- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19779-DB WA No. 485 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 485 OF 2026 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU -560 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, MAGADI TALUK, MAGADI-562120 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA) AND: 1. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O SIDARAJU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT BANAVADI VILLAGE SOLUR HOBLI RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 562127 2. SMT. KOMALA W/O NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT BANAVADI VILLAGE SOLUR HOBLI RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 562127 Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19779-DB WA No. 485 of 2026 3. SMT. RADHA W/O NARASIMAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT BANAVADI VILLAGE SOLUR HOBLI RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 562127 …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 17.06.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION No.5957/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR) THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 17.06.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.5957/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR) filed by the respondents herein. 2. The parties are referred to as per their ranking before the writ Court, for the sake of convenience. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19779-DB WA No. 485 of 2026 3. The petitioners had filed the writ petition impugning the order dated 19.09.2023 passed by the Tahsildar, Magadi Taluk, Magadi, whereby petitioners' land in Survey No.32/2 measuring 1 acre and 29 guntas along with 5 acres and 22 guntas of land situated at Banavadi Village, Solur Hobli, Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, was declared as 'Sarkari Pada'. 4. The order dated 19.09.2023 was passed on the ground that the petitioners have not deposited the land revenue. 5. The learned Single Judge having considered the said fact has allowed the writ petition and the order dated 19.09.2023 passed by the Tahsildar has been set aside and direction had been given to the petitioners to pay the arrears of land revenue within a period of two months from the date of the receipt of the certified copy of the order and the Tahsildar shall collect the land revenue and thereafter, pass necessary orders cancelling the forfeiture. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19779-DB WA No. 485 of 2026 6. Sri M.N. Sudev Hegde, learned AGA does not dispute the fact that the only basis on which the order dated 19.09.2023 impugned in the writ petition was passed, was for non-payment of the land revenue. 7. Therefore, we do not find much substance in this writ appeal. However, we direct the petitioner Nos.1 to 3 to produce the records pertaining to their ownership in respect of the lands in question and make payment of the land revenue along with interest at the rate of 10% p.a. from the due date till the date of payment. 8. This order shall be communicated by the Tahsildar himself to respondents Nos.1 to 3 to appear and produce the records of their ownership. We direct the respondent Nos.1 to 3 to appear before the Tahsildar on *08.06.2026. 9. With the above observation, the writ appeal is disposed of. *Corrected vide Chamber Order dated:16/04/2026. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19779-DB WA No. 485 of 2026 12. In view of disposal of the appeal, pending interlocutory applications, if any do not survive for consideration, hence stand disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE NG CT: SN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4