- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32656 WP No. 38522 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 01ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.38522 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. JALAJAKSHI @ JAYALAKSHMI W/O LATE B.K. RAMANATHA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT LAKSHMI KRUPA, D.NO.3-25/9, GANDHINAGARA DHOTA, KUNJENTHABAIL VILLAGE, MANGALURU TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 575015. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. RAJASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY, KARNATAKA LAND REFORMS AND HEADQUARTERS ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, STATE BANK ROAD, MANGALURU, Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32656 WP No. 38522 of 2025 DAKSHINA KANNADA- 575 001. 3. SRI. KRISHNAPPA K., S/O MAJANNA MAISTRY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT SILVER GATE, KULSHEKARA MANGALURU - 575 005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE N., HCGP.FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. MUKUND PRASAD, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 09.12.2024 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN REVENUE APPEAL NO. 183/2009 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER The petitioner, in this writ petition, has assailed the order dated 09.12.2024 passed in Appeal No.183/2009 by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, produced as Annexure–A. 2. I have heard Sri. S. Rajashekar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; Sri. Spoorthy - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32656 WP No. 38522 of 2025 Hegde N., High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent-State and Sri. Mukund Prasad, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.3. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the parties, invited the attention of the Court to the compromise petition entered into between the petitioner and respondent No.3 in respect of the claim for occupancy rights over the subject land. They submitted that the private parties have amicably settled the dispute and have prayed that the writ petition be disposed of in terms of the compromise. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner drew the attention of the Court to paragraph 4 of the compromise petition and submitted that the compromise petition is supported by the verification affidavits of the parties. It is therefore prayed that the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32656 WP No. 38522 of 2025 compromise petition be accepted and appropriate orders be passed. 5. Having considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the compromise petition and the affidavits filed in support thereof, this Court is of the opinion that the compromise is lawful and deserves to be accepted. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the compromise petition entered into between the parties. Consequently, the order dated 09.12.2024 passed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in Appeal No.183/2009 is hereby set aside, and the order dated 24.09.2002 passed by the competent authority, in LRT No.1168:1150/2000-01 is restored. 7. The jurisdictional Tahsildar shall carry out the necessary mutation and revenue entries in - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32656 WP No. 38522 of 2025 accordance with the restored order and in terms of the compromise petition, in accordance with law. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15