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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28598 WP No. 31210 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 31210 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN:
1. CHOWDAMMA W/O LATE KECNHAIAH AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS R/AT NO.194, 9TH CORSS SWARNASANDRA COLONY MANDYA - 571 403
2.
B RAMESH S/O LATE KENCHAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.194, 9TH CORSS SWARNASANDRA COLONY MANDYA - 571 403 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SREENIVASAN M.Y., ADVOCATE) AND:
1.
STATE OF KARNATAKA R/P BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001
2.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MANDYA SUB-DIVISION MANDYA - 571 401
Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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3. TAHSILDAR MANDYA TQ MANDYA - 571 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE N., HCGP)
THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 30.05.2025 VIDE NO. R.R(2) CR 965/24-25 OF R-3 VIDE ANNX-E TO THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH
ORAL ORDER
In this petition, petitioners are assailing the Endorsement dated 30.05.2025 (Annexure-E) passed by respondent No.3, inter alia sought for a direction to respondent No.3 to comply with the order of respondent No.2 in R.Misc.No.304/2024 dated 15.10.2024 (Annexure- D).
2. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and perusing the impugned Endorsement dated 30.05.2025 (Annexure-E) would indicate that a request
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has been sought from the petitioners herein to provide 11E Sketch to effect katha.
3. Perusal of the writ petition would indicate that there is judgment and decree in FDP No.2/2012 on the file of the II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC., Mandya, as per Annexure-B as per the decree dated 17.03.2022.
4. In that view of the matter, following the declaration of law made by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of G.RAMACHAR AND ANOTHER vs.
THE STATE OF KARNTAKA AND OTHERS, reported in AIR 2016 KAR 124, I am of the view that the respondents are restrained from insisting for 11E Sketch.
5. Therefore, I pass the following:
ORDER
i) The writ petition is allowed.
ii) The Endorsement dated 30.05.2025 (Annexure-E) is hereby quashed.
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iii) The respondent - authorities are directed to consider the judgment and decree in FDP No.2/2012 dated 17.03.2022 (Annexure-B) and to demarcate the properties accordingly.
SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE
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