- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13558 WP No. 5502 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 5502 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MUNEGOWDA M S/O MUNINARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT DODDAHOSAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, BETTAKOTE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL - 562129 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARAVIND.N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NAVEEN J., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, KARNATAKA - 562110 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, KARNATAKA - 562110 4. THE TAHSILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, KARNATAKA -562110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH.K., HCGP) Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13558 WP No. 5502 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT TO THE R-4 TO CHANGE KATHA IN THE PETITIONERS NAME BASED ON THE COMPROMISE DECREE DTD 02.06.2011 PASSED IN OS NO. 545/2010 AS DETAILED IN REPRESENTATION DATED 23.09.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-B, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. The prayer in this Writ Petition is to issue a direction to the 4th respondent to change the katha in favour of the petitioner based on the compromise decree dated 02.06.2011 passed in O.S. No.545/2010, as requested in the representation dated 23.09.2024. 2. Sri. Manjunath K., learned High Court Government Pleader placed on record an endorsement dated 20.03.2025, whereby the request of the petitioner has been considered and has been rejected. 3. In the light of the said endorsement, the prayer sought for in the Writ Petition does not survive for - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13558 WP No. 5502 of 2025 consideration and Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. 4. Liberty is, however, reserved to the petitioner to challenge the endorsement dated 20.03.2025 in accordance with law. 5. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29