- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30987 WP No. 18545 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.18545 OF 2026 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. MUNIAPPA SINCE DEAD BY LRS VENKATACHALA SON OF LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.89, 80 OPP. FOURTH BLOCK ROAD OPPOSITE SMV LAYOUT, ULLAL BASTHI, ULLALU, BENGALURU - 560056. 2. NARAYANA SON OF LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS NO.110, FOURTH BLOCK VISHWESHWARAYA LAYOUT ULLAL BASTHI, MANGANAHALLI MAIN ROAD ULLAL UPANANAGARA BENGALURU - 560056. 3. GOVINDAPPA SON OF LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.510, Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30987 WP No. 18545 of 2026 ULLAL BASTHI ULLALU UPANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 056. 4. NANCHALAMMA DAUGHTER OF LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.39, MANGANAHALLI, SULIKERE, BENGALURU - 560 060. 5. ANJINAPPA SON OF LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS NO.274, SECOND FLOOR MANGANAHALLI MAIN ROAD ULLAL BASTHI, ULLALU BENGALURU -560 056. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. AKKIMANJUNATH GOWDA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU DISTRICT - 560 001. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE SOUTH DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30987 WP No. 18545 of 2026 BANGALORE DISTRICT - 560 001. 4. THE TASHASILDAR BANGALORE SOUTH DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA BANGALORE DISTRICT - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CASE NO.RRT (S) CR 107/2013-14 (AGAINST RESPONDENT NO.87) UNDER SECTION 136 (3) OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE ACT, 1964, AGAINST THESE PETITIONERS I.E. RESPONDENT NO.87 THEREIN, VIDE ANNEXURE - A; 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 Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30987 WP No. 18545 of 2026 3. The petitioners in this writ petition is assailing the proceedings in RRT(S) CR No.107/2013- 14 passed by respondent No.2, produced at Annexure- A, in respect of respondent No.87 therein. 4. It is submitted that the said proceedings were challenged before this Court in W.P. No.9521/2021 and connected matters, which came to be allowed by order dated 04.03.2026, produced at Annexure-G. The operative portion reads as under: " i. W.P. No.9521/2021 is partly allowed while directing the respondent- Tahsildar, Assistant Director of Land Records and the Deputy Commissioner to assign a new number to the land belonging to the petitioner in terms of the phodi already conducted. ii. W.P.No. 2548/2024 is allowed while quashing all further proceedings in case No. RRT(S)CR: 107/2013- 14 initiated by the respondent- Special Deputy Commissioner. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30987 WP No. 18545 of 2026 iii. In so far as W.P.No.22812/2023 is corcerned, the respondent- Tahsildar, jurisdictional Assistant Director of Land Records shall proceed to identify the lands belonging to the petitioner in terms of the phodi sketch found at Annexure-P in W.P.No. 22812/2023." 5. Having regard to the declaration of law made by this Court in the aforesaid writ petitions and considering the facts of the present case, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) The jurisdictional Tahsildar, along with the ADLR, shall conduct a spot inspection on 20.07.2026 at 11.00 a.m. and identify the property in question in the presence of the petitioner after issuing prior notice to all concerned parties. ii) It is further it is made clear that, until the Tahsildar and the ADLR submit their report - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30987 WP No. 18545 of 2026 identifying the land which is the subject matter of the proceedings, the respondents shall not proceed against the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed in the above terms. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37