- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2577 WP No. 100482 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.100482 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI IRANNA S/O. PRAKASH VALAKOTI, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: WORKING IN DEED WRITERS OFFICE, R/O: MAITRI GALLI, TQ: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT – 587301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SOURABH A. SONDUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF STAMPS AND REGISTRATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M. S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, BAGALKOT DISTRICT, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, ROOM NO.204 AND 205, 2ND FLOOR, NAVANAGAR, DIST: BAGALKOT – 587 103. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.2 TO ACCEPT A DULY FILLED APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF DEED WRITER’S LICENSE ALONG WITH PRESCRIBED FEES AND GRANT DEED WRITER’S LICENSE TO THE PETITIONER, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2577 WP No. 100482 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: 1. Issue a Writ in the nature of Mandamus directing Respondent No.2 to accept a duly filled Application for grant of deed writer’s license along with prescribed fees and grant deed writer’s license to the petitioner, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Any other reliefs this Hon’ble court deems fit for the facts and circumstances of the case may pleased be granted in favour of the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has been working in the Office of Deed Writer said to have applied for a license to work as Deed Writer under the Act. The application is said to have been in a faulty format, due to which, the respondents have rejected the application of the petitioner. Therefore the petitioner is before this Court seeking direction to the respondents to accept the duly filled application in appropriate format and consider his application in accordance with law. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2577 WP No. 100482 of 2025 3. Learned AGA on instructions would submit that the application if submitted in an appropriate format duly filled, the same would merit consideration in accordance with law. 4. In the light of the said submission, I deem it appropriate to dispose the petition reserving liberty to the petitioner to submit an appropriate application in appropriate format duly filled, in the event it is submitted, the same shall merit consideration at the hands of the respondents without being influenced by the earlier endorsement rejecting the application. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 88