- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11484 WP No. 32458 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 32458 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: VENKATARAMANAIAH T., S/O LATE THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A NO.333 KUVEMPUNAGRA NEAR BANSHANKARI TEMPLE, TAVAREKERE BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK 562 130. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.CHANDRASHEKAR R., ADVOCATE FOR SRI.JAYASIMHA K.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANASOUDHA BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS 2ND FLOOR, REVENUE SURVEY OFFICE NEW BUILDING Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11484 WP No. 32458 of 2025 K.R. CIRCLE, BENGALURU 560 001. 3. THE TAHASILDAR BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK K.G. ROAD KANDYA BHAVANA BENGALURU 560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SESHU V., HCGP) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE R-3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 25.09.2025 AS ANNX-E 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 the respondent Revenue Authorities and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11484 WP No. 32458 of 2025 the Survey Settlement Authorities to enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records pursuant to the final decree drawn in O.S.No.5443/2019 on the file of the learned XXX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City (CCH- 31) and to conduct survey and settle the boundaries in terms of the final decree. 3. Learned HCGP draws the attention of this Court to Annexure-B, a communication dated 30.08.2025 made by the Deputy Registrar of the City Civil Court, Bengaluru to the jurisdictional Sub-Registrar Bengaluru to register the final decree which is executed by the Court and condone the presence of the Deputy Registrar in terms of Section 88(d) of the Registration Act, 1908. Learned HCGP submits that the final decree has not been registered and 11-E sketch is also not produced by the petitioner. Upholding the submissions of the learned HCGP, the writ petition stands disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to get the final decree registered in the Office of the jurisdictional Sub-Registrar and obtain 11-E sketch at the hands of a registered surveyor to enable the Survey Settlement - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11484 WP No. 32458 of 2025 Authority to do phodi and durasth proceedings and further to enter the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. Ordered accordingly. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40