- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15699 WP NO.18930 OF 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S. SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO.18930 OF 2024 (KLR-CON) BETWEEN: SMT. CHANDRAKANTHA VENKATESH W/O SRI. K. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT CHANDRAKANTHA NILAYA, GANDHARVA NAGARA, NEW MANDLI, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R. SUBRAMANYA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VARUN R.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. MANJUNATH, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM DATED 01.07.2024 BEARING NO.SMGDC-ALN1/ALSR/19/2024(E-301502) PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-A; AND ETC. Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15699 WP NO.18930 OF 2024 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S. SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner filed this writ petition challenging the order dated 01.07.2024 passed by the respondent No.2, wherein the order of conversion passed under Section 95 of the Land Revenue Act has been cancelled. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks reliance on the orders passed in Writ Petition No.45634/2013 (Annexure-H), Writ Petition No.24459/2018 (Annexure-H1), Writ Petition No.14026/2022 (Annexure-J) and Writ Petition No.23183/2022 (Annexure-K1) to contend that, once the order of conversion passed by the Deputy Commissioner, he becomes Functus officio and he cannot cancel the same. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15699 WP NO.18930 OF 2024 3. In the light of the above said orders, the impugned order will have to be quashed since, the respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner had cancelled the order of conversion that he has passed. Accordingly, writ petition is allowed. Order dated 01.07.2024 (Annexure-A) passed by the respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner is hereby quashed. SD/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 57