- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33784 WP No. 4382 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 4382 OF 2025 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O KARIBASAPPA RESIDING AT BANUVALLI, DAVANAGERE - 577 516. 2. SRI. MALLAPPA REDDY S/O NAGAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.27, NAGAREDDY ROAD, BANUVALLI, DAVANAGERE - 577 516. 3. SRI. JAYAPPA H.S. S/O SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.53, KERE CHOWDESHWARI ROAD BEHIND NARAYANA TEMPLE, BANUVALLI, DAVANAGERE - 577 516. 4. SRI. DHARMAGOWDA S/O MADEVAPPA D AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT BANUVALLI, SBI MAIN ROAD, BANUVALLI, DAVANAGERE - 577 516. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33784 WP No. 4382 of 2025 5. SRI. H. REVANAPPA S/O MURADAPPA HANACHIKKI AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, R/AT BANUVALLI, HARIHARA, DAVANAGERE - 577 516. 6. SRI. B. BASAVACHARI S/O VEERACHARI AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESIDING AT 506, JANATHA COLONY BHANUVALLI HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE - 577 516. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVASA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPT. BY ITS REVENUE SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, HARIHAR TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 516. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR ENTIRE RECORDS IN NO.LND.CR.64/2024-25, DATED- 15-07-2024 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AS PER ANNEXURE -A AFTER PERUSAL OF THE SAME, TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33784 WP No. 4382 of 2025 IN NO.LND.CR.64/2024-25, DATED -15-07-2024 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND 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 both the respondents. 2. The petitioners who had given a representation to the Tahsildar at Annexure-D seeking the Tahsildar to take action against the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner, but the same has been rejected by the Tahsildar by issuance of the endorsement at Annexure-A. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that there is no infirmity in the impugned endorsement at Annexure-A, since the Tahsildar has informed the petitioners that he is not the competent - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33784 WP No. 4382 of 2025 authority to take action against an order passed by the Deputy Commissioner. 4. Upholding the submissions of the learned High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the competent authority if they are aggrieved of an order passed by the Deputy Commissioner. 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 List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8 CT: BHK