- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34169 WP No. 26529 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26529 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. K. GOVINDARAJU, AGED 71 YEARS, 2. K. RAMAMURTHY, AGED 68 YEARS, BOTH ARE SONS OF LATE K.S.KRISHNAPPA, RESIDENTS OF KOIRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. R. CHANDRANNA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, DISTRICT BHAVAN, 1ST FLOOR, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. – 562 110. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION, DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT – 561 203. Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34169 WP No. 26529 of 2024 3. THE TAHASILDAR, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. PIN CODE NO. – 562 110. 4. LATE MUNEGOWDA, S/O LATE SUBBANNA, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS., SMT. SUSHEELAMMA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, W/O LATE K. S. MUNEGOWDA, 5. K.M. RAVIKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 6. K.M. DUSHYANT, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 7. K.M.ROHINI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, SL.NO.5 TO 7 ARE THE CHILDREN OF LATE MUNEGOWDA R/AT NO. 130, 1ST CROSS, 3RD MAIN, GAYATHRIDEVI PARK, VYALIKAVAL, BENGALURU – 560 003. 8. LATE K.S. CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA, S/O LATE SUBBANNA, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS., SMT.AAJAMMA, AGED 75 YEARS, 9. SUBBEGOWDA, AGED 47 YEARS, 10. CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED 44 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34169 WP No. 26529 of 2024 11. ANANDRAJU, AGED 41 YEARS, SL.NO.8 IS THE WIFE AND SL.NO.9 TO 11 ARE THE CHILDREN OF LATE K.S. CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA, SL.NO.8 TO 11 ARE THE R/O KOIRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. PIN CODE – 562 110. 12. LATE SAKAMMA W/O LATE K.S.KRISHNAPPA, SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRs., K. NARAYANASWAMY, AGED 74 YEARS, S/O LATE K. S. KRISHNAPPA, R/AT NO.42, 'VINAYA', 1ST MAIN ROAD, LOWER PALACE ORCHARDS, SADASHIVANAGARA, BENGALURU – 560 003. 13. K. RAMESH, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O LATE K. S. KRISHNAPPA, R/O VIRUPAKSHAPURA, KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU – 560 094. 14. SMT. LEELAMMA, AGED 72 YEARS, D/O LATE K.S.KRISHNAPPA, R/O KOIRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. PIN CODE – 562 110. 15. SMT. ANANDAMMA, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34169 WP No. 26529 of 2024 AGED 69 YEARS, D/O LATE K.S.KRISHNAPPA AND W/O VENKATASWAMY GOWDA, R/O VANIGARAHALLI VILLAGE, HANABE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. PIN CODE – 561 203. 16. SMT. ANUSUYAMMA, AGED 65 YEARS, D/O LATE K.S.KRISHNAPPA AND W/O SRI KRISHNAPPA, R/O KESTHUR VILLAGE, HANABE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT, PIN CODE – 561 203. 17. SMT. SUDHAMANI, AGED 63 YEARS, D/O LATE K.S.KRISHNAPPA AND W/O RAJANNA, RESIDENT OF NO. 198/11, NAGASHETTYHALLI, BENGALURU – 560 094. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 07.03.2024 MADE IN R.P NO. 190/2021 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34169 WP No. 26529 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to the other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: The application given by the petitioners to the Tahsildar to register, mutate and enter the name of the petitioners in the revenue records on the strength of the registered Will said to have been left behind by the previous khatedars has been rejected by the Tahsildar. The appeal filed before the Assistant Commissioner and the Revision Petition filed before the Deputy Commissioner have been rejected on the same grounds. 2. This Court has laid down the law that whenever revenue entries are sought to be mutated on the basis of a Will left behind by the previous khatedars, notice has to be issued to all concerned and if there is any objection raised from any quarters, then, the applicant will have to be - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34169 WP No. 26529 of 2024 directed to approach the competent Civil Court to seek declaration of title. Therefore, this Court does not find any infirmity in the impugned orders. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT:UR