1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS & MRS.JAYASHREE KRISHNAMURTHY, MEMBER W.P. No.19255/2025 (Lok Adalat No.6858/2025) BETWEEN: SRI M. K. RAJEGOWDA S/O. KULLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MALLINATHAPURA VILLAGE RAMANATHAPURA HOBLI ARAKALAGUDU TALUK - 573 102 HASSAN DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI K. G. SHANTA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M. S. BUILDINGS, AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU - 560 001. 2 2. 3. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN - 573 102. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SAKALESHPURA SUB-DIVISION SAKALESHPURA - 573 104 HASSAN DISTRICT. THE TAHASILDAR ARAKALAGUDU TALUK ARAKALAGUDU - 573 102 HASSAN DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NOS.3 AND 4, TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER REPRESENTATION DATED 31- 01-2023 AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, VIDE ANNEXURE - J AND TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TO REMOVE THE ENTRY IN SO FAR AS THE LAND SY.NO.20/1 AN EXTENT OF 1.10.8, SITUATED AT MALLINATHAPURA VILLAGE, RAMANATHAPURA HOBLI, ARKALAGUDU TALUK WAS CONFISCATED FOR THE DEFICIT OF STAMP DUTY. THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED: 3 CONCILIATION ORDER The prayer in this writ petition is to issue a direction to the respondents to consider the representation dated 31.01.2023 at Annexure ‘J’ and to remove the entry made in the RTC in respect of Sy.No.20/1 to an extent of 1 acre 10.8 guntas situated at Mallinathapura Village, Ramanathapura Hobli, Arkalagudu Taluk which was confiscated for deficit stamp duty. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the grievance of the petitioner will be considered by the respondent-Tahsildar, Arakalagudu Taluk, after verifying the records that no such order of undervaluation was passed in respect of Sy.No.20/1 and that the undervaluation detected and additional duty insofar as Sy.Nos.63 and 64 have been paid. 4 3. In view of the statement made by the learned Additional Government Advocate and learned Counsel for the petitioner submitting that the petitioner will be satisfied if such action is taken, the matter stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER JT/- CT:VC