- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37322 WP No. 28214 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 28214 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT JANAKAMMA W/O B.RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT YELUVAHALLI VILLAGE, VIJAYAPURA POST, VIJAYAPURA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, PIN-562135. (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LOKESH. K.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR-563101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V SESHU, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONER DATED 09.01.2025 (ANNEXURE-A1) AND REPRESENTATION DATED 08.11.2021 (ANNEXURE-A2), REQUESTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO TRANSFER THE KHATA IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37322 WP No. 28214 of 2025 BASED ON THE REGISTERED SALE DEED DATED 29.04.2013 (ANNEXURE-B) IN RESPECT OF THE LAND BEARING OLD SY.NO.238/P54, NEW SY.NO.356, MEASURING 2 ACRES, SITUATED AT CHITTNAHALLI VILLAGE, SUGUTURU HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader is directed to take notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite the Assistant Commissioner, initiating suo motu action in proceedings bearing No. LND/SC.ST/ 23/2015-16 where the petitioner herein being the purchaser is respondent No.2 and Sri. Narayanaswamy one of the vendors is respondent No.1, the Assistant Commissioner dismissed the proceedings and upheld the sale deed dated 29.04.2013 executed in favour of the petitioner, but, no steps have been taken by the Tahsildar to enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37322 WP No. 28214 of 2025 3. However, learned High Court Government pleader points out to Annexure-J which is a recent mutation order passed by the Tahsildar on 04.09.2025 entering the name of Smt. Narayanamma and others as the khatedars. Learned High Court Government Pleader would therefore submit that the petitioner is required to raise challenge to the mutation order passed by the Tahsildar in accordance with law. 4. There is substance in the submission made by the leaned High Court Government Pleader. The Tahsildar passed an order mutating the name of some other persons in the RTC, and if the petitioner is aggrieved of the same, the petitioner will have to raise a challenge to the mutation order in terms of Chapter -XI of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. With these observations, writ petition stands disposed of. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37322 WP No. 28214 of 2025 Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE Bsv/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7