- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26208 WP No. 17064 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.17064 OF 2023 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. LOHITH SHETTY G S/O LATE GANGADHAR SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, CATRA MAIDANA, WARD NO.5, MUDIGERE TOWN, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577132. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIREESHA KODGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT FIELD ROAD, VIJAYA NAGAR, CHIKKAMAGALURU KARNATAKA - 577101. 3. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, MUDIGERE, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 577132. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP ) Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26208 WP No. 17064 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO MUTATE THE PETITIONERS NAME IN THE LAND BEARING SURVEY NO.102/P2, MEASURING 3 ACRES, OF HESAGAL VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER I have heard Sri. Gireesha Kodgi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Manjunath K., learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent-State. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to respondent No.3-Thasildar, to enter his name in the revenue records. 3. It is submitted by Sri. Gireesha Kodgi, learned counsel for the petitioner that, land in - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26208 WP No. 17064 of 2023 question has been granted in favour of father of the petitioner as per Annexure-A and thereafter, revenue records mutated in the name father of the petitioner. However, respondent No.3, without issuing any notice, modified the mutation by deleting the name of the petitioner’s father and entering the name of the ‘Government’. Consequently, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 04.03.2023 (Annexure-P) requesting appropriate correction in the revenue records. 4. Per contra, Sri. Manjunath K., learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent-State submits that, grant made in favour of father of the petitioner is temporary grant and therefore, the mutation has been modified by entering the name of the 'Government' in the revenue records. He further contended that, the entry has been modified in the mutation register as the father of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26208 WP No. 17064 of 2023 petitioner has violated the conditions stipulated in the grant order produced at Annexure-A. 5. In the light of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the petitioner has produced Form No.1-Grant Certificate (Annexure-A), to substantiate the grant made in favour of father of the petitioner. Revenue records stand in the name of the father of the petitioner, however, respondent-authorities have modified the same by entering name as "Government" in Mutation Register at Annexure-G. In that view of the matter, taking into consideration the fact that, the said modification has been made without hearing the petitioner herein, therefore, respondent No.3 is directed to consider the representation dated 04.03.2023 (Annexure-P) at the earliest within an outer limit of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. It is made clear that, this - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26208 WP No. 17064 of 2023 court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the veracity of the grant made in favour of father of the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 56