- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16885-DB WA No. 1326 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1326 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. OMKARAPPA K.M. S/O. MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT: AKKANAGAMMA COLONY, NEAR K.E.B TARIKERE TOWN - 577 228. CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. H R ANANTHAKRISHNAMURTHY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, MYSURU DIVISION, MYSURU - 570 010. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101. Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16885-DB WA No. 1326 of 2025 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS / TAHASILDAR, TARIKERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 228. 4. SRI. NAGAPPA K M S/O. MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/O. GALIHALLI CROSS, NEAR ANJANEYA TEMPLE, TARIKERE TOWN - 577 228. CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. 5. SRI. K.M.GANGAPPA, S/O. MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O AKKANAGAMMA COLONY NEAR K.E.B, TARIKERE TOWN - 577 228. CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 08/07/2024 BY ALLOWING THE WRIT APPEAL AND REMAND THE MATTER TO THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE TO CONSIDER THE MATTER THE WP.NO.16520/2023(KLR-RR/SUR) AND DECIDE THE SAME ON MERITS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16885-DB WA No. 1326 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) 1. This writ appeal is filed challenging the order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No. 16520/2023 dated 08.07.2024, by the appellant herein. 2. Petitioner had approached the Appellate Authority after 65 years of phodi durasthi carried out in the year 1957 (19.04.1957). 3. Learned Single Judge has rightly dismissed the writ petition. We see no reason to interfere with the order passed by the learned Single Judge, or there is any ground to condone the enormous delay of 57 years. Therefore, we dismiss the appeal on both grounds, i.e., on delay as well as on merits. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE LRS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3