- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38092 WP No. 28598 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 28598 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. PUTTARAJU S/O K S GIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT KATTIHALLI (V) KASABA H0OBLI HOLENARASIPURA (T) HASSAN - 573 201 2. GIRIJAMMA W/O PUTTARAJ AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT KATTIHALLI (V) KASABA HOBLI HOLENARASIPURA(R) HASSAN - 573 201 3. A B RAVI S/O BASAVEGOWDA R/AT KTTIHALLI (V) KASABA HOBLI HOLENARSIPURA (T) HASSAN - 573 201 4. VENKATESH S/O KARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT KATIHALLI (V) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38092 WP No. 28598 of 2025 KASABA HOBLI HOLENARSIPURA (T) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ARUN B K.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPREENTED BY THE SPP HIGH OCURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU CITY KARNATAKA - 560 087 2. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER HEMAVATHI DRAM PROJECT OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER HASSAN - 573 201 3. THE ADDTIONAL DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS HOLENARSIPURA (T) HASSAN - 573 201 4. THE TAHSILDAR TGAHSILDAR OFFICE HOLENARSIPURA (T) HASSAN - 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE LETTER DATED 25.02.2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38092 WP No. 28598 of 2025 2 AT ANNEXURE-A. QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 07.05.2025 ISSUED BY THE R3 AT ANNEXURE-B AND ETC., 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 all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 3rd and 4th respondent -Additional Director of Land Records, Holenarasipura and the Tahsildar, Holenarasipura Taluk, have delayed the process of conducting phodi and durasth pursuant to the lands granted to many persons, including the petitioners. The lands were granted in the year 1976 and as seen at Annexures-A and B, the 3rd and 4th respondent authorities have expressed their difficulty in conducting the phodi and durasth, since large extents of land were granted at the relevant point of time and there is a writ petition pending before this Court in - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38092 WP No. 28598 of 2025 W.P.No.3817/2024. Nevertheless, at Annexure-G is the proceeding initiated by the 4th respondent-Tahsildar and the petitioners have been asked to produce the relevant documents. 3. Since the Tahsildar has already commenced the process of conducting the phodi and durast as found at Annexure-G, the writ petition stands disposed of, with a direction to 3rd and 4th respondents to proceed and conduct the phodi and durast as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four months, having regard to the large number of grantees who are before the authorities seeking phodi and durasth. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv