- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37466 WP No. 19530 of 2021 C/W WP No. 332 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 19530 OF 2021 (GM-R/C) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 332 OF 2022 (GM-R/C) IN WP No. 19530/2021 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MAHADEVU S/O LATE EREGOWDA AGED 55 YEARS R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105. 2. SRI. RAMCHANDRA S/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105. 3. SMT. MEENAKSHI D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 62 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105. 4. SMT. JAYALAKSHMI D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 56 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37466 WP No. 19530 of 2021 C/W WP No. 332 of 2022 K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105. 5. SMT. SHANTHA, D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 54 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105. 6. SMT. GAYATHRI D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 52 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105. 7. SMT. PREMA, D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 50 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105. 8. SMT. LEELAVATHI, D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 48 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NITISH K.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (MUZRAI) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37466 WP No. 19530 of 2021 C/W WP No. 332 of 2022 VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 2. THE COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT CHAMARAJPETE BENGALURU-560018. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MADNYA-571401 4. THE TAHSILDAR SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, SRIRANGAPATNA MANDYA DISTRICT-571438 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N. DEVADASS, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL ALONGWITH SRI. M. SRINIVAS KUMAR, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH OR SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 29.09.2012 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-C BEARING NO. RD 87 MUAABI 2012, BANGALORE AND ETC. IN WP NO. 332/2022 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAMACHANDRA S/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 2. MAHADEVU S/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS 3. PREMA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37466 WP No. 19530 of 2021 C/W WP No. 332 of 2022 D/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 4. SHANTHAMMA D/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS PETITIONER NO.1 TO 4 ARE RESIDING AT KIRANGOOR VILLAGE, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, SRIRANGAPATNA-571438. 5. MEENAKSHI W/O PUTTA DASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT DARASAGUPPE VILLAGE, S.R. PATNA TALUK-571437 6. JAYALAKSHMI D/O V. MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT CHIKKAJONIGARA BEEDI SRIRANGAPATNA-571438. 7. LEELAVATHI W/O BABU AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT GAVIPURAM GUTTAHALLI BASAVANAGUDI BANGALORE. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NITISH K.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37466 WP No. 19530 of 2021 C/W WP No. 332 of 2022 MANDYA-571401. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PANDAVAPURA SUB-DIVISION PANDAVAPURA-571434. 4. THE TAHASILDAR AND MUZARAI OFFICER SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK SRIRANGAPATNA -571438. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N. DEVADASS, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL ALONGWITH SRI. M. SRINIVAS KUMAR, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE MEMO DATED 23.12.2021 BEARING DVS CR NO-02/21-22 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing at length has filed a memo to withdraw the writ petitions with liberty to assail the impugned notification before the competent Civil Court. 2. In view of the memo, the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to the learned counsel for the petitioner to approach the competent Civil Court. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37466 WP No. 19530 of 2021 C/W WP No. 332 of 2022 3. All contentions are left open. 4. In view of dismissal of writ petitions, pending interlocutory applications in any of these writ petitions, do not survive for consideration and the same stand rejected. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19