- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3327 WP No. 3757 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 3757 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O LATE MALLARADHIYA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/A NARASIMHANAPETE CHINTHAMANI TOWN CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563125 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENUGOPAL G.N., ADVCOATE FOR SRI. SHIVAGONDAPPA SUBHASHCHANDRA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DC OFFICE CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AC OFFICE CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101. 4. THE TAHSILDAR CHINTAMANI TALUK OFFICE Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3327 WP No. 3757 of 2024 CHINTAMANI CHIKKABALLAPURA-563125. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD 3.6.2022 FILED BY THE PETITIONER AS PER ANNEXURE –D 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 for all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 4th respondent – Tahsildar, Chinthamani Taluk, has not mutated and entered the name of the petitioner pursuant to the petitioner acquiring title over the property in question viz., 2 acres and 10 guntas in Survey No.1/2 of Sonnasettihalli Village, Kasba Hobli, Chinthamani Taluk, Chikkaballapura District. It is the contention of the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3327 WP No. 3757 of 2024 petitioner that two brothers namely Dhanapparadya and Basavaradya purchased the lands in question under registered Sale Deed dated 13.04.1938 from Bestara Balappa in the name of Basaveshwara Devaru. It is contented that the two brothers built a temple and the said temple is a private temple. The petitioner belongs to the branch of Basavaradya. It is also contented that another Person by name R.Ravishankar has also given an application for mutation entry in the revenue records. But the Tahsildar has not passed any orders although the application/representations were filed in the year 2022. 3. Having regard to the contentions raised in the writ petition, the writ petition stands disposed of, with a direction to the respondent No.4 – Tahsildar, Chintamani Taluk to consider the representations given by the petitioner. The Tahsildar is required to issue notice to all concerned and thereafter proceed in accordance with law. It is made clear that there is no specific direction issued to the Tahsildar that he will have to mutate the name of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3327 WP No. 3757 of 2024 petitioner in the revenue records. However, the Tahsildar will have to act in accordance with law by issuing notice to all concerned. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL