- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46122 WP No. 32858 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 32858 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. GIRIJAMMA W/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS AGRICULTURIST SHIVAPURA VILLAGE AMRUTHAPURA HOBLI, TARIKERE TQ. CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT. PIN-577 228. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. MALATESH H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT BENGALURU-02. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKMAGALURU-577 101 3. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TARIKERE TALUK Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46122 WP No. 32858 of 2025 CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT PIN - 577 228 4. THE TAHASILDAR TARIKERE TALUK CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT PIN - 577 228 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO 1. DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.4, AND THE CONCERNED REVENUE AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER'S REPRESENTATION DATED 20-08-2023, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-D AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner has sought for consideration of representation whereby she claims that the hand written entries in her name in RTC were discontinued at the time of digitization after the year 2002 and accordingly, have represented to the authorities to continue her name in the revenue records. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46122 WP No. 32858 of 2025 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has filed an endorsement to the effect that her name cannot be continued as the lands with respect to which she is seeking continuation of entries is forest land. 3. While the learned Additional Government Advocate relies on the endorsement and submits upon instructions that the grant relied on by the petitioner are concocted, however, the learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner has records which would indicate that the grants were by the Government Authorities and they have necessary records in support of the same. 4. Noticing the nature of dispute being factual, it would be appropriate to relegate the petitioner to challenge the endorsement in terms of scheme of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 under Section 49. 5. All contentions of the petitioner are kept open. The possession of the petitioner to be protected till the interim relief is considered by the Appellate Authority while - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46122 WP No. 32858 of 2025 making it clear that the petitioner to file an appeal within a period of four weeks. 6. There would be an order of status-quo regarding possession for a period of four weeks. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE NP