Sri. Sundar Rao Alias Sundaramaiah S/O Late Gopalkrishnaiah v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 104677 of 2024 (KLR-REG), High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, decided 16 July 2025 by Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur. Petitioners Sundar Rao @ Sundaramaiah and Shivarani sought mandamus to constitute the Committee for Regularization of Unauthorized Occupation under Section 94-A of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (read with Chapter XIII-A and Amendment Act 11 of 2018) and to consider their Form No.57 application dated 06.03.2019 for regularization of unauthorized occupation of land Sy.No.16/2 (2.50 acres each) at Muddapura village, Kampli Taluk, Bellary District. Petition allowed: committee to be constituted within eight weeks; application to be considered within eight weeks thereafter in accordance with law; no opinion on merits.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed. Writ of mandamus issued directing respondent No.4 to constitute the Committee for regularization of unauthorized occupation of land within eight weeks, and to consider the petitioners' application within eight weeks thereafter in accordance with law; no opinion expressed on merits.