- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15300 WP No. 103064 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO.103064 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. RENUKA W/O RUDRAPPA SOLARGOPPA, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. GOUDAR ONI, DEVIKOPPA, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 2. SHRI. RUDRAPPA S/O BASAVANNEPPA SOLARGOPPA, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GOUDAR ONI, DEVIKOPPA, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 3. SHRI. VIKAS S/O RUDRAPPA SOLARGOPPA, AGE. MINOR, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. GOUDAR ONI, DEVIKOPPA, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. 4. SHRI. VISHWA S/O RUDRAPPA SOLLARGOPPA, AGE. MINOR, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. GOUDAR ONI, DEVIKOPPA, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. PETITIONER NOS.3 AND 4 ARE MINORS R/BY THEIR M/G NATURAL MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND I.E. PETITIONER NO.1 SMT. RENUKA W/O RUDRAPPA SOLARGOPPA, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. GOUDAR ONI, DEVIKOPPA, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15300 WP No. 103064 of 2025 TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHRIKANT T. PATIL AND SRI. ROHIT S. PATIL, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD, DIST. DHARWAD-580 001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD, DIST. DHARWAD-580 001. 4. THE TAHASILDAR, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-580 001. 5. SMT. ERAMMA W/O GANGADHAR BETAGERI, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. DYAMAVVANA GUDI ONI, TARIHAL, TQ. HUBLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580 026. 6. SMT. SHANKRAVVA W/O BASAVANNEPPA SOLARGOPPA, AGE. 80 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. GOUDAR ONI, DEVIKOPPA, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD-581 204. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. KIRANKUMAR S. CHATTIMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R5; NOTICE TO R6 IS SERVED) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15300 WP No. 103064 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BE ISSUED QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 IN RP NO.41/2024 DATED 27/02/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND THAT THE COSTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS BE AWARDED TO THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) 1. This petition is filed assailing the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 136 (3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act (for short ‘the Act’). 2. In terms of order at Annexure-A, the Deputy Commissioner has held that rights of the parties are to be adjudicated before the competent Civil Court as the revision petitioner, who is also the petitioner before this Court, is claiming right under the Will said to have been executed by his grandfather. The contesting private respondent is said to be the daughter of the testator. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15300 WP No. 103064 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that he has already filed a suit before the Trial Court in O.S.No.91 of 2025. He would further submit that in case the name of the respondent is entered in the property records, the respondent will not alienate the property till the disposal of the suit. 4. The said submission is placed on record. 5. The competent Civil Court shall decide the question on merits without being influenced by any of the orders passed by the Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner or Tahsildar. 6. Under these circumstances, this Court does not find any error in the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner. 7. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15300 WP No. 103064 of 2025 8. All contentions of the parties kept open. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE AM/- CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 58