- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34266 WP No. 17312 of 2023 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. 17312 OF 2023 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: BEERAPPA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, KURUBAR PET, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT – 563 101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DHANANJAYA, FOR SRI. NEELAKANTHAPPA K. PUJAR, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M. S. BUILDING, BANGALURU – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR – 563 101 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOLAR SUB DIVISION, KOLAR – 563 101 4. THE TAHSILDAR KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR – 563 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP) Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34266 WP No. 17312 of 2023 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DTD 08.06.2023 AT ANNEXURE-A. 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 the respondents. It is the contention of the petitioner that the petitioner’s father, late Sri. Narayanappa, was granted 4 acres of land in Survey No.156 of Pemmashettihalli Village, Vakkaleri Hobli, Kolar Taluk and District, in the year 1972. The name of the petitioner's father was entered in the revenue records in the year 1974 and continued till the year 1999- 2002. However after computerisation, the name of the petitioner’s father is missing in the RTC. In this regard, the petitioner has made representation to the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, Kolar Taluk to enter the name of the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34266 WP No. 17312 of 2023 petitioner in the RTC. 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 4th respondent-Tahasildar to enter the name of the petitioner in the computerised RTC. 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’s father was earlier entered in the RTC. However, if the Tahasildar is of the opinion that the petitioner’s father has not been granted lands, the Tahasildar shall secure and verify the original grant records, Saguvali Chit issue register and other contemporaneous records to satisfy himself regarding the grant made in favour of the petitioner’s father. Moreover, there is no reason why the name of the petitioner’s father was missing after the computerization. The Tahasildar is duty bound to look into all these aspects and pass necessary orders. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34266 WP No. 17312 of 2023 4. Consequently, this writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to the 4th respondent -Tahasildar to consider the representations 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’s father 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 copy of this order. Therefore the claim of the petitioner for mutation can be considered in accordance with law. 5. Learned Additional Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY