- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15881 WP No. 108943 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 108943 OF 2017 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: KALAGOUDA S/O SIDDAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KOCHARI, TQ: HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANAND D. BAGEWADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2. THE SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI SUB-DIVISION, BELAGAVI. 3. SHRI. KASHINATH S/O LAXMANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KOCHARI, TQ: HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 4. KEMPAVVA W/O LAXMANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.11.22 11:20:02 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15881 WP No. 108943 of 2017 R/O: KOCHARI, TQ: HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 5. DUNDAPPA S/O BASAPPA GUGGARI, AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. ARJUNWAD, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 6. BHARATI W/O SHIAVANAYAK NAYAK, AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KOCHERI, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; NOTICE TO R3 TO R5 ARE HELD SUFFICIENT; SRI. PRASHANT MATHAPATI, ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 20.04.2017 IN NO.RB/RTA-77/2012-13 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-D. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15881 WP No. 108943 of 2017 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) This petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner assailing the order dated 20.04.2017 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, marked as Annexure-D. 2. In terms of the said order, the Deputy Commissioner-respondent No.1, has allowed the revision petition filed by the contesting respondent No.5, and thereby, certified the mutation based on the registered Sale Deed dated 09.08.2002. 3. It is well settled principle of law that revenue Court cannot go beyond the registered documents. Thus, the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner based on the registered Sale Deed dated 09.08.2002 is valid, and no ground is made out to interfere with the said order. 4. With these observations, the writ petition is dismissed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15881 WP No. 108943 of 2017 5. The Court has not expressed anything on the validity of the Sale Deed referred to above. If the petitioner has any grievance on the said Sale Deed, same has to be questioned as advised in law. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE PMP CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 59