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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33558 WP No. 36293 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 36293 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN:
SRI LUCAS, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, S/O CHIKKA MARIYAPPA, R/AT MYLSANDRA VILLGE, BENGLARU –560 068 . …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMITH XAVIER C., ADVOCATE)
AND:
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THE THASILDHAR, OFFICE OF THASILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT-– 560 009
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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGLARU DISTRUCT – 560 009
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THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-2 OFFICE OF SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BEGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALRU – 560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA)
Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33558 WP No. 36293 of 2024
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ANNEXURE-A DATED 30.11.2024, ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE REPORT VIDE LND (B) 136(3) CR/13/2023- 24 AND ALSO TO QUASH ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW 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 takes notice for all the respondents.
2. The writ petition is directed against the impugned communication dated 30.11.2024 at Annexure-A made by the respondent-Tahsildar, Bangalore South Taluk to the Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore South Sub-Division.
3. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that Annexure-A is only a communication made by the Tahsildar to the Assistant Commissioner bringing to his notice the facts found after verification of the original records. The Tahsildar has opined that the mutation entry in terms of M.R.No.16/1990-91, is a fraudulent entry inserted at the
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end of the page and all other revenue entries are also accordingly maintained, while there is no grant made in favour of Sri.Lukas son of Chikka Mariyappa. Therefore, the Tahsildar has requested the Assistant Commissioner to take action in accordance with law. Such a communication made by the Tahsildar to the Assistant Commissioner cannot be questioned by filing a writ petition.
4. Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands
disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise a challenge, if any proceedings are initiated against the petitioner for removing his name from the revenue records. Order accordingly.
5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today.
Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18