRI P. P. HEGDE, ADV. - ABSENT) …PETITIONER AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, MULTI-STORIED BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKMAGALUR-577101.
3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS Corrections carried out in terms of the order dated 28.04.2017. Consequently, this page is replaced and retyped.
BADRA WILD LIFE DIVISION, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577101.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SHWETA KRISHNAPPA, HCGP. – ABSENT) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO GRANT REMAINING TWO ACRES OF WET LAND TO THE PETITIONER AS COMPENSATION AS PER REHABILITATION PACKAGE IN THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DTD 28.03.2001 WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNX-E BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DTD 31.08.2015 PRODUCED AT ANNX-
H. ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The plea of the petitioner is for a writ of mandamus to direct respondent No.2 to consider the representation dated 31.08.2015 vide Annexure ‘H’.
2. Since there is long lapse of time, it is just and appropriate that respondent No.2 be directed to consider the representation dated 31.08.2015 vide Annexure ‘H’. Consequently, the writ petition is disposed off. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order, subject to condition that, if the representation is made in accordance with law and all particulars are in order.
SD/- JUDGE nvj