- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53772-DB WP No. 5301 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 5301 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI KANAKARAJU M S/O. LATE. MUNIRAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCCUPATION- GRAMA PANCHAYATH MEMBER. 2. SMT. SAROOJAMMA W/O. SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCCUPATION- GRAMA PANCHAYATH MEMBER, 3. SRI. R. DEVARJ S/O. RAMAKRISHNACHARI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, OCCUPATION - FARMER 4. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S/O.LATE. DODDA CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCCUPATION - FARMER 5. SRI. SIDDAPA S/O. LATE. BUDAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53772-DB WP No. 5301 of 2025 OCCUPATION- FARMER. ALL ARE R/AT, DODDANALLALA VILLAGE, JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562114 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. UMESH B N, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAMU K S.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, M.S BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BEERASANDRA VIILAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562110. 3. TAHSILDAR HOSKOTE TALUK, HOSKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT -562 114. 4. THE BEO, HOSKOTE CIRCLE, HOSKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT -562 114. 5. VASU N.S S/O. LATE. N.J SATYANARAYANA, R/AT. BALAMANDIRA ROAD, R.T NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 028. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53772-DB WP No. 5301 of 2025 6. CHADRAPPA S/O. LATE. AGED ABOUT YEARS DODDANALLALA VILLAGE, JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK. BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562114. 7. RADHAKRISHANA. M LATE. MURGESH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT, NO.3, 4TH CROSS, T.C PALYA MAIN ROAD, AKSHAYA NAGARA, RAMAMUTHYNAGARA, BENGALURU-560 016. 8. M. OBALESWARA S/O. MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT. 6TH CROSS, KALKERE MAIN ROAD, RAMAMURTHYNAGARA, DOORAVANINAGARA, BENGALURU-560 016. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER MANDAMUS AND THE ORDER DATED 25.10.2024 IN RRTD IS 499/2024 (VIDE ANNEXURE-N) AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53772-DB WP No. 5301 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioners have filed the present Public Interest Litigation inter alia praying as under: (a) issue writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.1 to 4 to safeguard the property which was given by the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru rural district in Sy.No. old Sy.No.60/2 new No.112 measuring about 5 acres 23 guntas, situated at Doddanallala Vilalge, Jadigenahalli Hobli, Hoskote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District. (b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No.5 to 8 not to interfere or to put up any structure or alienate the land bearing Sy. Old Sy.No.60/2 new No.112 measuring about 5 acre out of 5 acre 23 guntas, situated at Doddanahallala Vilalge, Jadigenahalli Hobli, Hoskote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District. (c) Grant such other reliefs that this Hon'ble Court deems be gent in the facts and - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53772-DB WP No. 5301 of 2025 circumstances of the case, in the interest of Justice and Equity. 2. The petitioners contend that the land measuring 5 acres and 23 guntas located in Sy. No.60/2 of Doddanallala Village, Jadigenahalli Hobli, Hoskote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District had been donated by late Sri. Srinivasaiah for imparting education for public purpose. Copy of the registered Gift Deed dated 18.05.1956 had been placed on record. The petitioner essentially claims that although the said lands had been gifted to the Government for public purpose, the authorities are not taken any steps for development of the said land stating that the grandson of late Sri Srinivasaiah had secured change the RTC extract in his favour. 3. The objections raised for carrying out the mutation in respect of certain lands [part of the land donated by late Sri Srinivasaiah] were considered and the Tahsildar had passed an order dated 25.10.2024 entering certain lands to the extent of 3.23.00 acres of land in Sy.No.112 in favour of Sri. Vasu N.S., [5th respondent], the grandson of late Sri. Srinivasaiah. The petitioner seeks to challenge the same. However, it is stated that the appeal against the said order - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53772-DB WP No. 5301 of 2025 was preferred that was rejected and a revision petition has been filed. 4. Since the matter is pending consideration before the concerned authority, we do not consider it apposite to entertain the present petition. 5. The same is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3