IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.N.SATYANARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.14158/2018(KLR-RES) BETWEEN CHIKKAMMA SINCE DECEASED BY HER LEGAL HEIRS 1. SRI HUCHACHAIAH S/O LATE MARISIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS OCC:AGRICULTURE 2. SRI MARISIDDAIAH S/O HUCHCHAIAH OCC:AGRICULTURE BOTH ARE RESIDENT OF SIDDARAGUDI SOGANE VILLAGE NIDIGE HOBLI TALUK & DIST:SHIVAMOGGA-577222 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI ARUNDHATI.M FOR SRI K MANJUNATHA RAO BHOUNSLE, ADVOCATES) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA SUB DIVISION SHIVAMOGGA-577201 3. THE TAHSILDAR SHIVAMOGGA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA-577201 4. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION BY ITS SECRETARY SHIVAMOGGA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA-577201 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATESH DODDERI, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO EXERCISE ITS WRIT JURISDICTION UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, DIRECT 3RD RESPONDENT TO PLACE THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT COMMITTEE AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The petitioners herein are seeking a direction to the respondents to consider their application seeking regularization of unauthorized cultivation of 4 acres of land in Sy.No.120 of Sogane village, Nidige Hobli, Shivamogga Taluk.
2. When this matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Additional Government Advocate who has taken notice for respondents would submit that presently the Land Grant Committee is not constituted. As and when the same is constituted, the application of the petitioners for regularization of unauthorized cultivation would be placed before the Committee and the same will be considered subject to eligibility of the petitioners to seek such regularization and their application being in order in all other respects.
3. The submission of the learned Additional Government Advocate is taken on record.
4. With aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that immediately after the Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Cultivation is constituted, the application of the petitioners shall be taken up for consideration within 60 days there from and same shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible.
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