- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1585 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. H. KEMPAIAH, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS, YASHODAMMA, SINCE DECEASED BY LRS, SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA, W/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDING AT ATTIBELE VILLAGE, SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST.- 562 107. 2. SMT. K VIMALAMMA, W/O JAYARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT KALIDASA MARG, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. SRI. K. NARAYANAGOWDA S/O LATE H. KEMPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT BAGALUR VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT. Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 4. SMT. K. RADHA, W/O G. NARAYAN GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT MATHUGADAHALLI VILLAGE, KAIWARA HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT. 5. SRI. RAMACHANDRA GOWDA, SINCE DECEASED REP BY LRS., SMT. MAMATHA, W/O LATE RAMACHANDRA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.22, 2ND 'A' MAIN, AJJAMALAPPA KACHARKANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 084. 6. SMT. K. CHANDRIKA, W/O V. SRINIVAS GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT KANIGENAHALLI VILLAGE, KAIWARA HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK AND DISTRICT. 7. SMT. B.K. RENUKA, W/O CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT KALLUKATTA, SRINGERI TALUK, CHICKAMANGALUR DISTRICT - 562 101. …APPELLANTS (BY MS. INDRA S PANCHAGAVI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUNDARA RAMAN M V., ADVOCATE) AND: MUNISWAMAPPA @ DODDANNA SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS., CHIKKANNA, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 1. SRI. NAGARAJU @ NAGARAJAPPA S/O. LATE CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 2. SRI. JAYARAJU, S/O LATE CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 3. SRI. SHEKARA @ CHANDRASHEKARA, S/O LATE CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 4. NANJAPPA @ DODDANANJAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA @ DODDANNA SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS., CHIKKAMUNIYAMMA, W/O LATE DODDANANJAPPA @ NANJAPPA, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS., SRI. BYANNA, S/O LATE DODDANANJAPPA @ NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 5. SRI. MUNIRAJU, S/O LATE DODDANANJAPPA @ NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 6. NARAYANASWAMY, S/O LATE NANJAPPA @ DODDANANJAPPA, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS., SMT. PARVATHAMMA, W/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 7. SRI. RAMESHA, S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 8. SRI. MADHU, S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, PETITIONERS NO.1(A) & 1(B) LRS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT THIRUMALENAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDUR POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, VIRGONAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 049. 9. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LAND REFORMS, M.S. BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, BENGALURU - 560 001. 10. THE LAND TRIBUNAL, BANGALORE NORTH (ADDL.) TALUK BENGALURU - 560 009 REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BANGLORE NORTH SUB DIVISION. 11. MUNIBYRAPPA SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS., M. RAMANNAM, S/O LATE MUNIBYRAPPA, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS., SRI. GANESH, S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY @ RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 12. SRI. B.R. MUNIRAJU, S/O LATE RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 13. SRI. LAKSHMANA GOWDA, S/O LATE RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 14. SRI. LAKSHMANA MURTHY, S/O LATE RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 15. A.M. KRISHNAPPA, S/O LATE MUNIBYRAPPA, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS., SONNAMMA SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS., SRI. K. SRINIVASA GOWDA S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 16. SRI. MANJUNATH, S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT BUDIGERE VILLAGE, CHANARAYAPATANA HOBLI, DEVENAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. 17. BYAMMA, W/O LATE SONNAPPA, SINCE DECEASED REP BY LRS., SHRI. T.S. MUNIRAJAPPA, S/O LATE SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 18. SHRI. T.S. NARAYANASWAMY, S/O LATE SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 19. SHRI. S. VEERANNA, S/O LATE SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 20. SHRI. S. MUNIYAPPA, S/O LATE SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS 21. SHRI. N. KRISHNAPPA, S/O LATE NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, 22. SHRI. N. RAJANNA, S/O LATE NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 23. SRI N. VENKATASWAMAPPA, S/O LATE NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, 24. RAMAIAH, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS. SMT. KAMALAMMA, W/O LATE N. