- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38405 WP No. 29144 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.29144 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. V. LALITHA W/O. PAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT ARALASANDRA KASABA HOBLI MADALA KOTE POST NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SATISH K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT-560 009. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION BENGALURU-560 009. Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38405 WP No. 29144 of 2025 4. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU-560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 08.01.2025 (ANNX-F), 21.03.2025 (ANNX-G1), 20.06.2025 (ANNX-G2, ANNX-G3 AND ANNX-G4) AND MUTATE THE REVENUE RECORDS IN FAVOR OF THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF LAND IN SURVEY NO.73 MEASURING 7 ACRES 20 GUNTAS SITUATED AT SARAKI VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH FORTHWITH AT ANY RATE WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER 1. Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that her application at Annexure-G series have not been considered by the respondent No.4-Tahasildar, Bangalore South Taluk to enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38405 WP No. 29144 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at Annexure-G application, the petitioner has requested the Tahasildar to enter her name in the RTC in respect of 7 acres 20 guntas in Sy.No.73 of Sarakki Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bangalore South Taluk and the petitioner has furnished a copy of the sale deed under which the petitioner’s great grandfather Sri.Appayanna acquired title, along with the copies of survey settlement and Record of Rights. 4. Learned HCGP submits that no reasons are forthcoming from the application as to why the name of the petitioner’s great grandfather was not entered in the revenue records pursuant to the registered sale deed. 5. This Court is of the considered opinion that whenever such applications are filed, it is the duty of the Tahasildar to consider the same and pass necessary orders either entertaining the application or rejecting the same along with an endorsement. The Tahasildar cannot keep - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38405 WP No. 29144 of 2025 quiet after receiving the application at the hands of the petitioner. 6. In that view of the matter, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.4-Tahasildar to consider the applications filed by the petitioners at Annexure-G series, issue notice to all concerned and thereafter pass necessary orders either accepting the claim of the petitioner or rejecting the same for reasons to be furnished in the endorsement. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE RHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14