- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30470 WP No. 22278 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 22278 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: VISHNU KUMAR S/O LATE PADMANABHA BHAT, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/A KOMMUNJE HOUSE, MANILA VILLAGE, BANTWALA TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT - 574243 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. RASHMI K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUBRAHMANYA BHAT M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 01. 2. TAHASILDAR BANTWALA TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT - 574211 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SESHU V., HCGP) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30470 WP No. 22278 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD 20.12.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD 20.12.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER PRODUCED AT ANNX-C AND ISSUE SAGUVALI CHIT TO THE PETITIONER IMMEDIATELY. 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 High Court Government Pleader is directed to take notice for the respondents. 2. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 - Tahasildar, Bantwala Taluk, D.K.District to issue Saguvali chit in favour of the petitioner. 3. It is the contention of the petitioner that the Committee for regularization of unauthorised occupation passed an order on 26.12.2017 in favour of the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30470 WP No. 22278 of 2025 petitioner’s mother Smt.Rathnavathi granting 2 acres and 45 cents of land in Sy.No.218/4AP of Manila Village, Bantwala Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District. However, the petitioner’s mother passed away on 15.09.2020. Thereafter, the petitioner has filed an application before the respondent No.2 seeking issuance of Saguvali chit. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 - Tahasildar to consider the representation given by the petitioner, verify from the records and find out if such an order was passed by the committee granting lands in favour of the petitioner’s mother. If the said fact is true, then the Tahasildar shall call upon the petitioner herein to furnish the details of the legal heirs of Smt.Ratnavathi and thereafter proceed to issue Saguvali chit in favour of the legal representatives of late Smt.Ratnavathi, after collecting the kimmat. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30470 WP No. 22278 of 2025 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is granted four weeks time to file his memo of appearance. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL