- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33226 WP No. 4284 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. 4284 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. C.N. VIJAYKUMAR S/O NAGEGOWDA H.H AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT MALIGANADU VILLAGE, BALNOOR HOBLI, MUDIGERE - 577 550 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADISH D. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE TAHASILDAR AND SECRETARY LAND GRANT COMMITTEE MUDIGERE - 577 550 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 2ND Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33226 WP No. 4284 of 2025 RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION AS PER ANNEXURE-E DATED 30.06.2023. 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 both the respondents. 2. The contention of the petitioner is that the land was regularized in favour of the petitioner in the year 1987-88 and TT fine was collected from the petitioner. However, the name of the petitioner has not been entered in the revenue records. Criminal proceedings were initiated against the petitioner in Crl.Case No.LGC(G) No.11130/2021 which came to be abated on 30.05.2023. The petitioner subsequent to the abatement of the case, made a representation to the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar on 30.06.2023 seeking for regularisation of the land. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33226 WP No. 4284 of 2025 However, no action has been taken by the respondent- Tahsildar in that regard. 3. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Chikkamagaluru District, to verify the records and find out whether land was regularised in favour of the petitioner, kimmath was paid by the petitioner in respect of the land. The Tahsildar shall also look into proceedings initiated against the petitioner in Crl.Case No.LGC(G) No.11130/2021 stood abated. If it is found from the records that the facts stated hereinabove are true, then the Tahsildar shall proceed to enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records, after collecting the necessary fee in accordance with law. 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33226 WP No. 4284 of 2025 Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12 CT: BHK