- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38097 WP No. 28604 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. 28604 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI RAVI KUMAR H P S/O POOJA HANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O HONNENAHALLI VILLAGE, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 111. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. YOGISH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIRUPAKSHAIAH P.H, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI - 562 110. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION, DODDABALLAPURA - 561 203. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38097 WP No. 28604 of 2025 4. THE TAHSILDHAR NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 123. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE SIMILAR NATURE DIRECTING THE R4 AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 18.04.2025 VIDE ANENXURE-G AND ISSUE SAGUVALI CHIT AND EFFECT KATHA IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF THE LAND BEARING SY. NO.32 MEASURING TO AN EXTENT OF 29 GUNTAS SITUATED AT HONNENAHALLI VILLAGE, SOMPURA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT EXPEDITIOUSLY. 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. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38097 WP No. 28604 of 2025 2. The prayer in the petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.4 -Tahsildar to issue Saguvali chit in favour of the petitioner pursuant to the order of regularization of unauthorised occupation passed by the Committee on 30.12.2016 by considering the representation at Annexure-G dated 18.04.2025. 3. It is the contention of the petitioner that his father, late Sri.Pooja Hanumaiah, was granted 29 guntas of land in Survey No.32 of Honnenahalli Village, Sompura Hobli, Nelamangala Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District, while considering the application filed by the petitioner’s father in Form No.53. The resolution was passed by the Committee on 30.12.2016. However, saguvali chit is not issued till date and the name of the grantee has not been entered in the revenue records. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.4 – Tahasildar, Nelamanagala Taluk, to consider the representation given - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38097 WP No. 28604 of 2025 by the petitioner at Annexure-G dated 18.04.2025, verify from the records and find out whether the petitioner's father was indeed granted the land. If it is found that the Committee had in fact regularised the land in favour of the petitioner's father, the respondent-Tahasildar shall proceed to collect the kimmath from the petitioner and subsequently, pass necessary orders issuing Saguvali chit in favour of the petitioner's father and enter his name in the land records pursuant to issuance of the Saguvali chit in accordance with law. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the petitioner may file an application seeking entry of his name or that of the legal representatives of the original grantee Sri.Pooja Hanumaiah. Ordered accordingly. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38097 WP No. 28604 of 2025 Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8 CT: BHK