- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30493 WP No. 18338 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. 18338 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: M. ARMUGAM, S/O. LATE MURUGA PILLAI, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT NO. 106/A, 1ST MAIN, 3RD CROSS, PRAKASH NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560021 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BASAVARAJ HALLAD., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHAN VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KANDYA BHAVAN, K. G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANDYA BHAVAN, K. G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30493 WP No. 18338 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NO. 2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 24.09.2024 AT ANNEXURE - C FILED BY THE PETITIONER FOR CONSIDERING THE APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION OF 2 ACRES OF LAND IN SY. NO. 81/1, NEW SY. NO. 81 OF DODDANAGAMANGALA VILLAGE, BEGUR HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, 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. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that it appears that the petitioner has filed an application in writing, as could be seen at Annexure-C dated 24.09.2004, seeking conversion of the land in question. However, at Annexure-D is another representation given by the petitioner to the Thasildar, Bangalore South Taluk, seeking podi and durast. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that unless the podi and durast are conducted, a new number is assigned to the land in question, the petitioner cannot seek conversion. In fact, in both cases, applications are required to - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30493 WP No. 18338 of 2025 be filed online and such applications in writing cannot be accepted by the authorities. 4. Accepting the submission of the learned High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to firstly file an application online seeking phodi and durast. If such an application is filed, respondent No.3-Tahsildar, shall consider the same in accordance with law and conduct the podi and durast as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date when the online application would be filed by the petitioner. Thereafter, the petitioner may file an online application seeking conversion in accordance with law. Ordered accordingly. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv