- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39031 WP No. 27269 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. 27269 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SONNE GOWDA S/O LATE PATEL LAKSHMAN REDDY, AGED 73 YEARS, 2. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 3. SRI. M. VENKATA REDDY S/O LATE MUNISWAMY REDDY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 4. SMT. R. MEENAKSHI W/O L. VARDARAJ, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF POMBARAHALLI VILLAGE, DUGASANDRA HOBLI, MULBALGAL TALUK, MULBAGAL, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563131. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P. B. RAJU, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39031 WP No. 27269 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY REVENUE SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, MULBAGAL TALUK, MULBAGAL, KOLAR DISTRICT, PINCODE-563131. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, MULBAGAL TALUK, MULBAGAL, KOLAR DISTRICT, PINCODE-563131. …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 DIRECTION TO THE R-2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 19.08.2022 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39031 WP No. 27269 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that respondents No.2 and 3 - the Tahsildar, Mulbagal Taluk and the Assistant Director of Land Records have not acted upon the online application filed by the petitioners on 19.08.2022 at Annexure-A seeking phodi and durasth. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the rules framed by the Government in the matter of consideration of such application, is required to be considered within a period of 60 days. 4. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a specific direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to proceed to conduct phodi and durasth as expeditiously as - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39031 WP No. 27269 of 2025 possible and at any date within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9