- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17261 WP No. 109233 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO.109233 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SHRI NAGARAJ S/O HANUMAPPA BHRUNGI, AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MADINUR VILLAGE-583 138, TQ. AND DIST. KOPPAL. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJA RAGHAVENDRA NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOPPAL-583 231, TQ/DIST. KOPPAL. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KOPPAL DISTRCT-583 231, TQ/DIST. KOPPAL. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGHCOURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17261 WP No. 109233 of 2025 4. THE TAHASHILDAR, KOPPAL-583 231, TQ/DIST. KOPPAL. 5. THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, KOPPAL DISTRICT-583 231, TQ/DIST. KOPPAL. 6. SHRI MANJAPPA S/O NAGAPPA BHRUNGI, AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MADINUR VILLAGE-583 238, TQ. AND DIST. KOPPAL. 7. REVENUE DEPARTMENT, KOPPAL-583 231, TQ. AND DIST. KOPPAL. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1 TO R5 AND R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 02.04.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN NO.PÀA/C¦Ã®Ä/70/2024-25 AS PER ANNEXURE-H; CONSEQUENTIALLY A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION BE ISSUED, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 4 TO RESTORE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONER WITH RESPECT TO THE REVENUE ENTRIES OF THE SAID LAND BEARING SURVEY 179/3 MEASURING 3 ACRES 2 GUNTAS SITUATED AT NAREGAL VILLAGE OF TQ. AND DIST. KOPPAL AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17261 WP No. 109233 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 5 and 7. 3. The petitioner is assailing the order dated 02.04.2025 passed by respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner, Koppal marked at Annexure-H, wherein respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner, Koppal has passed an order to enter the name of respondent No.6 in the property records based on the registered sale deed in the name of respondent No.6. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.6 was minor and the property was sold, as such, the sale transaction executed by his father is void. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17261 WP No. 109233 of 2025 5. The Revenue Court cannot get into the legality of the registered sale deed i.e., the settled position of law. It is also noticed that the sale deed is said to be in favour of the minor. Whether he was minor or major at the time of sale deed, is a question of fact which is to be adjudicated in a Civil Suit by the competent Civil Court. 6. Under these circumstances, without expressing anything on the merits or demerits of the impugned orders by the revenue authorities, the writ petition is not entertained. 7. Hence, the following: ORDER i. Writ petition is dismissed. ii. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to approach the competent Civil Court to establish his claim. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17261 WP No. 109233 of 2025 iii. It is made clear that observations made here should not be construed as having reflected on the merits or demerits of the claim of either of the parties. iv. Since this order is passed without notice to respondent No.6, liberty is reserved to respondent No.6 to seek modification of the order. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE AM/- CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 37