- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16191 WP No. 8086 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 8086 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI K B ASHOKA S/O LATE SRI BHASKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 2. SMT SOUBHAGYA W/O LATE SRI.BHASKARIAH, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 3. SRI K.B.BALACHANDRA, S/O LATE SRI BHASKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 4. SMT. K. B. LATHA, D/O LATE SRI BHASKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 5. SMT. REKHA, D/O LATE SRI BHASKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K.SHETTAHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA 571438 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS V.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16191 WP No. 8086 of 2026 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, VIDHANAVEEDHI, BENGALURU - 01 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA-571 401 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, PANDAVAPURA SUB DIVISION, PANDAVAPURA-571 434 MANDYA DISTRICT 4. THE TAHASILDAR SR PATNA TALUK, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, SRIRANGAPATNA, MANDYA DISTRICT, - 571438 5. SRI. MOHAN KUMAR @ PAPU S/O LATE SRI. KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O HALE KIRANGOOR VILLAGE, K.SHETTAHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT- 571438 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16191 WP No. 8086 of 2026 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OF LIKE NATURE, QUASH THE ORDER BY RESPONDENT-4 DATED 08.07.2025 PASSED IN CASE NO. LND 197/2021-22 AT ANNEXURE- H TO THE WRIT PETITION; ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OF LIKE NATURE, QUASH THE ORDER DATED 25/11/2025 PASSED IN M.R T 86/2025-26 VIDE ANNEXURE- K TO THE WRIT PETITION; ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING RESPONDENTS 2 AND 3 TO MAINTAIN THE REVENUE RECORDS /MUTATION ENTRIES IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS FOR SY. NO. 340 MEASURING 08 GUNTAS, KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K.SHETTAHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, AND BY DELETING GOVERNMENT PROPERTY' ENTRY IN COLUMN 9 OF THE RTC FORTHWITH. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16191 WP No. 8086 of 2026 ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4. Notice to respondent No.5 is not necessary for the following reasons. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises a preliminary objection that the order impugned is passed by the Tahsildar, Srirangapatna Taluk and there would be no cause of action for the petitioners to question the orders passed by the Tahsildar, since the Tahsildar has only directed the office to institute proceedings before the Assistant Commissioner for cancellation of the revenue entries and no positive orders are passed by the Tahsildar cancelling the revenue entries. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners draws the attention of this Court to Annexure - K and submits that the Tahsildar has proceeded to change the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16191 WP No. 8086 of 2026 revenue entries pursuant to the impugned order. However, on perusal of Annexure - K, it is clear that the orders are passed pursuant to an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner in the proceedings bearing No.RRTCR/S/291/2025-26 dated 25.11.2025. The petitioners have not questioned the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner. Moreover, if such an order is passed by the Assistant Commissioner, the same can be redressed before the Deputy Commissioner under Section 136(3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE RB