- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3458 WP No. 5195 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 5195 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. GOPALAIAH, S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, R/AT PEMMISHETTI VILLAGE, VOKKALERI HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK - 563 101. BENEFITS OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHOKKAREDDY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPT BY PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOLAR DISTRICT, MULABAGALU ROAD, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 102. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KOLAR DISTRICT, NEAR CIVIL COURT CIRCLE, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 102. Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3458 WP No. 5195 of 2024 4. TAHSILDAR, KOLAR TAULK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B. P. RADHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE R4 RESPONDENT FOR CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS FILED BY THE PETITIONER AS ANNEXURE- A, DATED 15.2.21, FOR CONTINUE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN THE RTC IN COL. NO. 9 AND 12(2) OF RTC, IN RESPECT OF SY.NO. 156, MEASURING 4 ACRES SITUATED AT PEMMISHETTIHALLI VILLAGE, VOKKALERI HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK, BY VIRTUE OF THE GRANT IN LND. SPL. 49/72-73 VIDE ANNEXURE-D, BY ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER In the caption petition, the petitioner is seeking mandamus against the respondent No.4 to consider their representation and restore petitioner's name in the RTC pertaining to the petitioner's land adverting to the grant made by the competent authority followed by issuance of grant certificate. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3458 WP No. 5195 of 2024 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate on instruction has placed on record an endorsement dated 24.01.2025 indicating that this grant was subjected to an enquiry and this grant was held to be bogus. 3. In view of the endorsement issued by the competent authority, this Court is of the view that, the petitioner has lost the legal right to seek mandamus. However, this Court is of the view that liberty needs to be reserved to petitioner to assail this order. 4. Reserving liberty, this writ petition stand disposed off. Sd/- SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE THM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8