- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32033-DB WP No. 14705 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT PETITION NO. 14705 OF 2019 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. A. DINAKAR RAI S/O SHEENAPPA RAI, A.D.R.COMPOUND, COURT ROAD, PUTTUR, D.K DISTRICT PIN CODE-574 201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. TARANATH SHETTY K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER MYSORE DIVISION, MYSORE-574 001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU-575 001 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MANGALURU SUB-DIVISION, MANGALURU, D.K DISTRICT-575 001 5. THE TEHASILDAR MANGALURU TALUK, D.K DISTRICT-575 001 Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32033-DB WP No. 14705 of 2019 6. SRI KARUNAKAR, MAJOR FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN, VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, BHOOMI KENDRA,MANGALURU D.K DISTRICT-574 151 7. SRI DILIP RODKAR ,MAJOR FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN, REVENUE INSPECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIAL TESHASILDAR, MULKI,MANGALURU TALUK, D.K DISTRICT-575 002 8. SRI YAMANAPPA SIDDAPPA KORI FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN, KOLAMBE VILLAGE, MANGALURU TALUK, D.K DISTRICT-574 151 9. SMT PREMALATHA ALVA, MAJOR HUSBANDS NAME NOT KNOWN, RETIRED DEPUTY TEHASILDAR, GURUPURA HOBLI, JAPPINAMOGRU, MANGALURU TALUK, D.K DISTRICT-575 002 10. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR ENQUIRIY-6, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, MULTI STORIED BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.R.KHAMROZ KHAN, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-5; SRI. VENKATESH.S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R-10; R-7, R-8, R-9 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TOQUASH THE ORDER DTD 07.12.2018 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LOKAYUKTA FOR KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU AND REPORT DATED 04.12.2018 OF THE R-10 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32033-DB WP No. 14705 of 2019 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Heard Mr. Taranath Shetty.K., learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Venkatesh S Arabatti, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.10 - Lokayukta and Mr. S.R. Khamroj Khan, learned Additional Government advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 5 - State. 2. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed impugning the order dated 17.12.2018 passed by the Lokayukta in COMP/LOK/MYS/3228/2018/ARE-6 whereby the petitioner’s complaint regarding mutation entries in respect of some lands have been closed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the mutation entries were wrongly made in the revenue records by the officials of the Revenue Department in collusion with the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32033-DB WP No. 14705 of 2019 land grabbers. However, it is submitted that, the petitioner has taken remedy as available to him and the revenue entries have been reversed in favour of his grandfather. 4. There is an alternate remedy available to the petitioner which is already taken and as the Lokayukta - Institution has not found involvement of the officers/officials, closed the complaint filed by the petitioner. Even otherwise, under Section 8(1)(b) of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984, the complaint is barred. Therefore, nothing remains to be investigated by respondent No.10 in the complaint filed by the petitioner. We do not think that the writ petition survives anymore and therefore, the writ petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2