- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38885 WP No. 24659 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24659 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI P MURALI S/O PANDIT CHOWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO. 10 AND 12 NEAR WATER TANK, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA ELECTRONIC CITY, BENGALURU-560 100 2. SRI RAJENDRA M S/O MOOSILA MANI MODHLIYAR, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO 238, HOASA ROAD, CHANNAKESHAVA NAGAR, ELECTRONIC CITY, BENGALURU-560 100 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. C. N. MAHADESHWARAN, ADV. FOR SRI. HARSHAVARDHANA S., ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38885 WP No. 24659 of 2025 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT DEVANAHALLI-561203 CHAPPARADAKALLU DINNE DEVANAHALLI MAIN ROAD, KARNATAKA 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPUR SUB-DIVISION TALUK OFFICE BUILDING DODDABALLAPUR-561203 KARANATAKA 4. THE TAHSILDAR DODDABALLAPUR TALUK OFFICE, KACHERI ROAD, DODDABALLAPURA - 561203 KARNATAKA …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. P. RADHA, AGA.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R4 TO RESTORE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE RTC AS PER MR NO. 8/1993-94 VIDE ANNEXURE-E WHEREIN THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITY PASSED AN ORDER BASED ON THE ORDER DATED 23.06.1960 IN TERMS OF THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE YEAR 1998 AND 1999 VIDE ANNEXURE-l DATED: 02/12/1999 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS FORTHWITH. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38885 WP No. 24659 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that despite there being a Mutation Order in M.R.No.8/1993-94, as could be seen at Annexure-E, that the names of Sri. Rajendra and Smt.Honnamma, being directed to be entered in the revenue records in respect of 9 acres 8 guntas in Survey No.71/3 of Kareem Sonnenahalli Village, Madhure Hobli, Doddaballapur Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District, the names of said persons are not entered in the revenue records. The petitioners herein are the legal heirs of the said Sri.Rajendra and Smt.Honnamma. In this regard, several representations have been given to the Tahsildar, Doddaballapur Taluk, to firstly enter the names of Sri Rajendra and Smt.Honnamma in terms of M.R.No.8/1993-94 and thereafter consider the applications of the petitioners to be entered on the ground of succession, the Tahsildar has not passed any order. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38885 WP No. 24659 of 2025 3. In the considered opinion of this Court, the fourth respondent/Tahsildar is duty bound to consider the applications and pass necessary orders after verifying the records as to whether the contentions of the petitioners herein are correct. If the fact as narrated herein above are correct, and there is a mutation entry in M.R.No.8/1993-94, then the Tahsildar shall proceed to firstly enter the names of Sri.Rajendra and Smt.Honnamma in terms of the Mutation Order. Thereafter, the Tahsildar shall consider the applications filed by the petitioners for entering their names on the ground of Succession. For that purpose, notices shall be issued to all concerned, verify as to whether the petitioners herein are the only legal heirs of Sri.Rajendra and Smt.Honnamma, thereafter proceed to pass order, in accordance with law. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE MKM