- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32964 WP No. 17994 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 17994 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. UMESH K S/O SRI. LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/A MARASANDRA VILLAGE, (KADATHANAMALE DAKALE) HESARAGHATTA TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VARADARAJA P.N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALULRU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU - 560 009. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32964 WP No. 17994 of 2025 4. THE TAHSILDAR YELAHANKA TALUK MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU - 560 064. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 28.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE E TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners' father, the late Sri. Krishnappa, who was in unauthorized occupation in Sy.No.46 of Kadathanamale Village, Hesaraghatta Hobli, Bengaluru North (Additional) Taluk, presently Yelahanka Taluk, was granted a house site in terms - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32964 WP No. 17994 of 2025 of provisions contained in Section 94(C) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, on 04.09.2012. Thereafter, a registered sale deed was executed by the Tahsildar as seen at Annexure- B. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite producing all these documents before the 4th respondent-Tahsildar and requesting to enter the name petitioner in the revenue records since he is the sole legal heir left behind by late Sri.Krishnappa, no orders have been passed by the Tahsildar. 3. Having regard to the facts narrated hereinabove, this writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to 4th respondent-Tahsildar, Yelahanka Taluk, to consider the representation given by the petitioner and treat this petition itself as a representation given by the petitioner, verify from the records, and if it is found that such a sale deed was registered before the jurisdictional sub-registrar at the hands of the Tahsildar, then the Tahsildar shall proceed to enter the name of the legal heirs of late Sri.Krishnappa in the revenue records to issue hakkupatra and enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32964 WP No. 17994 of 2025 period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv CT: BHK