- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17552 WP No. 4853 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 4853 OF 2026 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI V. M. SAMPANGI S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS. 2. SRI. M. RAVIKUMAR S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, PETITIONERS NO. 1 AND 2 ARE RESIDING AT NO.50/2, KOTHANURU VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK-560 077. PETITIONER NOS. 1 AND 2 REPRESENTED BY G.P.A HOLDER SRI. C. D. BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O DABBAGULAIAH, NOW RESIDING AT NO.5C, 12, NANDI GARDEN, AMRUTH NAGAR MAIN ROAD, AVALAHALLI, J.P. NAGAR 9TH PHASE, ANJANAPURA, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU- 560 062. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. Y. K. NARAYANA SHARMA., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17552 WP No. 4853 of 2026 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVANA, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 009. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVANA, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 009. 4. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANDAYA BHAVANA, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU 560 009. 5. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANDAYA BHAVANA, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 009. 6. THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BY ITS COMMISSIONER, B.D.A. OFFICE, K.P. WEST, BENGALURU – 560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO PASS NECESSARY ORDERS AND ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17552 WP No. 4853 of 2026 OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENTS AND IN PARTICULAR TO THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU, SOUTH SUB-DIVISION (RESPONDENT NO.3) THE TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK (RESPONDENT NO.4) AND THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK (RESPONDENT NO. 5) TO RESTORE THE KHATA MUTATION AND R.T.C. IN THE JOINT NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS NO.1 AND 2 AND DELETE THE ENTRIES IN MR NO.712/2012-13 AND MR NO.T88/2022-23 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 The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent-revenue authorities to restore the names of the petitioners in the revenue records and reflect their names in the computerized RTC pursuant to the acquisition notification issued by the first respondent-State Government for the benefit of the respondent No.6-Bangalore Development Authority being quashed at the hands of this Court. 2. This Court had requested the learned counsel for respondent No.6-BDA to secure instructions and make submissions as to whether the statements made by the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17552 WP No. 4853 of 2026 petitioners that the acquisition notifications have been quashed at the hands of this Court and have been confirmed at the hands of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. 3. Learned Counsel Sri K.Krishna, appearing for the respondent-BDA submits on instructions that the statements made in the writ petitions are correct. The acquisition proceedings have been quashed and confirmed at the hands of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a SLP (C)No.28329/2018 dated 14.09.2017 and the review petition filed in SLP (C) Nos.26800-26805/2018 dated 13.08.2025. 4. In that view of the matter, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4- Tahsildar, Bengaluru South Taluk to proceed to re-enter the names of the petitioners in the computerized RTC in Column Nos.9 and 12, while removing the name of the Bangalore Development Authority from the RTC. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17552 WP No. 4853 of 2026 possible and at any rate within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT:JL