- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:390 WP No. 21723 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 21723 OF 2021 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. VENAKATRAMANA DEVARU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, SATENAHALLI VILLAGE, BINDIGANAVILE HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 432. REPRESENTED BY ITS ARCHAK, SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GANAPATHI.S.SHASTRI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MUJARAI BRANCH, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF MUJARAI, ALURVENKATARAO ROAD, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU-560 018. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571 401. 4. TAHASILDAR, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:390 WP No. 21723 of 2021 MANDYA DISTRICT-571 432. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Ganapathi S.Shastri., counsel for the petitioner and Sri.Mahantesh Shettar., AGA for the respondents have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the third respondent to consider the representations dated 18.09.1990, 01.06.2018 and 02.06.2020 vide Annexures-B, D and E submitted by the petitioner temple and further directing to fix the annual tasdik amount to all inam lands lost by the petitioner temple. 3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that a mandamus may be ordered directed the third respondent to consider the representations submitted by the petitioner. AGA submits that an appropriate order may be passed. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:390 WP No. 21723 of 2021 4. The oral submission made by counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. 5. A perusal of the Writ papers reflects that the representations are made long back and the Writ Petition is filed in the year 2021. The grievance of the petitioner is that the representations are not considered as of today. Hence, a mandamus is ordered directing the third respondent to consider the representations dated 18.09.1990, 01.06.2018 and 02.06.2020 vide Annexures-B, D and E submitted by the petitioner temple in accordance with the law if not considered as of today, within eight weeks from the receipt of certified copy of this order. 6. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 44