- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35829 WP No. 25164 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 25164 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI. JEEYAPPA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 86 YEARS R/AT. CHOWDDENAHALLI VILLAGE AMBAJIDURGA HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 563 125. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GANGI REDDY B.V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. VINAYAKA B V Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.11.10 15:45:18 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35829 WP No. 25164 of 2025 4. THE TAHASILDAR *CHINTAMANI TALUK CHINTAMANI 562 105. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN RESPECT OF SY NO. 6 TO AN EXTENT OF 1 ACRE 10 GUNTAS SITUATED AT CHOWDADENAHALLI VILLAGE, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHINTHAMANI FROM THE TAHASILDAR, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHINTHAMANI. 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 takes notice for all the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner that he was granted 1 acre 10 guntas of land in Survey No.6 of Chowdadenahalli Village, Ambajidurga Hobli, Chinthamani Taluk Chikkaballapura District in the year 1979 and Saguvali chit was also issued in favour of the petitioner in *Corrected vide court order dated 07.11.2025. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35829 WP No. 25164 of 2025 the year 1979and the name of the petitioner was entered in the revenue records in the year 1996. Revenue entries were made in the revenue records in terms of MR No.218- 7/1995-96. However, after the computerization the name of the petitioner has been left out from the revenue records. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the meanwhile 30 guntas of land have been earmarked and for burial ground in the year 2022. Now the revenue authorities are contending that the 20 guntas of land earmarked for burial ground is in the same place where the petitioner is claiming rights. 4. However after computerisation, the name of the petitioner is missing from the land revenue records. In this regard, the petitioner has made representation to the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, *Chintamani Taluk to re-enter the name of the petitioner in the land revenue records. However, no orders have been passed by the respondent- *corrected vide court order dated 07.11.2025. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35829 WP No. 25164 of 2025 Tahsildar till date and therefore the petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the 4th respondent-Tahsildar to enter the name of the petitioner in the computerised land revenue records. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned High Court Government Pleader and on perusing the petition papers, this Court finds from the material on record that the name of the petitioner was earlier entered in the land revenue records. 6. The Tahsildar is directed to verify the original grant register and mutation register and Saguvali chit issue register. If it is found that the claim of the petitioner is genuine and grant was indeed made in favour of the petitioner, then the Tahsildar shall immediately proceed to enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records and at the same time bring to the notice of the Deputy Commissioner, the fact that 30 guntas of land in Sy.No.12 is the land belonging to the petitioner but earmarked for burial ground. If it is found that the earmarking of the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35829 WP No. 25164 of 2025 land for burial ground is within the land belonging to the petitioner then appropriate orders shall be passed by the Deputy Commissioner to recall the said order of reserving the land for burial ground and alternative arrangements shall be made by the Deputy Commissioner. 7. Needless to observe that till orders have passed by the Tahsildar and the Deputy Commissioner in terms of the directions issued by this Court no precipitative action shall be taken in respect of the land in the question including the usage of the burial ground on any part of the land belonging to the petitioner. 8. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4