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.52024-52043 OF 2016 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
1. MR. THIMMAIAH S/O DEVARAGUDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS KALLAREKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 2. MR. SATHISH S/O BHIMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 3. MR. MADEGOWDA S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 4. MR. SANNAIAH S/O KARIAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS KALLAREKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 5. MR. PUTTASWAMYGOWDA S/O GOVINDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS KATTAYA KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 6. MR. KOLALEGOWDA S/O JAVAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS KATTAYA KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) - 573 128 7. MR. MANJAIAH S/O HUTHAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA(P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 8. MR. KUMARA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O LATE VENKATARAMU MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 9. MR. MANJEGOWDA S/O BOMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 10. MR. SATHISH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O BASAVEGOWDA MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 11. MR. GANESHA S/O GIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 12. MR. SWAMYGOWDA S/O BOMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 13. MR. DYAVEGOWDA S/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS KATTAYA, KATTAYA(P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 14. MR. SWAMYGOWDA S/O MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 15. MR. THOPAIAH S/O PUTTASWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS KALLAREKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 16. MR. SHIVARAJU S/O KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 17. MR. GIDDEGOWDA S/O RANGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 18. MR. ANANDA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS S/O RAMACHANDRA MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 19. MR. GIRISH S/O SHANTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU KATTAYA (P) HASSAN (T) HASSAN (D) – 573 128 20. MRS. ANURADHAMMA W/O SAMBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MUDALAKOPPALU 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.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-