- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 23077 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RAGHU M T S/O THIMMEGOWDA M K, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT NO. 5001, TOWER 1, RS SANCHIKE, 215, KOMMAGHATTA MAIN ROAD, DODDAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, BANDEMUTT LAYOUT, KENGERI SATELITE TOWN, KENGERI POST, BENGALURU 560 060. 2. SRI PUTTASWAMY S/O LATE KARIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT NO. 1426, K T ROAD, KOTE CHANNAPATTANA, RAMANAGAR, CHANNAPATTANA 562 160. 3. SMT PRABHAVATHI K N W/O VIJENDRA C AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 K G MAHADI VILLAGE, VIRUPAKSHIPURA POST, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, NEAR SANTHEMOGENAHALLI, VIRUPAKSHIPURA, RAMANAGAR 562 138. 4. SRI BHAGYAMMA M H W/O S MANJUNATH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, SRI MANJUNATHA NILAYA, H NO. 2948, VIVEKANANDANAGARA, RAMANAGARA, 6TH CROSS, JIGENAHALLI, 3RD STAGE, JEEGANAHALLI, RAMANAGARAM POST, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 562 159. 5. SMT SHYLAJA W/O C K RAMACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT 341, 1, MURTHY MAHAL ROAD, CHANNAPATTANA TOWN. 6. SRI DASAIAH C/O HOOVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO. 16/441, SINGH LAYOUT SUSHMA GARDEN, OPP SRI BLOOSM HEIGHT APARTMENT, AREKERE, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU 560 076. 7. SRI M S JAI PRAKASH S/O M B SIDDARAMU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 R/AT APPAGERE, OPPOSITE TO ST ANNS COLLEGE, NEW BADAVANE, CHANNAPATTANA RAMANAGAR 562 160. 8. SRI SIDDARAJU N S/O BORAIAH, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT 211/9A, 10TH E CROSS, NAGAVARAPALYA, SANJEEVAPPA LAYOUT, BENGALURU NORTH, C V RAMAN NAGAR, BENGALURU 560 093. 9. SRI H C BASAVARAJU S/O CHIKKAVEERAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT HOUSE NO. 71/5, 3RD CROSS DOWN, RAJAKEMPEGOWDA EXTENSION, NEAR CHURCH ROAD, CHANNAPATTANA RAMANAGAR 562 160. 10. SRI GUNDAIAH M S/O LATE MOTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO. 64-B, LAKSHMI NILAYA, C M C LAYOUT, CHANNAPATNA POST, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT 562 160. 11. SRI BORI SIDDAIAH S/O LATE HELAVAIAH, LIG 707 CHS 4TH PHASE, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 K H B COLONY, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU 560 064. 12. SMT UMADEVI W/O NAGANNA, 32, MUDAGERE, CHANNAPATTANA TALUK, MUDIGERE RAMANAGAR, MUDUGERE 562 160. 13. SMT LAKSHMI SUDHEER W/O SUDHEER R M , AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO. 39, 2ND CROSS, JNANAKSHI RESIDENCY, NEAR BHEL LAYOUT PARK, PATTANAGERE, RAJA RAJESHWARI NAGARA, PATTANAGERE BENGALURU 560 098. 14. SMT SHAMALA T R W/O P RAJASHEKHAR, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO. 119, CHANNAPATNA, AKKUR, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGAR 562 138. 15. SRI A V NARAYANASWAMY GOWDA S/O LATE A VENKATE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT ARALAPURA VILLAGE, MALURU HOBLI, CHANNAPATTANA TALUK. 16. SRI CHELUVE GOWDA H C - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 S/O LATE CHALUVEGOWDA K H , AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/AT NO. 2937, 2ND MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, VIVEKANANDANAGARA, CHANNAPATNA RAMANAGAR 562 160. 17. SRI SRINIVASA C/O VENKATARAMANA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO. 216, 3RD FLOOR, DX MAX SUNDLE APARTMENT, KODIPALYA, KENGERI, KODIPALYA RAMAPPA CIRCLE, KENGERI, BENGALURU 560 060. 18. SRI T RAMA BHOVI S/O THIMMA BHOVI, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT NO. 2037/A, RENUKA NILAYA, 26TH CROSS, K R ROAD, BEHIND SEVAKSHETRA HOSPITAL, BANASHANKARI, 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU SOUTH 560 070 19. SMT SHIVALINGAMMA W/O NANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT NO. 1569/5 VISHWA MANAVA ROAD, VARADARAJA SWAMY TEMPLE KOTE, CHANNAPATNA RAMANAGAR 562 160 20. SRI A GOPALAKRISHNA - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 S/O H APPAJI GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R./AT NO. 1692, EAST END A MAIN ROAD, JAYANAGAR 9TH BLOCK, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU 560 069. 21. SMT SAVITHRAMMA W/O RATHANAKARA MALLER K, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO. 4495/5, 1ST CROSS, MANJUNATHA NAGARA, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGAR 571 501. 22. SRI. G. NARAYAN S/O. LATE GANAPATHI AYAIR. N, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT NO. 465, ANJANAPURA MINI PARK, LAL BHAHUDDUR SHASTRY NAGAR, ANJANAPURA, BENGALURU-560 108. 23. SMT. PARVATHI R., W/O LATE T.N. PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT NO.3093, 3RD CROSS, MANJUNATH NAGARA, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGAR - 562 160. 