- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33149 WP No. 14813 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 14813 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. K.V. BHASKAR RAJU S/O K VENKATASWAMY RAJU, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT L 117, 3RD B MAIN ROAD, 14TH CROSS, HSR LAYOUT, 6TH STAGE, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE-560102 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMBAJI RAO NAJRE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001 2. THE THASILDAR BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT-560009 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT-560009 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFER SHAH, AGA) Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33149 WP No. 14813 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 03.11.2022 AS PER ANNX-E AND ALSO TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 27.02.2025, 28.03.2025 AS PER ANNX-G AND H. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned AGA takes notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner that his uncle, Late Sri Thipparaju was conferred occupancy rights under Section 10 of the Mysore (Personal and Miscellaneous) Inams Abolition Act, 1954, by order of the Land Tribunal on 25.11.1975 in case No.391/1974-75. The name of Sri Thipparaju was entered in the revenue records. However, after computerization, the name of Sri Thipparaju was not continued in the RTC. Therefore, during his lifetime, Sri Thipparaju had approached the revenue authorities seeking the continuation of his name in the revenue records. No orders were passed by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33149 WP No. 14813 of 2025 revenue authorities. However, Sri Thipparaju died on 23.06.2023 leaving behind a Will bequeathing the property in question in favour of the petitioner. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents-authorities to consider the representation given by the petitioner who seeks his name to be entered in the revenue records. 3. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the second respondent-Tahsildar, Bangalore South Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether the name of Sri Thipparaju was entered in the revenue records pursuant to the order said to have been passed by the Land Tribunal. If that is so, then the name of Sri Thipparaju shall be initially entered in the revenue records. Thereafter, notice shall be issued to all the concerned relating to Sri Thipparaju for entering the name of the petitioner in the revenue records based on the Will. If there are no objections from any quarters, then the name of the petitioner can be entered while mutating the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33149 WP No. 14813 of 2025 name of Sri Thipparaju in the revenue records. On the contrary, if there are any objections, the petitioner may be directed to approach a competent Civil Court to get a declaration regarding the Will left behind by Sri Thipparaju. 4. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE YN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17