- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47559-DB WP No. 23788 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 23788 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS SOCIAL WORKER R/O. JANASEVA ASHRAMA BHAVANI BIJALAGAON - 585 443 KAMALANAGAR TALUK BIDAR DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI J.R. MOHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVT. OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDINGS DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47559-DB WP No. 23788 of 2025 3. THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER KALABURAGI REGION KALAGURAGI - 585 101 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BIDAR DISTRICT BIDAR - 585 401 5. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS BIDAR DISTRICT BIDAR - 585 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO MAKE NECESSARY ENTRIES IN ALL THE CONCERNED REVENUE RECORDS AND THE SURVEY RECORDS TO THE EFFECT THAT THE 16 VILLAGES AS SHOWN IN THE NOTIFICATION DATED 03.02.2023 ARE INCLUDED IN THE HULSOOR TALUK, BIDAR DISTRICT BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17.06.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-B & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a Public Interest Litigation, inter alia, praying that direction be issued to the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47559-DB WP No. 23788 of 2025 respondents to make necessary entries in the concerned revenue records and the survey records to the effect that 16 villages as shown in the notification dated 03.02.2023 are included in Hulsoor Taluk, Bidar District by considering the petitioner's representation dated 17.06.2025. 2. The petitioner has referred to a notification dated 03.02.2023, which specifies that 16 villages are excluded from Bhalki Taluk and are included in the limits of Hulsoor Taluk. 3. The respondents - authorities would necessarily have to give effect to the said notification, if the same is subsisting. No express orders are required to be passed in this regard. 4. Petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD, List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9