- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18984 WP No. 17738 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.17738 OF 2024 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: MUDALAGIRIYAPPA S/O LATE THIMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, R/AT NEELIHALLI VILLAGE MEDEGESHI HOBLI MADHUGIRI TALUK. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR MADHUGIRI TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISSTENT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY SETTLEMENT OFFICE OF THE TAHSILDAR, Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18984 WP No. 17738 of 2024 MADHUGIRI TALUK MADHUGIRI, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 132. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO EFFECT CHANGE OF KATHA O IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER AS PER 11 E SKETCH ANNX-D; DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NO.3 AND 4 TO PAY THE REASONABLE COSTS WHICH THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO THE PETITIONER BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION. 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 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents. 2. The petitioner has sought for a direction to the respondents to effect khata in the name of the petitioner as per 11E sketch produced at Annexure-D. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18984 WP No. 17738 of 2024 3. Having taken note of the averments made in the writ petition, it is noted that the petitioner has not approached the competent authority seeking change of khata. In that view of the matter, reserving liberty to the petitioner herein to approach competent authority by way of representation, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33