- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12325 WP No. 39609 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 39609 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI V N SURYAPRAKASH S/O LATE M.V.NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS VENKATAGIRIKOTE VILLAGE AND POST VIJAYAPURA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562110. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S R SREEPRASAD., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS KR CIRCLE, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHASILDAR OFFICE OF THE TAHASILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562110. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS OFFICE OF THE TAHASILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12325 WP No. 39609 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 28.02.2022 PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURES-A TO C AND TO TAKE ACTION AS SOUGHT FOR IN THE SAID ANNEXURES. 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the respondent-authorities, more particularly, the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, Devanahalli Taluk, to consider the representations given by the petitioner for phodi and dhurast of land bearing Sy.No.71, measuring 27.12 Guntas situated at Venkatagirikote village, Vijayapura Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate however submits that an application for Phodi and Durast work is required to be made online and therefore, the petitioner may be directed to file an application online. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12325 WP No. 39609 of 2025 4. Placing the submission of the learned Additional Government Advocate on record, this writ petition stands disposed of while granting liberty to the petitioner to file an application online to the respondent-Tahsildar, Devanahalli Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District, and the respondent-Tahsildar is also directed to consider the application which would be filed by the petitioner and do the needful as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the application. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file his memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL