- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010358172022 NC: 2026:KHC:45577 WP No. 15914 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.15914 OF 2022 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. NARASIMHAIAH S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT NO.40, IV MAIN, BYATARAYANAPURA BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK. 2. SRI. CHIKKANNA SWAMY S/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT NO.176/2 B-CROSS III MAIN, AYYANNASHETTY EXTENSION, KAVIKA BYATARAYANAPURA BENGALURU. 3. SMT. SARASWATHAMMA D/O LATE MUNIYAPPA W/O GANGADHARAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT DASEGOWDANAPALYA VILLAGE, MAJARE ANKALA KOPPA, NITTUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.B. CHANDRACHOODA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010358172022 NC: 2026:KHC:45577 WP No. 15914 of 2022 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR CHOLANAYAKANAHALLI CIRCLE, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU - 560 032. 3. THE DEPUTY TAHASILDAR TAVAREKERE HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU - 562 130. 4. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK KANDAYA BHAVAN, I FLOOR K G ROAD BENGALURU-560001. 5. SRI. NAGARAJU S/O LATE SANJEEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT ALAMMANA PALYA TAVAREKERE HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562 130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE N., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. S. RAJENDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE REPORT AND THE MAHAZAR OF THE REVENUE - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010358172022 NC: 2026:KHC:45577 WP No. 15914 of 2022 INSPECTOR, CHOLANAYAKANAHALLI CIRCLE, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BEARING NO.RI(C) RRT/RR/287/2021.22 DATED 29.07.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-J AND K THE REPORT OF THE DEPUTY THASILDAR,TAVAREKERE HOBLI,IN NO.NA.KA.TA.RRT/CR/350/2021-22 DATED 23.05.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-L AND THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 31.05.2022 BEARING NO.RRT/TH/CR/2022-23 ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL THASILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, VIDE ANNEXURE-M BY ISSUE OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI. 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 Heard Sri. M.B. Chandrachooda, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners; Sri. Spoorthy Hegde N., Learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent-State and Sri. S. Rajendra, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.5. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioners are assailing the Endorsement dated 31.05.2022, issued - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010358172022 NC: 2026:KHC:45577 WP No. 15914 of 2022 by Spl. Thasildar, Bengaluru South Taluk, at Annexure-M. 3. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties, it is forthcoming that O.S. No. 216 of 2016 has been filed by Respondent No. 5 (Plaintiff No. 3 in the original suit). In connection with the said suit, the prayer in the plaint is to challenge the judgment and decree passed in O.S. No.59 of 2016 dated 19.02.2016. 4. In that view of the matter, a perusal of the representation at Annexure-G would indicate that Respondent No.5 has approached Respondent No.4, requesting to certify that who are in possession of the land in question and crop details. On perusal of the Endorsement dated 31.05.2022, this Court is of the opinion that the respondent No.4-Special Tahsildar, Bengaluru South Taluk, appears to have acted without - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010358172022 NC: 2026:KHC:45577 WP No. 15914 of 2022 due regard to his public duties in issuing the said Endorsement to facilitate the persons involved in the civil suit. Such action requires to be deprecated by this Court. 5. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed. ii. The Endorsement dated 31.05.2022 at Annexure-M, passed by Respondent No. 4-Spl. Thasildar, is accordingly set aside, and all further proceedings pursuant thereto, namely, Annexures-J, K and L, are hereby quashed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 57