- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:354 WP No. 23723 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 23723 OF 2023 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI KUMAR SRINIVASA KOYA SON OF LATE SATYANARAYANA RAO KOYA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO 27/2, 10TH B MAIN, 6TH CROSS JAYANAGAR I BLOCK, BANGALORE 560011. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ASHWIN KUMAR M S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY THE MANTAPA GRAMA PANCHAYAT OFFICE, MANATAPA GRAMA BANNERUGHATTA POST, JIGANI HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE 560083. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V, HCGP FOR R-2; NOTICE TO R-2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT V/O DT:07.01.2025) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TODIRECT THE RESPONDENTA) TO INDICATE THE UPTO DATE TAXES PAYABLE Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:354 WP No. 23723 of 2023 TOWARDS PROPERTY BEARING HOUSE LIST. NO. 8, IN KHATA NO. 1/1, 2 OF VADERAHALLI VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT, MEASURING EAST TO WEST 90 FEET AND NORTH TO SOUTH 60 FEET AND ACCEPT THE SAME. 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 prayer in this petition is for issuance of a direction to the respondents to indicate the up to date taxes payable towards property bearing house list No.8, in Khata No.1/1,2 of Vaderahalli Village of Jigani Hobli of Anekal Taluk and also to register the khata in his favour. 2. It is noticed that as per Annexure – B, a demand was made to respondent No.1 to collect the taxes and also to register the khata in favour of the petitioner, but it is the case of the petitioner that this demand is neither been acceded to, nor as an endorsement been given. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:354 WP No. 23723 of 2023 3. In the light of the said submissions, it would be appropriate to direct respondent No.1 to consider the request of the petitioner for collecting the taxes and also for issuance of the khata in his name within a period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order and pass appropriate order in accordance with law. 4. This petition is accordingly allowed. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE GSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19