24. SRI. SHANMUKHA CHARI, S/O PUTTASWAMY CHARI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT NO.2246, CHURCH ROAD, KODANDA RAMA BADAVANE, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGAR - 571 501. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 25. SRI. KRISHNAIAH. T S/O. THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT NO.1914/226, MANGALAVARAPETE, MARALAMULA NEW EXTENSION, CHANNAPATTANA TOWN, CHANNAPATTANA, RAMANAGAR - 571 501. 26. SMT. SHYAMALA, C/O RAJAPPA H.V., AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT NO.161/C, C.M.C. LAYOUT, WARD NO.31, CHANNAPATTANA, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 562 160. 27. SRI. M. SHIVARAJU S/O. LATE M. MADAYYA, MAJOR, R/AT NO. 29, 7TH CROSS, 9TH MAIN, NEAR PES ENGINEERING COLLEGE, DWARAKANAGAR, BANGALORE SOUTH, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA-560 085. 28. SMT. S. N. JAYALAKSHMI W/O. BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO. 137, NANDISWARA LAYOUT, HONGASANDRA ROAD, GARVEBHAVIPALYA, BANGALORE SOUTH, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 BOMMANAHALLI, BANGALORE SOUTH, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA-560 068. 29. SRI. NAGARAJ. M S/O. MANCHEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO. 743, ITI LAYOUT, 2ND CROSS, NEAR MANGANAPALYA LAKE, BENGALURU SOUTH, BOMMANAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 068. 30. SRI. NAGENDRA. N S/O. LATE NANJAPPA. N, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT M.C. LAYOUT, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGARA-562 160. 31. SRI. C. T. RAMESH S/O. LATE THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT NO. 882, EDIGARA BEEDI, SUKRAVARPETE, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGARA-571 501. 32. SRI. MARISWAMY GOWDA K.P., S/O. PUTTASWAMYGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS, R/AT NO.37, KANVA VILLAGE POST, HIPPEMARADADODDI, KULGAL HOBLI, RAMANAGAR TALUK, RAMANAGAR - 562 108. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 33. SRI. P. THAMMANNA, S/O LATE PUTTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/AT NO.101, 1ST FLOOR, VSD BHAVAN, 8TH MAIN, BEML 3RD STAGE, NEAR BEML GATE DOWN, R.R. NAGAR, BANGALORE SOUTH, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU 560 098. 34. SRI. S. RAVISHANKAR, S/O LATE SIDDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT NO.1691, 1ST FLOOR, 7TH CROSS, 7TH MAIN, NEAR R.P.C. LAYOUT SWIMMING POOL, HAMPINAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE, VTC BANGALORE NORTH, HAMPINAGAR POST, BANGALORE-560 104. 35. SMT. SARASWATHI BAI, W/O MANJUNATH RAO, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/AT 7TH WARD, NEAR GOVERNMENT KANNADA SCHOOL CHOWTRY STREET, RAMANAGARA - 562 159. 36. SRI. VIJAYKUMAR N., S/O. V. NAGARAJA RAO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 R/AT NO.101, PRAKRUTHI KRISHNA APARTMENT, 1ST MAIN, VIDYARANYAPURA, VAISHNAVI LAYOUT, BANGALORE NORTH, VIDYARANYAPURA, BENGALURU 560 097. 37. SRI. S. ANAND, S/O. G. SRINIVASAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO.278, 9TH MAIN, VIDHYAPEETA GURURAJA LAYOUT, THYAGARAJA NAGAR POST, BANGALORE SOUTH, BANGALORE 560 028, 38. SRI. PARAMASHIVAM. M., S/O. MUTHU SWAMY SAMYAR, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT NO.3, 1 CROSS, BEHIND MICRO WAVE QUARTERS, C.M.C. LAYOUT, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGAR - 571 501. 39. SRI. MAYIGAIAH. K., S/O. KARIYALAH, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT NO.16, CHANNAPATTANA TALUK, KUKKUR, MARCHANAHALLI, RAMANAGARA - 562 160. 40. SRI. RUDRAIAH K., S/O. LATE KARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT NO.47, KETHAGANAHALLI, BIDADI, RAMANAGARA 562 109. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 41. SRI. PUTTASWAMY. K S/O CHIKKAHAIDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 92 YEARS, R/AT 4TH CROSS, 4TH MAIN ROAD, VAYYALIKAVAL, HBCS LAYOUT, CHANDRA LAYOUT, BANGALORE NORTH, BANGALORE - 560 040. 42. SMT. GIRIJA M.S. @ RAJANI M.S. W/O RAVI B.G., AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT BYRANAYAKANAHALLI, BEVUR, RAMANAGARA - 562 108. 43. SMT. MADHU M. GOWDA, W/O. K.M. MAYIGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT 4230, SADHANA NILAYA, 3RD CROSS, VIVEKANANDA NAGARA, CHANNAPATTANA, RAMANAGAR - 562 160. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SATHEESH N. KOTTALAGI, ADVOCATE FOR MR. SRIKANTH M P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 2. THE CITY MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, CHENNAPATTANA RAMANAGARA DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. KENCHE GOWDA, AGA FOR R1; SRI. M.S.MANJANNA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PROVIDE E-KATHAS IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN RESPECT OF RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE WRIT PETITION IN TERMS OF THE DECISION OF THIS HONBLE COURT PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO. 8311/2024 (LB-RES). