- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16504 WP No. 108956 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO.108956 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI. ABDUL HAFIZ SIDDIQUA S/O MOHAMMED JAFFAR SIDDIQUA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT: VT ROAD, BHATKAL TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA-581 320, R/BY HIS GPA HOLDER, SRI. MOHAMMED FURQAN S/O ABDUL GAFOOR SIDDIQUA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT: AYSHA MANZIL, GUL BAHAR COMPOUND, BUNDER ROAD, BHATKAL, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581 320. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. MARUTI KANNAYYA NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.11.27 12:54:55 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16504 WP No. 108956 of 2025 UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581 301. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BHATKAL TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581 320. 4. SMT. NOOR JARAM W/O ABDUL GAFAR, AGED ABOUT MAJOR, R/AT: MADEENA COLONY, BHATKAL TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581 320. 5. SRI. FAYAZ AHAMMED S/O MOHAMMED JUFRI SAHEB EKKERI, AGED ABOUT MAJOR, R/AT: EKKERI HOUSE, MADEENA COLONY, ZAMIYABAD ROAD, JALI VILLAGE, BHATKAL TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581 320. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE., AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH ORDER DATED 01.09.2025, ANNEXURE-F PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2, IN REVISION PETITION NO.15/2025 AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE ORDER DATED 26.12.2024, ANNEXURE-E PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN RTS/AP/SR/17/2024, FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16504 WP No. 108956 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the view that the dispute which is raised by the petitioner is a title dispute which has to be agitated before the competent Civil Court. 3. Under these circumstances, without entering into the merits of the petition, the petition is not entertained. Hence, the following: ORDER i. The petition is disposed of. ii. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to approach the competent Civil Court and to seek appropriate interim order, if there is an apprehension of any dispossession or interference. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16504 WP No. 108956 of 2025 iii. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on the merits of the matter. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE AM/- CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 25