- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29145 WP No. 16882 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 16882 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. B MANJAPPA S/O. LATE H.B. REVANAPPA R/O.SRI. NARADAMUNI NILAYA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, NEAR TARALABALU SCHOOL, SHIVAMOGGA ROAD, HARIHARA, DAVANAGERE-577601. 2. H.B.RUDRAMANI S/O. LATE H.B. REVANAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 3. B.R.BASAVARAJ S/O. LATE H.B. REVANAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 4. H.B.SIDDAVEERAPPA S/O. LATE BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 88 YEARS PETITIONERS 2 TO 4 ARE R/O.HANAGAWADI VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE-577 243. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GURUPRASAD HEGDE, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29145 WP No. 16882 of 2026 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MULTISTORIED BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI. BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, DAVANAGERE-577006. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE SUB-DIVISION, DAVANAGERE, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577001 4. THE TAHASILDHAR HARIHARA TALUK, HARIHARA, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577601. 5. B. NINGAPPA S/O. GUDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O. HANAGAWADI VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE-577243 6. SUMITHRAMMA H.B. W/O. K.H.RAJASHEKHAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/O. SHAMANURU, BEHIND OLD GOVERNMENT SCHOOL DAVANAGERE CITY, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29145 WP No. 16882 of 2026 DAVANAGERE-577004 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SPOORTY HEGDE N., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI AND TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 23.04.2026 PASSED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT IN R.P.NO.30/2024 WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE-L TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice for respondents No.1 to 4. 2. In this writ petition, petitioners are assailing the order dated 23.04.2026 (Annexure-L) in R.P.No.30/2024 on the file of the respondent No.2 - Deputy Commissioner, Davanagere District. 3. Having taken note of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and on careful - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29145 WP No. 16882 of 2026 consideration of the order at Annexure-L passed by the respondent No.2 would indicate that respondent No.2 has remitted the matter to respondent No.3 to conduct survey and the spot inspection with the assistance of the Assistant Director of Land Records and thereafter take a decision in the matter. 4. In that view of the matter, since the matter is remitted to respondent No.3 by respondent No.2 with an observation for conducting spot inspection and survey, I am of the view that no interference is called for under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE KLY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24