- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010081222025 NC: 2026:KHC:43374 WP NO.4151 OF 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.4151 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. RANGAIAH S/O LATE SANNAIAH, AGE ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O G. MAILANAHALLI VILLAGE, DUDDA HOBLI, DYAPALAPURA POST, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 220. 2. VENKATESH S/O LATE SANNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O G. MAILANAHALLI VILLAGE, DUDDA HOBLI, DYAPALAPURA POST, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 220. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRABHUGOUDA TUMBIGI BASAVANTARAYAGOUDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HASSAN, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010081222025 NC: 2026:KHC:43374 WP NO.4151 OF 2025 3. THE TAHASILDAR HASSAN TALUK, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITON IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 03RD APRIL, 2007 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN CASE NO.RA.58/2003-04 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ORDER DATED 16TH DECEMBER, 2002 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-B; DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3 TO RESTORE THE REVENUE RECORDS TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION AND TO CONTINUE THE SAME IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER OF THE PETITIONERS AND NOW TO THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioners are challenging the order dated 03rd April, 2007 (Annexure-A) passed by the respondent No.1 in Case No.RA.58/2003-04 and order dated 16th December, 2002 (Annexure-B) passed by the respondent No.2; inter alia sought for direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to restore the revenue records in to the name of petitioners in respect of subject land. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010081222025 NC: 2026:KHC:43374 WP NO.4151 OF 2025 2. Heard Sri. Prabhugouda Tumbigi Basavantarayagouda, learned counsel appearing for petitioners and Smt. B.P. Radha, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents. 3. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties, on perusal of the impugned orders passed by the respondents 1 and 2, it is forthcoming that the respondent- Authorities have cancelled the grant made as per Saguvali Chit dated 14th March, 2002 in favour of the father of petitioners. The reason assigned by the respondents 1 and 2 in the impugned orders for canceling the grant made in favour of the father of petitioner is that, the father of petitioners is not cultivating the land from ten years. In this regard, on perusal of the Grant Certificate produced at Annexure-G would indicate that the father of petitioners was cultivating the subject land and that apart, the Grant Certificate has been issued to the father of the petitioner, after verifying and conducting the spot inspection by the competent Committee as to the cultivation. On perusal of RTC Extracts for the year 2002-03, it is forthcoming that the name of the father of petitioners is shown - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010081222025 NC: 2026:KHC:43374 WP NO.4151 OF 2025 at column No.9 of the RTC. Therefore, the reason assigned by the respondents for canceling the grant made in favour of father of petitioners is contrary to law and accordingly, same deserves to be set-aside. Hence, I pass the following: O R D E R (i) Writ Petition allowed; (ii) Order dated 03rd April, 2007 (Annexure-A) passed by the respondent No.1 in Case No.RA.58/2003-04 and order dated 16th December, 2002 (Annexure-B) passed by the respondent No.2 are hereby set-aside; (iii) Respondents are directed to restore the name of petitioners in the revenue records in respect of the subject land, within an outer limit of two months from the date of receipt of this order. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 62