- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23507 WP No. 4540 of 2025 C/W WP Nos. 4533 of 2025 AND OTHERS IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 4540 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NOS.4533 OF 2025, 4551 OF 2025 & 4591 OF 2025 IN WP No. 4540/2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. ANAND K. S/ O. KENCHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT KODAJJI VILLAGE, DANDINASHIVARA HOBLI. TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572227. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N. VASUDEV REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572227. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA ) Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23507 WP No. 4540 of 2025 C/W WP Nos. 4533 of 2025 AND OTHERS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR DATED 24.01.2025 (ANNX-H); DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO EFFECT THE CHANGE OF KATHA IN THE PETITIONER'S NAME. IN WP NO. 4533/2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA W/O. PUTTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT. KODAJJI VILLAGE, DANDINASHIVARA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572215. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. N. VASUDEV REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572215. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA ) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23507 WP No. 4540 of 2025 C/W WP Nos. 4533 of 2025 AND OTHERS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR DATED 24.01.2025 (ANNX-H); DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO EFFECT THE CHANGE OF KATHA IN THE PETITIONER'S NAME. IN WP NO. 4551/2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. ROOPA D/O KENCHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT KODAJJI VILLAGE, DANDINESHIVARA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT- 572227. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. N. VASUDEV REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572227. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA ) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23507 WP No. 4540 of 2025 C/W WP Nos. 4533 of 2025 AND OTHERS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR DATED 24.01.2025 (ANNX-H); DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO EFFECT THE CHANGE OF KATHA IN THE PETITIONER'S NAME. IN WP NO. 4591/2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SIDHESH S/O. LAKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT. KODAJJI VILLAGE, DANDINASHIVARA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. N. VASUDEV REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572227. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23507 WP No. 4540 of 2025 C/W WP Nos. 4533 of 2025 AND OTHERS DATED 24.01.2025 (ANNX-H); DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO EFFECT THE CHANGE OF KATHA IN THE PETITIONER'S NAME. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. In these writ petitions, petitioners are assailing the endorsement dated 24.01.2025 vide Annexure-H, issued by the respondent No.2. 2. On careful examination of the impugned endorsement issued by the Tahsildar, Turuvekere Taluk, it is stated that the petitioners herein have not filed the application in Form-53 seeking grant of land in their favour. This Court, vide order dated 12.06.2025 directed the learned Additional Government Advocate to secure original records pertaining to the same. 3. It is submitted by learned Additional Government Advocate that Form-53 filed by the petitioners herein are found in the Register. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23507 WP No. 4540 of 2025 C/W WP Nos. 4533 of 2025 AND OTHERS 4. In that view of the matter, the finding recorded by respondent No.2 is incorrect and the impugned endorsement has been issued by respondent No.2 without looking into the original file/records and therefore, such act on the part of the revenue authorities, particularly respondent No.2 is deprecated. 5. In that view of the matter, since the original application filed by the respective petitioners are found in the records, I am of the view that, the impugned endorsement is liable to be quashed and accordingly, the endorsement dated 24.01.2025 is hereby quashed. The matter is remitted to the respondent No.2 to take decision in the matter in accordance with law, in the light of the observation made above. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 81