- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36097 WP No. 23817 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.23817 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI M. MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O. LATE MUNIGANGAIAH R/A AT NO.126, NEAR GOVERNMENT SCHOOL GANIGARAHALLI VILLAGE YESHWANTHAPURA HOBLI CHIKKABANAVARA POST BENGALURU - 560 090. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHIVA KUMAR D. A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU – 560 009. 2. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU NORTH TALUK KANDAYA BAVANA, K. G. ROAD BENGALURU – 560 009. 3. THE COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BDA) T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD BENGALURU – 560 020. 4. SMT. N. C. MUNIRATHNA W/O. SRI B. V. THAMMAIAH Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36097 WP No. 23817 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A DASAPPANAPALYA CHIKKABANAVARA POST YESHWANTHAPURA HOBLI BENGALURU – 560 090. 5. SRI B. V. THAMMAIAH S/O. LATE T. VENKATASHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/A DASAPPANAPALYA CHIKKABANAVARA POST YESHWANTHAPURA HOBLI BENGALURU – 560 090. 6. SRI G. RAMANNA S/O. GANGAMARAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A M.S.P.P. COLONY SOLADEVANAHALLI VILLAGE CHIKKABANAVARA POST BENGALURU – 560 090. 7. SRI CHANDRAPPA R. S/O. RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/A NO.1, LAKSHMI NILAYA 3RD CROSS, 8TH MAIN MOHANKUMAR NAGAR, YESHWANTHPURA BENGALURU – 560 022. 8. SMT. PRAMILAMMA W/O. LATE GANGARAJU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A KEBBEPALYA VILLAGE CHIKKABANAVARA POST BENGALURU – 560 090. 9. SRI SYED ANJUM RAZA S/O. MIR REHAMAN ALI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36097 WP No. 23817 of 2025 R/A NO. 17/2, LEONARD LANE RICHMOND TOWN BENGALURU – 560 025. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA., FOR R-1 TO R-6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF THE CASE FROM THE RESPONDENTS NOS.1 AND 2, PERUSE THE SAME AND TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED SURVEY SKETCH PREPARED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT - THE TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that the petitioner is seeking to espouse public cause by raising a challenge to Annexure- A, a sketch prepared in the year 2016. It is submitted that such a prayer cannot be made in a writ petition - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36097 WP No. 23817 of 2025 without approaching the competent authority for redressal of grievance as available under the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. 2. The submissions of the learned Additional Government Advocate is upheld. 3. The writ petition stands disposed of while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority by raising a duly constituted appeal questioning the preparation of the survey sketch. Ordered accordingly. 4. Office to return the original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL