- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25334 WP No. 16044 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF MAY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 16044 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. K. PUSHPARAJ S/O LATE KOGGANNA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT KONGALAYI HOUSE, ANANTHADY VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 253. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DHANANJAY KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MANGALURU - 575 001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MANGALURU SUB-DIVISION, MANGALURU, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 575 001. 4. THE TAHSILDAR BANTWAL TALUK, Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25334 WP No. 16044 of 2026 DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 211. 5. SRI. CHANDRAPRASAD K S/O RAMANNA GOWDA, AGED MAJOR, RESIDING AT KONGALAYI HOUSE, ANANTHADY VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 253. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISHA A.S, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 12.03.2026 PASSED BY THE R3 (ASST. COMMISSIONER, MANGALURU SUB-DIVISION) ION CASE NO. LNDRUC/NCR-04/2025 VIDE ANNX-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The petitioner is seeking the following prayer: a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, quashing the order dated 12/03/2026 passed by the Respondent No.3. (Assistant Commissioner, Mangaluru Sub Division) in Case No.LDRUC/NCR-04/2025 vide Annexure –A. b) Grant such other and further reliefs as deemed fit in the facts and circumstances of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25334 WP No. 16044 of 2026 the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the order dated 12.03.2026 of Assistant Commissioner was questioned before the Deputy Commissioner. It is the case of the petitioner that the Deputy Commissioner has not taken up the matter on the ground that it is vacation. Hence, the petitioner has come up this Court. 4. Learned AGA appearing for respondents No.1 to 4 on instructions submits that the said submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is not correct. In fact they are taking up the appeals and hearing the matters. Considering the submissions of the learned AGA this Court is passing the following: ORDER (i) The Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent - Deputy Commissioner to take up - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25334 WP No. 16044 of 2026 the matter and hear the same in accordance with law. (ii) He shall consider the I.A. within one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order. (iii) No notice is issued to the respondent No.5 as no adverse orders are passed against him. All pending I.A.s in this petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE BVK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53