- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9736 WP No. 36033 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 36033 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI NAGARAJ D S/O DASEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT JAIPURA DODDI VILLAGE RAGIHALLI POST, JIGANI HOBI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BANGALORE 560 083 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H.S.RAMAMURTHY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING, BANGALORE 560 001 2. THE TAHASILDAR ANEKAL, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK-562106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P.RADHA., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE PAPERIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER DATEDAND 15.07.2024 AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9736 WP No. 36033 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. The prayer in this writ petition is to direct respondent No.2 - Tahsildar to consider the claim of the petitioner for change of khata. 2. The petitioner claims that the land in question was granted to his father by the Land Tribunal and the entries were also muted in his father's name. He submits that, his father gifted the property to him under the registered gift deed and after the said gift, a suit came to be filed by Kariyappa seeking for partition and the said suit also can be settled. He therefore claims that he is entitled to get the khata registered in his name. 3. In the light of the above assertions, it would be appropriate to consider the case of the petitioner for change of khata on the basis of the documents that the petitioner has produced. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9736 WP No. 36033 of 2024 4. This consideration shall be undertaken and completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 5. If the Tahsildar requires the technical approval of the Assistant Commissioner for logging into the system and effecting the change, the Tahsildar may seek for such approval within the aforementioned period. 6. It is needless to state that nothing said in this order shall be construed as rendering any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioner. 7. This petition is accordingly disposed of. 8. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE GSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11