- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32475 WP No. 21145 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 21145 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI T S KRISHNA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, S/O LATE T.SUBBALAH SETTY, NO.9, 3RD CROSS, I BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560 011. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. G.S. NAVEEN KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S B MUKKANNAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIKASA SOUDHA, B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF SURVEY SETTLEMENT OF LAND RECORDS, SSLR BUILDING, K.R.CIRCLE, BANGALORE-560 001. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF SURVEY SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS, RECORDS OFFICE, SSLR BUILDING, K.R.CIRCLE, BANGALORE-560 001. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32475 WP No. 21145 of 2025 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.2.2025, 23.4.2025 AND 9.6.2025 AT ANNEXURE-H, K AND M OF THE PETITIONER ABOUT TWO CONFLICTING ORDERS PASSED BY THE REVENUE AUTHORITIES REGARDING SURVEY SKETCH AND PODI OF THE LAND BEARING SURVEY NO.288/1 OF B.M.KAVAL, KENGERI HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BY ISSUING TIME BOUND DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENTS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned AGA takes notice for all the respondents. 2. The petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the petitioners’ representations given at Annexures ‘H’, ‘K’ and ‘M’. It is - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32475 WP No. 21145 of 2025 contended by the petitioner that there are conflicting orders of survey and phodi conducted by the Survey Settlement authorities in the year 2014 and 2022. 3. Learned AGA raises an objection that such a omnibus direction cannot be given to the revenue authorities or the survey settlement authorities. 4. There is substance in the submission of the learned AGA. 5. If the petitioner is aggrieved of any particular action of a particular Officer, the same can be questioned before the Appellate Authority in terms of the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. That being the position, such an order as sought for by the petitioner cannot be granted. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of while reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise a challenge to a particular order if the petitioner is aggrieved, before - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32475 WP No. 21145 of 2025 the Appellate Authority, in terms of the provisions of the Act. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT: JL