- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41213-DB WP No. 52262 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 52262 OF 2019 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. R SOMANATH S/O LATE RAMU, AGED 52 YEARS REPORTER, LANKESH PAPER NO.92, 1ST MAIN ROAD, C H BS 3RD PHASE, VIJAYANAGAR BENGLAURU-560 040 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMRUTHESH N P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER REVENUE DEPARTMENT CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101. 4. THE TAHASILDAR CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41213-DB WP No. 52262 of 2019 CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT-562101. 5. SMT SUSHEELA SHARMA ALIAS SMT SUSHEELAMMA D/O RUKMANANDA S AGE NOT KNOWN RESIDING AT NO.G-11, GOLDEN ARCH APARTMENT LAVELLE ROAD, BEHIND RAMA HOTEL OPP CUBBON PARK POLICE STATION BENGALURU-560 001 6. THE TAHASILDAR BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.R.ARUNA, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-4 & R-6; SRI. V.SUDHINDRA MURTHY & SRI. SWAROOP SRINIVASA, ADVOCATE FOR R-5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT TO THE R-1, 2, TO PROCEED WITH THE CASE TO FILE AN APPEAL BEFORE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY KARNATAKA APPELLATE AUTHORITY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU UNDER SECTION 118 OF KARNATAKA LAND REFORMS ACT 1961 AGAINST THE ORDER DTD.26.2.2010 VIDE ANNEXURE-B, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41213-DB WP No. 52262 of 2019 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The petitioner claims to be a journalist and regular reporter in Lankesh Patrike Kannada Newspaper. The petitioner has no interest in the subject matter. 2. The allegation in this petition is that respondent No.5-Susheela Sharma, who died on 29.06.2022 hails from Rajasthan and was a temporary resident of Bengaluru and she had purchased 120 acres of agricultural land in Karnataka, though she was not an agriculturist. This writ petition has been filed against the dead person inasmuch as she died on 29.06.2022. 3. We do not find any ground to entertain the prayers made in this writ petition particularly against the dead person. Though she died, her legal heirs are not brought on record. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. The dismissal of the petition would not prevent the authorities to enquire into the violations, if - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41213-DB WP No. 52262 of 2019 any, committed by the purchaser of the land in appropriate proceedings. No costs. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13