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2025 DAILYLAW 55706 (KAR)

SRI LATE A N ANJANAPPA v. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

WP/3250/2023 · 2025-09-09

R Devdas

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35321 WP No. 3250 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 3250 OF 2023 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. LATE. A.N. ANJANAPPA S/O. NAGAPPA, DIED SINCE LR'S 1. ANJANAMMA W/O. KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 2. VENKATALAKSHMAMMA D/O N. ANJANAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 3. SAKAMMA D/O ANJANAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 4. A. RAMANUJAPPA S/O ANJANAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS. 5. PUSHMAMMA D/O ANJANAPPA AGED 44 YEARS PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 5 ALL ARE RESIDING AT BYNAHALLI, JALAHOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562157 6. B.N. VENKATESHAIAH, S/O LATE. NAGAPPA, Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35321 WP No. 3250 of 2023 AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RESIDING AT BYANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 157 SMT. MUNIYAMMA W/O HANUMAIAH @ HANUMAPPA, DIED SINCE LR'S 7. ANJANAPPA S/O HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 8. RUKMINIYAMMA D/O HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 9. PILLAMMA D/O HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS 10. MUNIYAPPA S/O HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 11. SUBRAMANI S/O HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS PETITIONERS NO.7 TO 11 ALL ARE RESIDING AT BYNAHALLI, JALAHOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562157 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAVICHANDRA .S.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35321 WP No. 3250 of 2023 DISTRICT OFFICE COMPLEX, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK. BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DODDABALAPURA DIVISION, MINI VIDHANASOUDHA, DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203. 3. ASSI. DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, MINI VIDHANASOUDHA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 4. THE TAHSILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK, MINI-VIDHANASUDHA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 5. YERALUGUDDA VENAKTESHWARALU, S/O Y. CHWDARAMMA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, NO.67, 3RD CROSS, R.K. GARDAN, NEW BEL ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 094 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH .K., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE ASSE, COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION DATED 08.12.1981 LND SR 1574/71-72 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-L. QUASH THE ENTRIES MADE BY THE - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35321 WP No. 3250 of 2023 RESPONDENT DATED 08.09.2020, RP SURVEY 22/20 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-K. DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO MUTATE THE ENTRIES IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING SY.NO.21 (NEW SY.NO.89, 91 AND 92). IN THE NAME OF PETITIONERS AND ETC., THIS WP, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER When this matter had come up for Preliminary Hearing on 28.08.2025, learned High Court Government Pleader had raised an objection regarding prayer (a), which is a challenge raised to the order of the Assistant Commissioner passed under Rule 108K read with Section 49 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, contending that such an order is appelable under Section 50 before the Deputy Commissioner. Although learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners will not press prayer (a), nevertheless insofar as prayer (b) is concerned, the learned counsel for the petitioners had sought for a short accommodation to produce the RTCs of the years 2018-19 and 2019-20. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35321 WP No. 3250 of 2023 Today, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition and approach the competent authority to redress the grievance of the petitioners. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is placed on record. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty to the petitioners as prayed for. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE MKM CT:VS