- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33461 WP No. 19992 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 19992 OF 2026 (GM-ST/RN) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. N. JAYANTHI D/O LATE R. NARASIMHAN, AND LATE R.N. LAKSHMI DEVI, W/O BHASKARA. M. AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 2. SRI. ARVIND.B, S/O BHASKARA. M. AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 3. SMT. OJASVI. B, D/O BHASKARA. M, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, THE APPELLANTS NO.1 TO 3 ARE RESIDING AT NO.129, KR ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU - 560 004. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRADEEP J.S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33461 WP No. 19992 of 2026 BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS, KANDAYA BHAVANA, 8TH FLOOR, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, YELAHANKA, KANDAYA BHAVANA, 8TH FLOOR, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009. 4. THE SUB REGISTRAR, DEVANAHALLI, TALUK OFFICE COMPLEX, DEVANAHALLI - 562 110. 5. SHRI. SATYANARAYANA, S/O N. MUNIKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/A NO.23, HENNUR BAGALUR MAIN ROAD, OPPOSITE TO SAB COLLEGE, SHIRDI SAI NAGAR, YADAVA LAYOUT, BYRATHI DR. SHIVARAMKARANTHA NAGAR, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU - 560 077. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO 2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER NO. 2 AT ANNEXURE G DATED 18- 02-2026 AND ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33461 WP No. 19992 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4. 2. Notice to respondent No.5 is dispensed with in view of the proposed ordered to be passed. 3. Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Issue a Writ of mandamus directing the respondent No: 2 to consider the representation made by the petitioner No: 2 at ANNEXURE G dated 18-02-2026. b) Issue a Writ of mandamus directing the respondent No : 3 to consider the representation made by the petitioner No : 2 at ANNEXURE H dated 18-02-2026. c) Further to issue such other directions to the respondent No: 2 to 4 to initiate criminal proceedings / action against the respondent No: 5. d) For such other writ or order as this Honorable Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case. 4. The contention of the petitioners is that in respect of the land of petitioner No.1 there are certain documents which have been fabricated by - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33461 WP No. 19992 of 2026 respondent No.5 by counterfeiting the seal of the Sub Registrar etc. 5. His submission is that the said fact has also been accepted by the Sub-Registrar inasmuch as the Sub- Registrar has issued an endorsement saying that there is no document registered with the Sub- Registrar as regards the document claimed to have been counterfeited. 6. The request now made vide the representation is for the Sub-Registrar to file a police complaint by initiating criminal action against respondent No.5. If the document relating to the property of the petitioners has been fabricated, it is for the petitioners to initiate such action as may be available under law. It cannot be expected for the Sub- Registrar to file criminal proceedings and prosecute those criminal proceedings. 7. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to prosecute any such proceedings as and when filed, the petition stands disposed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE GJM/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29