- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31603 WP No. 19402 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 19402 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI KRISHNAPPA S/O RAMAIAH AGE 53 YEARS, KANCHAGARANALLI, BIDADI HOBLI RAMANAGARA TALUK & DISTRICT-562109. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. GIRIJA PATIL B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA- 562159. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT NO.14/3 MAHARSHI ARVIND BHAVAN, 4TH FLOOR, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE 560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SESHU V., HCGP FOR R1 & R2) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31603 WP No. 19402 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND G AND H AND ENTER THE NAME OF PETITIONER IN REVENUE RECORDS SUCH AS MUTATION AND RTC EXTRACT IN RESPECT OF SY NO. 195 MEASURING 1 ACRE AND 19 GUNTAS OF KACHUGARANAHALLI, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGAR TALUK AS PER ORDERS IN LND SR(53)966/975-99-2000 DATED AND SKETCH AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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. The petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Ramanagara, to consider the representations dated 13.11.2018 and 27.11.2024 at Annexures-E and G given by the petitioner and pass necessary orders to enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Committee for regularization of unauthorised occupation had passed an order on 06.02.2004 and 21.02.2004, granting 1 acre 19 guntas of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31603 WP No. 19402 of 2025 land in Survey No.195 of Kachugaranahalli, Bidadi Hobli, Ramanagar Taluk, to the petitioner. Thereafter, Official Memorandum was issued for regularisation of unauthoried occupation on 27.03.2007 and pursuant thereto, a saguvali chit was issued to the petitioner on 29.03.2007. However, the name of the petitioner has not been entered in the land records. It is also contended by the petitioner that the lands have been notified and acquired at the hands of the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board. However, since the name of the petitioner is not found in the revenue records, the compensation is not paid to the petitioner. 3. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Ramanagar Taluk, to verify the records and find out if an order of regularisation was passed by the Committee on 06.02.2004 and 21.02.2004 and whether Saguvali chit was issued in favour of the petitioner on 27.03.2007. If it is found from the records that the facts stated hereinabove - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31603 WP No. 19402 of 2025 are true, then the Tahsildar shall proceed to mutate and enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records, after collecting the necessary fee. 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 order. This direction is issued only to enable the entry of the name of the petitioner in the revenue records or to issue an endorsement to the Special Land Acquisition Officer of the KIADB for payment of compensation. 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 JT/- CT:UR