- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11168-DB WA No. 152 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT APPEAL NO. 152 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. K R BASAVARAJU S/O. LATE RUDRAPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 2. K. R. UMAPATHI S/O LATE RUDRAPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS BOTH ARE R/O. KILAGERE VILLAGE, HARADANAHALLI HOBLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK AND DISTRICT PIN – 571 313. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. NAGARAJ R C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT, CHAMARAJANAGAR – 571 313. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOLLEGALA SUB-DIVISION, KOLLEGALA, CHAMARAJNAGAR DISTRICT – 571 313. 3. THE TAHSILDAR CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJNAGAR DISTRICT – 571 313. Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11168-DB WA No. 152 of 2024 4. SRI. RAMAPPA S/O LATE MAHADEVAPPA AGE MAJOR 5. SMT. MANGALAMMA D/O LATE MAHADEVAPPA AGE MAJOR 6. SMT. PUTTADEVAMMA D/O LATE MAHADEVAPPA AGE MAJOR 7. ROJA D/O LATE BASAVARAJU, AGE MAJOR, RESPONDENT NO. 4 TO 7 ARE R/O. KILAGERE VILLAGE, HARADAHANALLI HOBLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJNAGAR DISTRICT – 571 313. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1-R3; SRI. ANIL KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4-R7) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER DATED 19/12/2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.28040/2023 KLR-RES) AND ETC., 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 S RACHAIAH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11168-DB WA No. 152 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) 1. The present intra-court appeal has been filed impugning the order dated 19.12.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.28040/2023 preferred by the appellants/petitioners against the order dated 02.11.2023 in R.A.No.81/2021-22 and order dated 21.12.2021 passed in Revenue Case No.188/2017, passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Chamarajanagar and the Assistant Commissioner, Chamarajanagar, respectively. 2. The appellants are seeking mutation of the land, subject matter of the registered sale deed dated 30.09.1963. Under Section 128 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1956, it is the duty of the revenue authorities to consider the registered documents for effecting the revenue entries. 3. We, therefore, set aside the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Chamarajanagar, dated 02.11.2023 and remand the matter back to him to take a decision in accordance with the provisions of Section 128 of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11168-DB WA No. 152 of 2024 Karnataka Land Revenue Act. It is needless to say that the Deputy Commissioner shall issue notice of hearing to all concerned persons before taking the final decision. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE Bss List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12