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.52102-52121 OF 2016 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
1. MRS THAYAMMA W/O BELUREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, KALLAREKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 2. MRS PADMA W/O SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 3. MR SURESH S/O NIRVANIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 4. MR DODDEGOWDA S/O NINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 5. MR RAMESH S/O THAMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 6. MRS VINODAMMA W/O RAMASWAMY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 7. MR SWAMYGOWDA S/O KULLIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 8. MR ARUN KUMAR S/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 9. MR GOPALEGOWDA S/O KRISHNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 10. MR ANNEGOWDA S/O MANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 11. MR RAMAKRISHNEGOWDA S/O PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 12. MR ERAIAH S/O CHIKKAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 13. MR KM JAVAREGOWDA S/O MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 14. MR. KRISHNEGOWDA S/O. GOVINDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 15. MRS. NAGAMMA W/O. ANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 16. MR. MANJEGOWDA S/O. SANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 17. MR. THIRTHA S/O. THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 18. MR. THIMMEGOWDA S/O. GOPALEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 19. MRS. LAKSHMAMMA W/O. JAVARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 20. MR. MALLEGOWDA S/O. JAVAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, KATTAYA, KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D)-573128 … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA FOREST DEPARTMENT, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001.
REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS ARANYA BHAVAN, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560003 3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, ARANYA BHAVAN, NEAR DAIRY CIRCLE, B.M. ROAD, HASSAN - 573201 4. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS ARANYA BHAVAN, NEAR DAIRY CIRCLE, B.M. ROAD, HASSAN 573201 5. THE TAHSILDAR HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT 573201 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAY KUMAR A. PATIL, AGA) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT R-1 TO 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.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-