- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO.4392 OF 2013 (LR) IN WRIT PETITION NO.14758 OF 2007 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI CHIKKATHAYAPPA SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS; 1.a). SMT. JAYAMMA W/O LATE CHIKKATHAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS, 1.b). SRI. C. GOPAL S/O LATE CHIKKATHAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 1.c). SRI. C. MUNIYALLAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKATHAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 1.d). SRI. C. DHANPAL S/O LATE CHIKKATHAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 1.e). SRI. C. RENUKESHA S/O LATE CHIKKATHAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT THIRUMAGONDANAHALLI, ATHIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 106 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 2. SRI. THATHAPPA SINCE DEAD REPTD., BY HIS LEGAL HEIR 2(a) SRI T. MUNISWAMAPPA S/O LATE THATHAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT THIRUMANGONDANAHALLI, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 106 DISTRICT. APPELLANTS NO.1 (a) TO 1 (e) & 2 ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SRI ABBAIAH S/O LATE YELLAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT NO.21, 4TH CROSS, VENKATAPURA NEW EXTENSION, JAKKASANDRA POST, BEGUR HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE-560 034. …APPELLANTS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 (BY SRI. VIRUPAKASHAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR A1(A-E) & A2(A) VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 27.03.2023; SRI. N.J. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR A1(A-E) & A2(A)) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE CHAIRMAN LAND TRIBUNAL BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK-560 074. 3. SRI ANNAYAPPA S/O LATE AYYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/AT JAKKASANDRA VILLAGE, AYYAPPA GARDEN, BEGUR HOBLI-560 068, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK. 4. a) b) SRI MUNIVENKATAPPA S/O LATE AYYAPPA SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS SMT. TULASAMMA W/O. LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, SMT VAJRAMMA W/O SRI SRINIVASA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 c) d) e) SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O SRI GANESH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, SRI YELLAPPA S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, SMT. MUNIRATHNA W/O SRI VENU, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.4(a) TO 4(e) ARE R/AT NO.188, I BLOCK, I MAIN, SARJAPURA ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE-560 074. f). SMT M. MANJULA W/O SRI NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT HEBBAGODI, KHAMMSANDRA, MUNESHWARANAGAR, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 106, BANGALORE DISTRICT. g). SMT M PADMA W/O MUNILAKSHMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT 283, HEBBAGODI, KAMMASANDRA, MUNESHWARANAGARA, ANEKAL TALUK-562 106, BANGALORE DISTRICT. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 5. SMT SARASWATHI BAI W/O LATE A V SRINIVASA RAO, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT VENKATAPURA VILLAGE, KORAMANGALA POST, BANGALORE-560 034. 6. 6(a) SRI S NAGARAJU S/O LATE SRINIVASA RAO, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS. SMT VASUDHA NAGARAJ, W/O LATE S NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 6(b). SRI N ANAND S/O LATE S NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, 6(c). SRI N SUNDAR S/O LATE S NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 6(d). SRI N ARVIND S/O LATE S. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.6(a) TO 6(d) ARE R/AT NO.28, VENKATAPURA VILLAGE, KORAMANGALA POST, BANGALORE-560 034. 7. SMT. S NARMADA D/O LATE A V SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 8. SMT S KAVERI D/O LATE A V SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 9. SMT S MALATHI D/O LATE A V SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 10. SMT S SHOBHA D/O LATE A V SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 11. SMT S MANJULA D/O LATE A V SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 12. 12(a). 12(b). 12(c). SRI S VENKOJI RAO D/O LATE A V SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, SMT. T.R. PRABHAVATHI W/O. LATE S. VENKOJI RAO AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, SMT. DIVYA V. RAO S/O LATE S. VENKOJI RAO AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SMT. DEEPAK V. RAO S/O LATE S. VENKOJI RAO AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO.201, 2ND FLOOR, SY.NO.47 LAKSHMINANDA, 1ST CROSS - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 7TH MAIN, NANDAKUMAR LAYOUT VTC BANGALORE SOUTH SUBRAMANYAPURA POST BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE-560 061. 13. SRI. NARAHARI RAO S/O LATE A.V. SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.7 TO 13 ARE R/AT VENKATAPURA VILLAGE, KORAMANGALA POST, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE-560 034. 14. SRI PATEL BIDDA REDDY S/O LATE MUNI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 97 YEARS, R/AT THIRUMAGONDANAHALLI ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 106, BANGALORE DISTRICT. 15. SRI MUNIVENGAPPA S/O LATE KUNTAYELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/AT THIRUMAGONDANAHALLI, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 106, BANGALORE DISTRICT. 16. SRI. CHINNAPPA S/O LATE MAYANNA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/AT THIRUMAGONDANAHALLI, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK-562 106, BANGALORE DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. D. GANGADHARA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R3 (REP. BY GPA HOLDER); SRI K.B. MOUNESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4(A-G) & R6 (A-D); VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 24.08.2022, R14 IS DELETED; R8, R10, R11, R15 ARE SERVED; VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 17.12.2024 NOTICE TO R7, R9, R12 & R13 ARE DISPENSED WITH; VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 08.10.2025 R16 IS NO MORE; SRI N.R. NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R13-R15 AND ALSO FOR R12(A-C); VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 08.10.2025, R.5 IS NO MORE R6 TO R13 ARE TREATED AS LRS OF R5, WHO ARE ALREADY ON RECORD) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 14.02.2013 MADE IN WRIT PETITION NO.14758/2007 (LR) ON THE FILE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT AND GRANT THE APPELLANTS ALL THE RELIEFS WHICH HE HAS PRAYED FOR IN THE WRIT PETITION, ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) 1. The writ appeal has been filed by the writ petitioners in Writ Petition No.14758 of 2007. The appellants claim to be the owners of the land on the basis of sale deed executed by one Kuntellappa, who is stated to have purchased the land from Munnarappa and he has acquired the said land from late Sri.Ayyappa. 2. In Writ Appeal No.4180 of 2013, we have decided the issue in respect of the legality and validity of the order passed by the Land Tribunal. If the appellants have any right over the lands in question, they can assert their right in an independent proceedings. However, the civil dispute or the title dispute over the lands or the claim of the appellants on the basis of sale deeds executed in their favour, cannot be adjudicated by this Court in these proceedings and therefore, we dismiss this writ appeal reserving liberty to the appellants to pursue their remedies in an appropriate proceedings to assert their right over the lands. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54540-DB WA No. 4392 of 2013 3. In view of dismissal of the appeal, the pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (D K SINGH) JUDGE (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE VMB Digitally signed by TARA VITASTA GANJU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNTAKA Digitally signed by DINESH KUMAR SINGH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNTAKA