- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31141 WP No. 36530 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 36530 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI K S SRINIVASA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS S/O SIDDAPPA NAYAK, NO.349, NEAR MARAMMA TEMPLE, VIDYANAGAR CROSS, BETTAHALASUR-562 157 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAMMED TIPPU SULTAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE TAHSILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI TOWN-562110, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD 05.08.1996 PRODUCED AT ANNX-C SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, BY ALLOWING THIS WP. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31141 WP No. 36530 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for both the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that consequent to the orders of the Committee for regularisation of unauthorized occupation recommending grant of 4 acres 18 guntas of land in Sy.No.72 of Huttanahalli Village, Jala Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District, and a grant certificate being issued on 19.10.1984, the name of the petitioner was entered in the land revenue records and he has been in peaceful possession of the land in question. The name of the petitioner has been reflected in RTC. However, after computerization, the name of the petitioner is missing from the land revenue records. In this regard, the petitioner has made representation to respondent No.2 - Tahsildar, Devanahalli Taluk, to re-enter the name of the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31141 WP No. 36530 of 2024 petitioner in the land revenue records. However, no orders have been passed by respondent No.2 - Tahsildar till date. Therefore, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to respondent No.2 to enter the name of the petitioner in the computerized land revenue records. 3. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned HCGP and on perusing the petition papers, this Court finds from the material available on record that the name of the petitioner was earlier entered in the land revenue records. However, if the Tahsildar is of the opinion that the petitioner has not been granted lands, nevertheless, it is the duty of the Tahasildar to secure the original grant records, Saguvali Chit issue register and other contemporaneous records to satisfy himself regarding the grant made in favour of the petitioner. Moreover, there is no reason why the name of the petitioner which was earlier entered in the land revenue records has been continued after computerization, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31141 WP No. 36530 of 2024 the Tahasildar is duty bound to look into all these aspects and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, this writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to the respondent- Tahasildar to consider the representation given by the petitioner and in the light of the observations made hereinabove, verify the original records and pass necessary orders to enter the name of the petitioner in the land revenue records as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KG