- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25365 WP No. 27986 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.27986 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI LOKESH REDDY S/O. KATHEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 2. SHRI. RAMACHANDRA REDDY S/O. SHEKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 3. SHRI. MOHANA REDDY S/O. KAMA REDDY LAKSHMAN, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 4. SHRI. S.H. SHIVARAMA REDDY S/O. LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 5. SHRI. K. L. MALLIKARJUNA S/O. KAMA REDDY LAKSHMAN, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 6. SHRI. BALARAM S/O. SANNA NINGAPPA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 7. SHRI. SANNA YALLAPPA S/O. NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25365 WP No. 27986 of 2024 8. SHRI. RAVIKANTHA. G. P. S/O. G. PATHANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 9. SHRI. G. LOKESH S/O. GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 10. SHRI. G. B. SEETHARAMA REDDY S/O. BHEEMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, 11. SHRI. H. VASANTHA S/O. HONNURAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 12. SHRI. G. H. THIMMA REDDY S/O. HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 13. SHRI. G. RAMESHA S/O. SANNA GANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 14. SHRI. LAKSHMANNA S/O. SANNA NINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 15. SHRI. G. B. LAKSHMANA REDDY S/O. BHEEMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 16. SHRI. KESHAVA S/O. GOPALA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, AGRICULTURISTS, 17. SHRI. K. ANAND S/O. KADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25365 WP No. 27986 of 2024 ALL ARE AGRICULTURISTS, R/AT KERE KONDAPURA VILLAGE, DEVASANDRA HOBLI, MOLAKALMURU TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 501. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P.N. NANJA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, CHITRADURGA -577 501. 2. THE TAHSILDAR MOLAKALMURU TALUK, MOLAKALMURU, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501. 3. THE TALUK SURVEYOR MOLAKALMURU TALUK, MOLAKALMURU -577 535. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE SURVEY SKETCH DATED 05.08.2024 IN SY.NO. 65 OF KEREKONDAPURA VILLAGE (ANNX-C) ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AS THE SAME IS ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AND IN VIOLATION OF PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE AND CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE ACT AND THE RULES MADE THERE - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25365 WP No. 27986 of 2024 UNDER.DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO RESERVE THE LAND BEARING SY.NO. 65 OF KEREKONDAPURA VILLAGE, MOLAKLMUR TALUK MEASURING 24.00 ACRES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PETITIONERS (VILLAGERS) FOR FORMATION OF SITES TO THEIR BENEFIT AND ALSO FOR BURIAL GROUND CONSEQUENT UPON QUASHING THE SURVEY SKETCH AT ANNEXURE-C. 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. Smt. Navya Shekar, learned Additional Government Advocate, accepts notice for the respondents. 2. In this writ petition, petitioners are assailing the Survey Sketch dated 05.08.2024 (Annexure-C), in respect of the subject land. 3. Taking into consideration the factual aspects on record, as the petitioners are having efficacious remedy under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 and in that view of the matter, this writ petition is not maintainable. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25365 WP No. 27986 of 2024 4. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to avail the remedy as above, the writ petition is disposed of. 5. Consequently, I.A.1/2025 does not survive for consideration. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24