- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30023 WP No. 23167 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 23167 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. B. Y. VISHESH, S/O B. V. YOGISH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 2. B. Y. CHAKRESH, S/O B. V. YOGISH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/A NO. 607, OPPOSITE TO APMC, B H ROAD, TARIKERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577 228 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAVEENDRA G. KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPT. OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, EMAIL: dco.cmagalur@gmail.in Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30023 WP No. 23167 of 2025 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS TARIKERE TALUKA, TARIKERE – 577 228 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 4. THE TAHSILDAR TARIKERE TALUKA, TARIKERE – 577 228 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, EMAIL: thatar-rd-ka@nic.in …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING 3RD RESPONDENT ASST. DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND 4TH RESPONDENT TAHSILDAR TO CONDUCT PHODI AND DURAST EXPEDITIOUSLY PURSUANT TO AN ONLINE APPLICATION FILED BY PETITIONERS ON 05.01.2022 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A IN RESPECT OF SY NO. 9 OF ARASIKERE VILLAGE, LAKKAVALLI HOBLI, TARIKERE TALUK 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 Additional Government Advocate is directed to take notice for all the respondents. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30023 WP No. 23167 of 2025 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits while pointing out to Annexure-A, that the online application filed by the petitioners on 05.01.2022 for Phodi and Durasth of the lands in question is still pending consideration as on 20.06.2025. It is pointed out from column No.7 that the LND, Shirasthedhar was required to forward the records to the surveyor and at that stage the application is pending. 3. Having regard to the fact that the application was filed online by the petitioner on 05.01.2022, it is unacceptable that the application is not acted upon till date. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondents Nos.3 and 4 to consider the online application filed by the petitioner, conduct the Phodi and durasth work as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30023 WP No. 23167 of 2025 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is granted four weeks time to file his memo of appearance. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL