- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35859 WP No. 25462 of 2025 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. 25462 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI. R. SOMASHEKARA REDDY, S/O LATE RAMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT IVARAPALLI VILLAGE, YELLAMPALLI POST, BAGEPALLI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 561 207. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ADINARAYANAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. REPT. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE TAHSILDAR BAGEPALLI TALUK, BAGEPALLI CHIKKABALLPUR DISTRICT - 561 207. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS BAGEPALLI ALUK, BAGEPALLI CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 561 207 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35859 WP No. 25462 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT ORDER, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE PETITIONER DATED- 07/05/2025. WHICH ARE PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A 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 is directed to take notice for all the respondents. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved of the fact that respondent-Tahsildar and the Assistant Director of Land Records have failed to conduct phodi and durast although online applications were filed by the petitioner, once on 11.12.2018 and again on 02.12.2024. It is submitted that the requisite fee is also paid by the petitioner. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Tahsildar and the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35859 WP No. 25462 of 2025 Assistant Director of Land Records to conduct the phodi and durast in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. 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