- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33058 WP No. 12910 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 12910 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MRS. VRINDA V. RAO W/O B. VIVEKANANDA RAO AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.289, 2ND MAIN BEHIND AVALAHALLI BDA PARK GIRI NAGAR, BENGALURU SOUTH BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE BENGALURU-560 085. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAKASH TIMMANNA HEBBAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. GRAM PANCHAYAT KOTTAGALU, KOTTAGALU VILLAGE BIDADI ROAD, KANAKAPURA KARNATAKA-562 117. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.K.KENCHEGOWDA, AGA FOR R1; SRI. B.J.SOMAYAJI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 13.01.2025 BEARING NO.KO.GRA.PUM/HIM/223/2024-25 ISSUED BY THE Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33058 WP No. 12910 of 2025 RESPONDENT NO.2 (ANNEXURE-A) WHICH ARBITRARILY DENIES KHATHA TRANSFER AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The petitioner has challenged the endorsement dated 13.01.2025 issued by respondent no.2 in relation to transfer of khata, wherein, her request has been rejected. 2. It is seen that the petitioner is having an alterative and efficacious remedy under Section 269(1) of Karnataka Grama Suraj and Panchayath Raj Act, 1993. 3. For the aforementioned reason, the writ petition is dismissed reserving the liberty to the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy in accordance with law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1