- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13807 WP No. 104101 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO.104101 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. RAJENDRA S/O NAGOJI BANDARI @ KAKADE, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: #246, UPPAR GALLI, BELAGAVI, TQ: AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. … PETITIONER (BY SMT. CHETANA S. BIRAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. 2. 3. 4. REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, BELAGAVI DIVISION, BELAGAVI-590 001. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, CITY SURVEY OFFICE, BELAGAVI-590 001. SRI. SRINIVAS S/O MANOHAR SHINDE, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: NIL, R/O: 102, NEAR WATER TANK, NEAR BANASHANKARI TEMPLE, VADAPPA GALLI, KHASBAG, BELAGAVI-590 003. SRI. UMESHWAR SWAMIGALU SAMBYANAMATH, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: NIL, R/O: MAHESH SWAMIGALU SAMBYANAMATH, MATH GALLI, SAVADATTI, BELAGAVI-591 126. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13807 WP No. 104101 of 2025 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. SRI. AMRUT S/O ARJUNSA CHOUDHARI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: CHOUDHARI BOOK STALL, 208, KAKERI CHOWK, SHAHAPUR, BELAGAVI-590 003. SRI. PRADEEP S/O ARJUNSA CHOUDHARI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: CHOUDHARI BOOK STALL, 208, KAKERI CHOWK, SHAHAPUR, BELAGAVI-590 003. SRI. MILIND S/O ARJUNSA CHOUDHARI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: CHOUDHARI BOOK STALL, 208, KAKERI CHOWK, SHAHAPUR, BELAGAVI-590 003. SRI. RAJNATH @ RAJANIKANT S/O ARJUNSA CHOUDHARI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: CHOUDHARI BOOK STALL, 208, KAKERI CHOWK, SHAHAPUR, BELAGAVI-590 003. SRI. NITIN S/O LAXMANSA NAIKAWAD, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: CHOUDHARI BOOK STALL, 208, KAKERI CHOWK, SHAHAPUR, BELAGAVI-590 003. SRI. KRISHNA S/O ARJUNSA CHOUDHARI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: CHOUDHARI BOOK STALL, 208, KAKERI CHOWK, SHAHAPUR, BELAGAVI-590 003. SMT. VEENA RAKESH KOLEKAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: #246, UPPAR GALLI, KHASBAG, BELAGAVI-590 003. SMT. VIDHYA UMESH HOMKAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: #246, UPPAR GALLI, KHASBAG, BELAGAVI-590 003. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13807 WP No. 104101 of 2025 13. 14. MOHAN NAGOJI BHANDARI @ KAKADE, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: NIL, R/O: #246, UPPAR GALLI, KHASBAG, BELAGAVI-590 003. SRI. MADAN NAGOJI BHANDARI @ KAKADE, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: NIL, R/O: #246, UPPAR GALLI, KHASBAG, BELAGAVI-590 003. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; NOTICE TO R9 IS DISPENSED WITH; NOTICE TO R4, R5, R7, R8, R11 AND R12 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER AT ANNEXURE-A DATED 16/01/2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 BEARING ¥Àæ.¸ÀA.DgïE«í/©J£ïr/J¸ïDgï-24/2024 AND ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO CONSIDER THE APPEAL BEARING ¥Àæ.¸ÀA.DgïE«í/©J£ïr/J¸ïDgï- 24/2024 ON MERITS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) 1. Notice to respondent No. 9 is dispensed with at the risk of the petitioner, since it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that respondent No. 9 has not - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13807 WP No. 104101 of 2025 contested the matter before the Regional Joint Director of Land Records. 2. It is noticed that the impugned order in the writ petition at Annexure-A, is appealable under the provisions of Sections 49 and 50 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. 3. Reserving the liberty to the petitioner to avail such remedy, the writ petition is disposed of without entering into the merits of the matter. 4. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 10.06.2025 till this date, is to be excluded in computing the limitation, if any. 5. Registry to return the impugned order at Annexure-A to the petitioner after retaining the xerox copy. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE AM CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 18