IN TH HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BAALORE DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE 1998 BEFO rHE HON’ BLE MR.JUSTICE P.VISH’JANATHA HcTTY Jrit Petition No.15537 of 1998 Dyamappa Cheluvadi S/o Hanumantappa Cheluvadi Major, 0cc: Agriculturist R/o Katenahalli Taluk & Dist. Haven .. PETITIONER (By Sri B..Goudar, Advocate) -vs 1. The Deputy Commissioner Haven Sub—Division Haven i 2. The Tahsjldan Haven Taluk Diet. Haven 3. The Land Regular isation Committee represented by Tahsildar Haven Taluk, Dist. Haven REONDENTS (By Sri N.P.Singni, GP) ** * This writ petition is tiled under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct R2 and 3 to dispose of the application filed by Erie petitioner for regulanisation of unauthonised cultivation of tI land in S.No.52 of Kagenahalli Village, Haven Taluk, Haven istnict, and e c, This petition coming on for preliminary heang this day, the Court made the following:— —2— ORDER Though this petition is posted for preliminary hearing, with the consent of the learned counsel appear ing for the parties, it is taken up for final hearingand disposed of by this order, 2, The petitioner in this petition claims to be in unauthorised occupation of Government land measuring 20 acres ar 27 guntas in Sy,No.52 situated at Kagenelli Village, Haven Taluk, Haven District. The grievance of the petitiorr in this petition is that though the petitioner has filed Form No.50 claiming regulanisation of the said land spite of the request the made by the petitioner/± Form No.50 filed by the petitioner has not yet been disposed of, 3, Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is a statutory obligation on the part of the authorities to dispose of the application within a reasonable period from the date of the —3- application. 4. Sri Singri, learned Government Pleader submits that the claim made by the petitioner that the petitioner is in unauthorised occupation measuring 20 acres and 27 guntas is totally false and baseless. He also submitted that the petitioner jS not entitled for t regularisation of the said land, 5. Whether the petitioner IS entitled for regularisation of the land in ouestion or not; and whether the petitioner is in possession of the said lana or not is a matter required to be considered by the respondent—Cortnittee. The Only order that can be made at this stage is to direct the 3rd re-spondent—Committee to consider the application in Form No.50 stated to have been filed by the petitioner as expecitiously as possible and at any event of the netter not later than nine months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, it is ordered. However it is made clear that the —4— airection given in this order to disDose of the application should not be understood by the Committee as this Court exDressing its views one way or the other on the merits of the claim made by the petitioner, The Conmittee shall consider the application of the peultioner on merits and keeping in view the provzsion of the Land Revenue Act and the Rules framed thereunder. Accordingly, this petition is allowed and disposed of in terms stated above, 6. 3ri N.P.ingri, learned Government Pleader is given four weeks time to file his memo of appe arance, Sal JUDGE pmg/