- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32485 WP No. 32301 of 2024 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. 32301 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI V. MUNIRAJU S/O LATE VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS RESIDING AT WARD NO. 1, VENKATAGIRI KOTE, CHINATAMANI TOWN, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, PIN CODE – 563 125 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARAYANA SWAMY V. K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA – 563 125 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPURA 4. THE TAHSILDAR CHINTAMANI TALUK CHINTAMANI – 563 125 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFER SHAH, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32485 WP No. 32301 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC. 151 OF CPC PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 18.10.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENTS AT ANNEXURE-D, D1 AND D2 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW BY FIXING A TIME BOUND RIDER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. The petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondent No.4-Tahsildar, Chintamani Taluk to consider his representation that he being a agreement holder in respect of Survey Nos. 62, 106 and 108 of Chintamani Village, Kasaba Hobli, Chintamani Taluk, and there being a suit pending between the family members in O.S.No.174/2010, the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32485 WP No. 32301 of 2024 Tahsildar should be directed not to make any entry in the revenue records. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that such a direction cannot be sought at the hands of this Court. 4. There is substance in the submission of the learned Additional Government Advocate. The revenue authorities are duty bound to consider an application for mutation entry in terms of the provisions contained in Sections 128 and 129 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. In the alternative, if any directions are issued by a competent Civil Court to the Tahsildar, the Tahsildar is also duty bound to comply with such directions that could be issued by the Civil Court. With these observations, the writ petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv, Sl No.: 6