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 ORAL ORDER These forty-three petitioners have the advantage of sale deeds executed by the second respondent for the different sites in Mangalavarapete Municipal New Extension, I.D.S.M.T. Layout, Channapattana Town1. The petitioners seek direction to the respondents to provide E-Katha for the corresponding properties in terms of the decision of this Court in W.P.No.8311/2024 [Annexure - AY]. This Court has disposed of this petition in W.P.No.8311/2024 on 17.12.2024 in the light of certain concessions made. This Court's order reads as under: “It is obvious from these that the second respondent is willing to issue e-Katha for certain set of petitioners without any further intervention and for certain others, the second respondent would require documents as aforesaid. This Court is of the considered view that the second respondent [for the petitioners who are not mentioned in the statement of 1 The petitioners have described the sites for which they have the benefit of sale deeds in the schedule appended to the writ petition. - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 objections], without any further delay must issue e-Katha and insofar as the other petitioners, they must be reserved with liberty to file documents as are now mentioned above with the second respondent within a period of four [4] weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order directing the second respondent to consider the same and communicate the outcome of such consideration within eight [8] weeks from the date of receipt of the documents." When queried in the light of these directions, Mr. M. S. Manjanna, the learned counsel who is on record for the second respondent, submits as follows: [a] The second respondent will consider the different documents produced by the petitioners except the twelfth petitioner and communicate the outcome of such decision within a reasonable time, and [b] The twelfth petitioner claims title to Site No.23 under the sale deed dated 21.10.2006 but a certain - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 Smt. Gayatramma W/o. Srinivas has filed objections relying upon another sale deed dated 21.04.2009. The learned counsel submits that, because there are rival claims based on these two sale deeds and because of a pending inquiry/investigation under the Karnataka Lokayuktha Act, 1984, there would be some difficulty for the second respondent to decide. This Court must dispose of the petition insofar as the petitioners [excluding the twelfth petitioner] directing the second respondent, who now has the advantage of the different documents that are appended to this writ petition, to verify the documents and communicate the decision on issuance of E-Katha within a reasonable time. As regards the twelfth petitioner, this Court is of the view that the second respondent, especially because it is not disputed that both the sale deeds [sale deeds dated 21.10.2006 and 21.04.2009] are executed by - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 the second respondent, must examine why the twelfth petitioner must not be given the benefit of the settled proposition that the earlier title deed should prevail and no subsequent title can be created or transferred with the divesting of the title under the first sale deed but after hearing both the petitioner and the concerned. Hence, the following: ORDER The petition is allowed in terms of the following directions. [a] The petitioners [excluding the twelfth petitioner] are reserved with liberty to file a certified copy of this order with the second respondent who shall consider all the records which are now made available as part of the writ petition and communicate the decision on E- Khata to each of the afore petitioners individually in writing - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 within eight [8] weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. [b] The twelfth petitioner is reserved with liberty to file a certified copy of this order and the representation for E-Katha, and the second respondent, upon receipt of such representation with the certified copy, is called upon to examine why this petitioner must not be extended the benefit of the first sale deed and the consequential E-Katha after extending an opportunity not only to this petitioner but also the claimant under the second sale deed. - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27020 WP No. 23077 of 2025 [c] The second respondent shall examine this petitioners' request in the light of the sale deeds as afore within six [6] weeks from today, and upon the second respondent’s decision, the concerned shall work out civil remedies for vindication of right. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB