- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010502642026 NC: 2026:KHC:44292 WP No. 22760 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 22760 OF 2026 (LR) BETWEEN: MR. KAPIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY S/O LATE RAMESHWARA SINGH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT SITE NO. G-15, CHOKKASANDRA VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU - 560099. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SACHIN SREENIVAS., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 EMAIL PRS.REVENUE@GMAIL.COM 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE NORTH SUB DIVISION KG ROAD, Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010502642026 NC: 2026:KHC:44292 WP No. 22760 of 2026 AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560001 EMAIL ACNORTHBLR@GMAIL.COM 3. THE TAHASILDAR BANGALORE EAST TALUK, KRISHANRAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560036 EMAIL TAH.BANGALOREEASTTQ@GMAIL.COM …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SPOORTHY HEGDE N., HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 06TH MAY 2024, PASSED BY THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN REV. MISC. NO.26/2023 (PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-E), ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 21ST AUGUST 2018, PASSED BY THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN APPEAL NO. 579/2012 (PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-C) AND CONSEQUENTLY SET ASIDE THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER DATED 23RD OCTOBER 2009 IN CASE NO. LRF (83) (BE) 36/2007-08 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 (PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-B) & ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010502642026 NC: 2026:KHC:44292 WP No. 22760 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER The learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice for the respondents. 2. In this petition, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 23.10.2009 (Annexure-B), passed by the respondent No.2 and the orders passed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in Appeal No.579/2012, dated 21.08.2018 and the order dated 06.05.2024, passed in Revision Misc.No.26/2023, produced at Annexures-`C' and `E' respectively. 3. Taking into consideration the reasons assigned in the writ petition, and following the declaration of law made by this Court in Writ Petition No.298/2024, disposed of on 07.02.2024 (Sri Laxman D.S. -vs- The Secretary, Revenue Department), and as the respondent-Government has amended Section 79-A and Section 79-B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, the impugned orders produced at Annexures-`B', - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010502642026 NC: 2026:KHC:44292 WP No. 22760 of 2026 `C' and `E' are hereby quashed and the respondent- authorities are directed to restore the mutation entry in favour of the petitioner, forthwith. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE BK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30