- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33736 WP No. 21429 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 21429 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. RAMESH PUJARI S/O. SRI GUDDAPA POOJARI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT KUNDAJ HOUSE, KADESHWALYA, BANTWAL TQ - 574 325 DAKSHINA KANNADA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N MAHALINGA BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: THE TAHASILDAR TALUK KACHERI, BANTWAL - 574 325, DAKSHINA KANNADA. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH OR SET ASIDE THE ENDORSEMENT NO. MAG CR 606/2024-25/E-669680 DATED 24.01.2025 GIVEN BY THE Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33736 WP No. 21429 of 2025 RESPONDENT BANTWAL TAULK DAKSHINA KANNADA AT ANNX- C, ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned AGA takes notice for the respondent. 2. The petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus, directing the respondent - Tahsildar, Bantwal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada, to consider removal of the endorsement made in column No.11 of the RTC pertaining to Sy.No.136/2A4, belonging to the petitioner. The petitioner is also aggrieved of the impugned endorsement at Annexure C dated 24.01.2025, rejecting such a request made by him. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner stood as a surety to one Sri. Vasanth, S/o. Neelappa Pujari and others in a criminal case bearing - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33736 WP No. 21429 of 2025 S.C.No.19/2016 for a sum of `4,00,000/-, during the bail application being considered at the hands of the Sessions Court. However, the case in S.C.No.19/2016 was disposed of on 20.12.2018, acquitting the accused Nos.4 and 5, in whose favour the petitioner had stood as surety. 4. Learned counsel submits that the Tahsildar has issued the impugned endorsement at Annexure C, stating that the endorsement made in column No.11 is in terms of the orders passed by the learned Sessions Judge in S.C.NO.19/2016. 5. The writ petition stands disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to furnish a copy of the order passed by the learned Sessions Judge in S.C.No.19/2016 dated 20.12.2018. The Tahsildar is directed to go through the judgment and if it is found that the case has been dismissed in so far as the accused Nos.4 and 5, for whom the petitioner had stood as a surety, then, appropriate orders shall be passed by the Tahsildar, removing the endorsement from column No.11 of the RTC. The entire - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33736 WP No. 21429 of 2025 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. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49 CT: BHK