- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4815 WP No. 2211 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 2211 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SYED BABU S/O. LATE. SYED RAHIM AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT DODDENAHALLI VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562114 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SURESH V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HOSAKOTE SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. 3. THE TAHASILDAR, HOSAKOTE TALUK HOSAKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562114. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-3 TO Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4815 WP No. 2211 of 2026 ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNX-E DATED 20.09.2024 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice of all the respondents. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner that her mother-Smt. Meharunissa w/o Syed Rahim was granted 3 Acres 10 Guntas of land in Sy.No.12 of Ankonahalli village, Nandagudi Hobli, Hosakote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District, on 19.10.1970. Pursuant to the grant, the revenue records were also mutated in the name of the grantee in terms of M.R.No.2/1981-1982. Learned Counsel for the petitioner contends that the name of Smt.Meharunnisa continued in the revenue records till 1997, when the revenue records were computerized. After computerization, the name of the grantee was not continued in the computerized RTC. Therefore, the prayer - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4815 WP No. 2211 of 2026 in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.4-Tahsildar, Hosakote Taluk to continue the name of the grantee in the computerized RTC and thereafter, consider the claim of the petitioner to enter his name in the revenue records on the strength of him succeeding to the estate of Smt.Meharunnissa. 3. After hearing the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the learned Additional Government Advocate and on perusing the petition papers, this Court finds from the material on record that the name of the grantee i.e., petitioner’s mother was earlier entered in the land revenue records. However, if the Tahsildar is of the opinion that the petitioner’s mother has not been granted lands, nevertheless, it is the duty of the Tahsildar to secure the original Grant Register, Saguvali Chit issue register and other contemporaneous records to satisfy himself regarding the grant made in favour of the petitioner’s mother. Moreover, there is no reason why the name of the petitioner’s mother which was earlier entered in the land - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4815 WP No. 2211 of 2026 revenue records has not been continued after computerization, the Tahsildar is duty bound to look into all these aspects and pass necessary orders. 4. Consequently, this writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to the 4th respondent -Tahsildar to consider the representation given by the petitioner and in the light of the observations made hereinabove, verify the original records in the presence of the petitioner and pass necessary orders to enter the name of the petitioner in the computerized RTC and land revenue records as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL : : CT: JL