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 25. SRI. R. THYAGARAJ, S/O LATE N. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 26. SRI. R. KEMPARAJU, S/O LATE N. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 27. SRI. R. NANJE GOWDA, S/O LATE N. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 28. SRI. R. MAHESH GOWDA, S/O LATE N. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 29. N. MUNIRATHNA, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS. SMT. NANDINI, W/O LATE N. MUNIRATHNA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 30. SRI. M. AVINASH, S/O LATE N. MUNIRATHNA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, 31. SRI. M. RITESH, S/O LATE N. MUNIRATHNA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, RESPONDENT NO. 3 TO 9 ARE R/AT THIRUMALENAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDUR POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 049. 32. T. KEMPARAJU, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS. NARAYANASWAMY SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS. SMT. SUJATHA, W/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 33. SRI. NAVEEN KUMAR, S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 34. SRI. MANOHAR, S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, 35. SMT. SOWMYA, W/O SRI. MURALI, D/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS 36. SRI. K. THYAGARAJA, S/O LATE KEMPARAJU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, ALL ARE RESPONDENTS NO. 10(A) (I) 10(A)(A)(IV) & 10(B) ARE RESIDING AT GANAGALU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. 37. SMT. SHANTHAMMA, W/O M. MOHANRAM, D/O LATE T. KEMPARAJU, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO.48, 2ND CROSS, SRI RAMA TEMPLE STREET, COCKSTOWN, JEEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 005. 38. SMT. MANJULA, W/O LAKSHMINARAYANA, D/O LATE T. KEMPARAJU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.7/174, GEETHA NILAYA, 3RD CROSS, RAMAKRISHNA ROAD, M.V. LAYOUT, HOSKOTE BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 39. SMT. GEETHA, W/O LATE N. DEVARAJ, D/O LATE T. KEMPARAJU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT NO.7/174, GEETHA NILAYA, 3RD CROSS, RAMAKRISHNA ROAD, M.V. LAYOUT, HOSKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. 40. SMT. NALINA K., W/O P. DEVARAJ, D/O LATE T. KEMPARAJU, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT NO. 403, SRI. BYRAWESHWARA NILAYA, 4TH MAIN, 1ST 'A' CROSS, AMARAVATHI NAGARA, BANGARPETE KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 162. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FRO R9 & R10) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN WP No.24109/2017, SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.09.2024 BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No.24109/2017 AND ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL IN TERMS AS PRAYED FOR 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 T.M.NADAF - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) This intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 27.09.2024 passed by the writ Court in W.P.No.30369/2017 c/w W.P.Nos.23144/2017, 24109/2017 and 27409/2017. 2. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that while disposing of W.P.No.30369/2017 c/w W.P.Nos.23144/2017, 24109/2017 and 27409/2017, by the impugned order, the learned Single Judge has remanded the matter back to the Land Tribunal for fresh consideration in respect of the claim made by the predecessors of the appellant, however, the learned Single Judge has also directed the Land Tribunal to consider the case on remand, in the light of the observation made by the learned Single Judge in the impugned judgment. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, submits that the direction to decide the case, in the light of the observation made in the impugned judgment would restrict the Land Tribunal to consider the case afresh, in the light of the material and evidence which may be placed before the Land Tribunal. It is therefore, submitted that if the direction to consider the case in the light of the observation made in the impugned judgment is excluded, the appellants have no grievance left with the impugned judgment. 4. The learned Additional Government Advocate does not have much objection to the said request/prayer of the learned counsel for the appellant. Therefore, we dispose of this writ appeal and we direct the Land Tribunal to consider the case afresh in case No.INA.C.R.01/1997-98, without being influenced by any of the observations made by the learned Single Judge in the impugned judgment and order. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17785-DB WA No. 1585 of 2025 All contentions of the parties are left open to be taken before the Land Tribunal. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE RR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6 ct-vn