- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20139 WP No. 16364 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 16364 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: T.S. PRAKASH, S/O LATE KODIGE SHAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT THIMMASANDRA VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NOTH TALUK, BENGALURU 562157. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH S. GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS ADDL.CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN, DC OFFICE, K.G ROAD, BENGALURU 560009. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH- DIVISION, KANDHAYA BHAVAN K.G ROAD, BENGALURU 560009. 4. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, SURVEY SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS, K.R. CIRCLE, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE 560001. 5. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20139 WP No. 16364 of 2025 IN OFFICE OF KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G ROAD, BENGALURU - 560009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO EFFECT KATHA IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF PETITION SCHEDULE ITEM NO.2 PROPERTY BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 08/08/2022 AND 06/09/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-H TO H4. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is with regard to effecting the Khata in the name of the petitioner in respect of the subject land as per the representations produced at Annexures – H to H4. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents - State. 3. On careful examination of the representations, wherein it is stated the land in question is belonged to father of the petitioner, and the petitioner’s father died on 04.07.2022 leaving behind a registered Will dated 02.07.2021 and in that - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20139 WP No. 16364 of 2025 view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, writ petition is disposed of directing respondents No.5 and 6 to consider the representations at Annexures–H to H4 in accordance with law within an outer limit of three months from the date of the receipt of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42