- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38235 WP No. 28807 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.28807 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI M GOVINDARAJU S/O LATE CHANNAMMA C/O LATE MUDALAGIRIYAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.1513, GOCHARA, 29TH MAIN, NEAR AGASTHYA SCHOOL, D GROUP LAYOUT, NAGARABHAVI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU – 560091 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HIMA KIRANA S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT. M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001 2. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B P RADHA, AGA) Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38235 WP No. 28807 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.2 -TAHSILDAR TO FORTHWITH CONSIDER THE PETITIONER’S REPRESENTATIONS VIDE ANNEXURE -J, K, L AND M INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT REPRESENTATION DATED 01.05.2025 10.04.2008, 19.05.2010 AND 04.06.2015 VIDE ANNEXURE -N AND TO CONTINUE THE NAME OF SMT. CHANNAMMA - MOTHER OF THE PETITIONER IN THE REVENUE RECORDS PERTAINING TO LAND BEARING SY. NO. 24 OF THIPPUR VILLAGE, KENGERI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, IN SUCCESSION TO IS LATE MOTHER SMT. CHANNAMMA 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 The learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for the respondents. 2. The petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru, to consider the petitioner’s representations vide Annexures-J, K, L, M and N and to continue the name of Smt. Channamma-mother of the petitioner in the revenue records pertaining to land bearing Sy.No.24 of Thippur Village, Kengeri Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38235 WP No. 28807 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his mother Smt. Channamma was in an unauthorized occupation of 2 acres of land in Sy.No.24 of Thippur Village, Bengaluru South Taluk and the Committee for regularization of unauthorised occupation passed an order on 21.12.1979 granting the said lands in favour of petitioner’s mother. It is contended that the Deputy Commissioner issued official memorandum bearing No.B.Dis.LND.(3)127/79-80 conferring the land in favour of petitioner’s mother. The name of the petitioner’s mother was also entered in the revenue records in terms of mutation order bearing M.R.No.12/1983-84. However, after computerization, the name of the petitioner’s mother has been discontinued. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bengaluru, to verify the records and if it is found that the petitioner’s mother had been granted the land, then, Tahsildar shall proceed to re-enter the name of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38235 WP No. 28807 of 2025 petitioner’s mother in the computerized RTC. Thereafter, the petitioner is permitted to file one more application seeking mutation entry in his name on the ground of succession. The entire exercise shall be completed 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. Ordered accordingly. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16