- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13810 WP No. 107256 of 2024 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. 107256 OF 2024 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SHRI GANAPATI S/O PANDARINATH REVANKAR, AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. BHAVANI APARTMENT, BHAVANI NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580 023. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. L.G. GANGAVATI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, CITY SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MINI VIDHANASOUDHA, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580 029. 2. THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER/CHIEF MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, ADARSHANAGAR BRANCH, ADARSHANAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580 024. 3. SMT. SAROJINI W/O MALLIKARJUN KURAVATTI, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. C/O. SHAKUNTALA W/O ISHWARAPPA KAMBALI, ALAGUNDAGI ONI, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580 020. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 DATED 12/04/2023 VIDE ENDORSEMENT NO.KRASAM/EXTN/MUT/2023-2024/255 AS PER ANNEXURE-G AND ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 25/01/2023 AS PER ANNEXURE-F1. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.10.18 07:57:16 +0100 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13810 WP No. 107256 of 2024 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) This petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner assailing the order at Annexure-G passed by the Assistant Director of Land Records, Hubli, who, in terms of the said order, has refused to enter the name of the petitioner based on the registered Sale Deed on the premise that a right of maintenance is recorded in favour of one Smt. Sarojini Mallikarjun Kuravatti. 2. This order is appealable under the provisions of Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, namely Sections 49 and 50. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail such appellate remedy, the writ petition is disposed of. 4. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 22.11.2024 till date shall be excluded in computing the limitation. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13810 WP No. 107256 of 2024 5. Registry shall return the Annexure-G to the petitioner after retaining the Xerox copy. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE PMP CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 32