- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39038 WP No. 27970 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 27970 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. P.N. VISHWANATHA REDDY S/O LATE SRI. P. NATARAJ, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT NO.181, R.V.ROAD, V.V.PURAM BENGALURU - 560004. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. G B NANDISH GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL - 562106. 3. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDHAR, SARJAPURA NADAKACHERI, SARJAPURA, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39038 WP No. 27970 of 2025 ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562125. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU, HCGP FOR RESPONDENTS) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 01.07.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-H AND ALSO LEGAL NOTICE DATED 12.08.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-L AND FURNISH INFORMATION ON WHETHER THE ALLEGED INDEX OF LAND AND RECORD OF RIGHTS AND SEAL AND SIGNATURE FOUND OF THE SAID DOCUMENTS ARE GENUINE OR A FAKE ONE. 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 prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd respondent - Deputy Tahsildar, Anekal Taluk to consider the representations at Annexures-H and L and to furnish information as to whether the Index of Land and Records of Rights (IL and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39038 WP No. 27970 of 2025 RR) of the year 1987, produced by the opposite party in OS.No.1393/2006 is genuine or not. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that the Tahsildar cannot give such declaration as to whether the IL and RR produced by the other side before the Civil Court is genuine or not. Learned HCGP submits that if the petitioner is aggrieved of any such entry in IL and RR, he has to question the same in a manner known to law and cannot seek a declaration at the hands of the Tahsildar. 4. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.2 - Tahsildar may be directed to furnish a copy of the said order in the Index of Land and Records of Rights of the year 1987, to enable the petitioner to raise a challenge to the same in a manner known to law. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file an application - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39038 WP No. 27970 of 2025 before respondent No.2 - Tahsildar, Anekal Taluk, seeking such information and if such application is filed, the Tahsildar shall forthwith furnish such information to the petitioner to enable the petitioner to raise a challenge to such orders. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16