- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34449 WP No. 34365 of 2024 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. 34365 OF 2024 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI. K.H. CHIKKA ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, S/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, NO.22, NEAR BASAVANNA TEMPLE KOLIPURA, BANDI KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU - 562 149. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAMMED TIPPU SULTAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY THE TAHSILDAR, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI TOWN - 562 110, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. …..RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE 2ND Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34449 WP No. 34365 of 2024 RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 19.09.1991 AND 05.08.1996 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C AND D RESPECTIVELY SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION. 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 both the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner that the respondent-Tahsilar, Devanahalli Taluk, by order bearing No.L.N.D/R.U.O.No.59/1984-85 dated 12.06.1984 granted 3 acres 37 guntas of land in Sy.No.72 of Huttanahalli Village, Jala Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk, Kolar District. Thereafter, grant certificate was issued in favour of petitioner and the name of the petitioner was also entered in the revenue records. However, after computerisation the name of the petitioner is not found in the RTC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34449 WP No. 34365 of 2024 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 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. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Tahsildar, Devanahalli Taluk, to verify from the records as to whether grant orders are passed in favour of the petitioner as claimed in this writ - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34449 WP No. 34365 of 2024 petition. If it is found that grant order was indeed passed in favour of the petitioner, the name of the petitioner shall be re-entered and continued in the RTC. 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. 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.: 6 CT: BHK