- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32492 WP No. 18518 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. 18518 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI SRINIVASA VADIVEL ACHARI ALIAS SRI SRI SRI SHA BRA REVANA SIDDA SHIVACHARYA SWAMIGALU AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MATADHIPATHI OF SRI RAMALINGESHWARA MUTT HARNAHALLI, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT REP. BY HIS GPA HOLDER SRI ARCHAK P. M. REVANNA, S/O MUTHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT PUNUGAMARANAHALLI VILLAGE, TAVAREKERE HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT – 560 076 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LEELADHAR H. P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA M S BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT KANDAYA BHAVAN, BENGALURU – 560 009 Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32492 WP No. 18518 of 2025 3. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK KANDAYA BHAVAN BENGALURU – 560 009 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR ENTIRE RECORDS FROM THE RESPONDENT UNDER ANNEXURE-A AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER TO THEM ON DATED 04.01.2025 TO INCORPORATE THE NAME OF SRI SRI SHA BRA REVENNA SIDDA SHIVACHARYA SWAMUGLU MATADHIATHI OF SRI RAMALINGESHWARA MUTT, IN THE RTC AND ALL OTHER REVENUE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE LAND IN QUESTION UNDER ANNEXURE –A 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 prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent Nos.1 to 3 to consider the representation given by the petitioner at Annexure-A dated - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32492 WP No. 18518 of 2025 04.01.2025. On going through the representation, it is clear that the petitioner is claiming to be the power of attorney holder of the Swamiji of Ramalingeshwara Mutt and he seeks a direction to the revenue authorities to protect the land, which is in the occupation of the Mutt and to incorporate the name of Sri Sha.Bra.Revanna Siddeshwara Swamigalu of Ramalingeshwara Mutt in the records. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises an objection that such a direction cannot be issued by this Court in respect of the petitioner. It is firstly claimed that the property belongs to Ramalingeshwara Mutt and therefore, if there is any encroachment at the hands of any individual, then the petitioners have to approach a competent civil Court. The question of issuing directions to the revenue authorities to enter the name of the Swamiji would also not arise, since such a request has to be made to the competent authority in terms of the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. 4. Upholding the objections raised by the learned HCGP, the writ petition stands dismissed, reserving liberty to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32492 WP No. 18518 of 2025 the petitioner to approach the competent authority or Court for redressal of his grievance. 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: UR