- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29884 WP No. 22978 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 22978 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SMT. VENKATAMMA W/O LATE MUNIKAVERAPPA, AGE ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/A GUTTAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 106. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARPITH R. REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.N. SUBBA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB DIVISION , BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29884 WP No. 22978 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 HEREIN TO EFFECT REVENUE ENTRIES/MUTATE/ENTER THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER HEREIN IN RESPECT OF REVENUE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE LAND IN SY. NO. 132 OF GUTTAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT IN FURTHERANCE OF ORDER VIDE ANNEXURE-B DATED 26.06.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 HEREIN 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 all the respondents. 2. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus to be issued to respondent No.3-Special Tahsildar, Anekal Taluk, to effect revenue entries, mutate and enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records in respect of 2 acres of land in Survey No. 132 of Guttahalli, Sarjapur Hobli, Anekal Taluk, in terms of the orders passed by - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29884 WP No. 22978 of 2025 the Special Deputy Commissioner-2 at Annexure-J dated 02.08.2016 and the subsequent order passed by the Special Deputy Commissioner-2 at Annexure-B dated 26.06.2025 3. It is seen from Annexure-J that pursuant to Government Order dated 10.10.2014, at the instance of the Tahsildar, Anekal, a review was taken up in respect of the orders passed by the then Special Deputy Commissioner, who had granted lands in favour of the petitioner’s husband- Sri.Munikaverappa and two other persons vide Official Memorandum dated 30.03.1979. The Special Deputy Commissioner heard the Tahsildar looked into the original records and found that the grant made in favour of the petitioner's husband was in order and therefore directed the Tahsildar to proceed to enter the name of the grantees in the revenue records. Pursuant thereto, the Special Deputy Commissioner has also communicated to the Tahsildar on 26.06.2025 at Annexure-B that he has given biometric approval and therefore, the Tahsildar may proceed to mutate and enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. Despite these directions and communications, respondent No.3-Special - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29884 WP No. 22978 of 2025 Tahsildar has not acted upon such directions issued by the Special Deputy Commissioner. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of, with a specific direction to respondent No.3-Special Tahsildar, Anekal Taluk, to proceed and mutate the name of the petitioner in the revenue records in terms of the Communication at Annexure-B dated 26.06.2025, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 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 CT: BHK