- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34423 WP No. 12291 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 12291 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. MUNIRAJAPPA S/O. LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/AT SONNADENAHALLI VILLAGE, KUMBALAHALLI POST, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BANGALORE - 562 114. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KIRAN N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, 3RD GATE, 5TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, DISTRICT OFFICE COMPLEX, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE - 562 110. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34423 WP No. 12291 of 2025 3. THE TAHASILDAR, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, DIESEL LOCO SHED RD, DURAVANI NAGAR, KRISHNARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 036. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER SUBMITTED TO THE R-3 ON 05.01.2024 APPENDED VIDE ANNX-C AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it is the contention of the petitioner was granted with the petition schedule property namely 15 guntas of land in Survey No.9 of Bili shivale Village, Hoskote Taluk, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34423 WP No. 12291 of 2025 Bengaluru Rural District, in the year 1979 and pursuant to the grant the name of the petitioner was entered in the revenue records. However, after computerization the name of the petitioner is not continued. In this regard, the petitioner has made a representation to the 3rd respondent-Tahsildar, Bangalore East Taluk, Krishnarajapuram, to re-enter the name of the petitioner in the land revenue records. However, no orders have been passed by the respondent-Tahsildar till date and therefore the petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the respondent-Tahsildar to enter the name of the petitioner in the computerised land revenue records. 3. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Additional Government Advocate and on perusing the petition papers, this Court finds from the material on record that the name of the petitioner was earlier entered in the land revenue records. However, if the Tahsildar is of the opinion that the petitioner has not been granted lands, nevertheless, it is the duty of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34423 WP No. 12291 of 2025 Tahsildar to secure the original grant records, Saguvali Chit issue register and other contemporaneous records to satisfy himself regarding the grant made in favour of the petitioner. Moreover, there is no reason why the name of the petitioner which was earlier entered in the land revenue records has been continued after computerization, the Tahsildar is duty bound to look into all these aspects and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, this writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to the 3rd respondent -Tahsildar to consider the representation given by the petitioner and in the light of the observations made hereinabove, verify the original records and pass necessary orders to enter the name of the petitioner in the land revenue records as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34423 WP No. 12291 of 2025 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of two weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14 CT: BHK