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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34817 WP No. 25352 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 25352 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN:
1. NAGARAJAMMA W/O LATE EARAIAH @ EARANNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
2. GANGANNA S/O LATE CHIKKANNA @ CHIKKAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
3. LAKSHMANA S/O LATE CHIKKANNA @ CHIKKAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
4. RAJANNA S/O LATE CHIKKANNA @ CHIKKAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS ALL ARE ARE RESIDING AT GOLLARAHATTI, MUTHASAGARA KADUR HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK RAMANAGAR DISTRICT - 562 131. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BASAVARAJU M.C, ADVOCATE) AND:
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THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34817 WP No. 25352 of 2025 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE - 560 001.
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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGAR DISTRICT RAMANAGAR - 562 159.
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THE TAHASHILDHAR MAGADI TALUK MAGADI - 562 120. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) DIRECTING THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO ISSUE SAGUVALI CHIT IN THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN RESPECT OF THE LAND BEARING SY.NO.46, MEASURING 1 ACRE 15 GUNTAS (03 GUNTAS KHARAB), SITUATED AT MUTHASAGARA VILLAGE, KUDUR HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT AND ISSUE NECESSARY REVENUE RECORDS IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONERS BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DATED 10/01/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE G TO THE WRIT PETITION MADE BY THE SECOND PETITIONER UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND ETC.,
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.
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34817 WP No. 25352 of 2025
2. It is the contention of the petitioners is that late Sri. Chikkanna @ Chikkaiah was granted 1 acre 15 guntas of land in Sy.No.46 of Muthasagara Village, Kudur Hobli, Magadi Taluk, Ramangara Distict, in the year 1991-92. It is contended that the surveyor prepared a sketch and thereafter, the grantees were called upon to pay the kimmath and late Sri.Chikkanna paid the kimmath also. However, his name was not entered in the revenue records and saguvali chit was also not issued to late Sri.Chikkanna.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 – Tahasildar, Magadi Taluk to consider the representation given by the petitioner No.2 at Annexure-G dated 10.01.2024, verify from the records and find out whether late Sri.Chikkanna @ Chikkaiah was indeed granted the land. If it is found that the Committee had in fact regularised the land in favour of Sri.Chikkanna, the Tahasildar shall proceed to pass necessary orders issuing Saguvali chit and enter
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34817 WP No. 25352 of 2025 name in the land records pursuant to the issuance of the Saguvali chit. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this
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5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11