- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14135 WP No. 103990 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO.103990 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI MANJAPPA S/O. LATE BASAPPA CHALVADI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE/SECRETARY SHREE CHALVADI SAMAJ KSHEMABHIVRADDI SANGH, AT: AKIALUR, R/O. AKKIALUR VILLAGE, TALUK: HANGAL, DISTRICT: HAVERI-581102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAKASH R. BADIGER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ, VIKAS SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VIDHI, BENGALURU-580002. 2. THE CHIEF OFFICER, JILLA PANCHAYAT, HAVERI, HAVERI-581110. 3. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYAT, HANGAL-581102. 4. THE PDO GRAM PANCHAYAT AKKIALUR, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14135 WP No. 103990 of 2025 TALUK: HANGAL, DIST: HAVERI-581102. 5. SECRETARY, AKKIALUR GRAM PANCHAYAT, TALUK: HANGAL, DIST: HAVERI 581102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1; SRI. M.M. KHANNUR, ADVOCATE FOR R2-R5) 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 THE RESPONDENT NO.4 GRAM PANCHAYAT AKKIALUR VILLAGE TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 26.06.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND RESTORE THE NAME OF THE CHAIRMAN NINGAPA CHALVADI CHAIRMAN CHALVADI SAMAJ AS PER GIFT DEED DATED 08.09.1999 VIDE ANNEXURE-B AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) 1. The petitioner has to file an appeal against the order deleting petitioner's name in the property records. In addition to that, in the said appeal, the petitioner has to make the person in whose name the property records as of now stands as a party to the proceeding. The petitioner has an alternative remedy to file an appeal. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14135 WP No. 103990 of 2025 2. With these observations, the petition is disposed of. 3. It is made clear that nothing is expressed on the merits of the matter. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE AM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15