- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22284 WP No. 16963 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 16963 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI DINESHA R S/O. LATE SRIRAMAPPA @ SRIRAMAREDDY, AGED 52 YEARS, R/AT NO. 96/1, GOVINDA SHETTY PALYA, ELECTRONIC CITY, BENGALURU 560100 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. YASHWANTH C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR ANEKAL TALUK, VINAYAKA NAGAR, ANEKAL-562106. 3. THE SENIOR SUB REISTRAR ANEKAL ROAD, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL 572106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDDHARTH BABU RAO, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22284 WP No. 16963 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO COMMUNICATE THE GIFT DEED BEARING NO. ANK-1-9999-2024-25 DATED 23.01.2025 AT ANNEXURE - A TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT MUTATE THE REVENUE RECORDS IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN LINE WITH THE REGISTERED GIFT DEED BEARING NO ANK-1-9999- 2024-25 DATED 23.01.2025 AT ANNEXURE - A IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING SY. NO. 71/5 MEASURING 1 ACRE 12 GUNTAS SITUATED AT MUTHANALLURU VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINA`RY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. In this writ petition, the grievance of the petitioner is regarding the non-mutation of his name - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22284 WP No. 16963 of 2025 in respect of the subject land. The petitioner seeks issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent-authorities to mutate his name in terms of the registered Gift Deed dated 23.01.2025 (Annexure– A). 4. Upon careful examination of the writ papers, it is evident that a writ of mandamus would not lie in the absence of a prior demand and refusal by the competent authority. 5. In view of the same, the petitioner is granted liberty to submit a detailed representation along with all relevant documents to respondent No. 2, seeking change of the khata in respect of the subject land. If such a representation is submitted within two weeks from the date of receipt of this order, respondent No. 2 is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22284 WP No. 16963 of 2025 law, within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of the such representation. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46