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2026 DAILYLAW 44441 (KAR)

M BABU v. STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/20771/2024 · 2026-09-30

E S Indiresh

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- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010432382024 NC: 2026:KHC:54547 WP NO.20771 OF 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.20771 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: M. BABU S/O LATE MUNISHAMA REDYY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT HENNAGARA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT – 560 105. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B. RAMESH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BEHIND KANDHAYA BHAVAN, BENGALURU – 560 009. 3. THE TAHSILDAR ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT – 560 105. Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010432382024 NC: 2026:KHC:54547 WP NO.20771 OF 2024 4. SRINIVASA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, MAJOR IN AGE, R/AT HENNAGARA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT – 560 105. 5. HENNAGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT HENNAGARA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SHARADA H.V., AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. G.S. PATEEL, ADVOCATE FOR R4; SRI. M.S. DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO IMPLEMENT THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN THE LETTER DATED 06TH JULY, 2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-G FORTHWITH; DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO RESTORE THE RAJAKALUVE AS PER THE MEMORANDUM DATED 08TH NOVEMBER, 2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-E4 FORTHWITH; 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, the petitioner is seeking direction to the respondent No.3 to implement the directions issued by the respondent No.2 in the letter dated 06th July, 2024 (Annexure- - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010432382024 NC: 2026:KHC:54547 WP NO.20771 OF 2024 G); inter alia sought for directing the respondent No.3 to restore the Rajakaluve as per the Memorandum dated 08th November, 2023 (Annexure-E4). 2. Heard Sri. B. Ramesh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; Smt. Sharada H.V., learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 to 3; Sri. G.S. Pateel, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.4; and Sri. M.S. Devaraju, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.5. 3. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties, on perusal of the averments made in the writ petition, it is forthcoming that, the petitioner is seeking relief of removing the encroachment of Rajakaluve runs through the lands specified in the Memorandum dated 08th November, 2023 (Annexure-E4). In this regard, the respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner in the letter dated 06th July, 2024 (Annexure-G), directed the respondent No.3-Tahsildar and the jurisdictional Director of Land Records to jointly conduct survey and remove the encroachment of Rajakaluve. Therefore, the respondent No.3-Tahsildar is directed to comply with the directions issued - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010432382024 NC: 2026:KHC:54547 WP NO.20771 OF 2024 by the respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner in the letter dated 06th July, 2024 (Annexure-G), within a period of four months from the date of receipt o this order. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 62