- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11380 WP No. 5970 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 5970 OF 2026 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SHRI.DEEPAK J. RAO AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O LATE B.G. JANARDHAN RAO, RESIDING AT NO 136, 4TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, MANJUNATH NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 072. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VACHAN H.U, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. KAVITHA DAMODARAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEDDI, BENGALURU - 560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER NORTH SUB-DIVISION, K G ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 009. 3. THE TAHSILDAR BANGALORE EAST TALUK, KR PURAM, BENGALURU - 560 036 …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11380 WP No. 5970 of 2026 (BY SRI. K.P. YOGANNA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R2 TO DECIDE THE REPRESENTATION, DATED 21/11/2025 (ANNX-E) BY INCORPORATING THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN THE REVENUE RECORDS AS PER ORDER, DATED 14/10/2022 PASSED BY THE R2 (ANNX-D) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned AGA takes notice for all the respondents. Learned counsel for petitioner is directed to serve copies of the petition along with annexures on the Learned AGA. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore North Sub-Division passing an order at Annexure-"D" in proceedings bearing number R.A (BE) No. 550 of 2022, directing the Tahsildar to accept khatha in the name of the petitioner herein in respect of 4 acres 30 guntas in Survey No. 125 of Boganahalli Village, Varathur Hobli, Bengaluru - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11380 WP No. 5970 of 2026 East Taluk, since the claim of the petitioner is genuine and the petitioner's father was granted the said lands at the hands of the Special Deputy Commissioner for Inams in Case No. 375 of 1960- 61 dated 05.09.1960, no action has been taken by the Tahsildar. 3. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the Third respondent - Tahsildar, Bengaluru East Taluk to proceed to find out as to who are the legal heirs of the original grantee Shri B.G. Janardhan Rao and also consider the claim of the petitioner that his father has left behind a Will dated 10.04.1986 bequeathing the property in favour of the petitioner and proceed to enter the name of the person who is entitled to have his name recorded in the revenue records, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13