- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48412 WP No. 21484 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 21484 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT NARAYANAMMA W/O LATE PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT UPPARAHALLI VILLAGE, MASTHI HOBLI, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT PIN-563 139. & PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. VIJAYA KUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR MALUR TALUK, MALUR-563 130. & RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48412 WP No. 21484 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AND HIS SUBORDINATES TO EFFECT THE KHATHA AS PER THE SAGUVALI CHIT IN CASE NO. LND SR 522/97-98 DATED 20.03.1999 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON 10.04.1999 (ANNEXURE-B) IN RESPECT OF LAND IN SY.NO.35 MEASURING 2 ACRES OF M. UPPARAHALLI VILLAGE, MASTHI HOBLI, MALUR TALUK, BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 13.01.2017, 28.06.2024, 19.12.2024 AND 17.05.2025 GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT NO.2 (ANNEXURE-A1 TO A4), BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Petitioner has sought for issuance of writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to effect katha in terms of the saguvali chit bearing No. LND SR 522/97-98 dated 20.03.1999. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate during the pendency of the proceedings has filed a memo and enclosed copy of the endorsement dated 19.11.2025 stating that respondents are not in a position to accept the request of the petitioner in light of the reasons mentioned in the endorsement. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48412 WP No. 21484 of 2025 3. Taking note that the observations made in the endorsement are factual in nature, petitioner is reserved liberty, if so advised to redress his grievance by taking appropriate action against the endorsement dated 19.11.2025 as per law. 4. Accordingly, petition is disposed of. All contentions are kept open. Needless to state that as the petitioner submits that copy of the endorsement has not been served on the petitioner, the Tahsildar to furnish certified copy of the endorsement dated 19.11.2025 to the petitioner within 10 days from today. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VP