- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6371 WP No. 38186 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 38186 OF 2017 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. JAGADISH D R S/O SRI D.R. RAMACHANDRA RAO RESIDING AT NO.95, "NANJUNDESHWARA NILAYA, DASANAPURA VILLAGE AND POST, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK. PIN CODE NO.562123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B K CHANDRASHEKAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDAKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE 560001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) BANGALORE URBAN ZILLA PANCHAYATH, S KARIYAPPA ROAD, BANASHANKARI (NEAR BANASHANKARI TEMPLE) BANGALORE 560050. 3. SRI.H.B.SIDDARAJ P.D.O DASANAPURA GRAMA PACHAYAT DASANAPURA, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6371 WP No. 38186 of 2017 4. SMT. MALA PRESIDENT, DASANAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, DASANAPURA., BANGALORE NORTH TALUK. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI.V., HCGP FOR R-1; SRI.M.PRADEEP., ADVOCATE FOR R-2; R-3 & R-4 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA., PRAYING TO DIRECT THE AUTHORITIES OF THE RESPONDENTS CONSIDER THE CLAIM OF THE PETITIONER AS DEMANDED BY THE PETITIONERS PURSUANT TO THE REPRESENTATION DATED:22.7.2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. The prayer in this petition is to issue a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 22.07.2017, by which the petitioner contends that the Panchayat Development Officer and its President are guilty of committing irregularities in the matter of registering the khatha and therefore action should be taken against them. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6371 WP No. 38186 of 2017 2. Since the petitioner is complaining that irregularities have been committed in the registration of Khatha by the PDO and the President, it would be appropriate to direct the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat to consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law and pass appropriate order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE PKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45