- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6972 WP No. 8605 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 8605 OF 2023 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: NARASAMMA W/O B.K. RAMAKRISHNAIAH, AGED 70 YEARS, BANDEBOMMASANDRA VILLAGE, BENGALURU EAST TALUK. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA REDDY M V.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL CHIEF SECRETARY, PANCHAYATH DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, K.R.PURAM, BANGALORE – 560036 3. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KANNURU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI.V., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. M.S. DEVARAJU., ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3) Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6972 WP No. 8605 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE PRAYER AND REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONER MADE AT ANNX-H TO L AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Sri.M.S.Devraj., learned counsel has appeared for respondent No.2 accepts notice for respondent No.3 also. Registry is directed to delete the name of Sri.B.J.Somayaji., as that appearing for respondent No.3. 2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; a. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction to the Respondents to consider the prayer and representations of the petitioner made at Annexure 'H' to 'L'; b. Awards costs of these proceedings in favour of the Petitioner; and c. Grant such other relief(s) as this Hon'ble High Court may deem fit and necessary in the interest of justice and equity. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6972 WP No. 8605 of 2023 3. The petitioner claims to be the owner of Property bearing No.34, Bande Bommasandra, Bidarahalli Village, Bengaluru East Taluk which had been allotted in Katha No.32/3. The father-in-law of the petitioner had during his lifetime sold a portion of the property to one Mr.Munikalappa, who subsequently re- conveyed the same to the husband of the petitioner, the husband having expired in the year 1980. 4. There being a dispute among the family members, there were proceedings which were filed which the petitioner claims to have ended in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner thereafter made an application for issuance of a Katha on 03.10.2017, which was followed up by the representation on 13.04.2022 and 07.11.2022. The petitioner is before this Court contending that despite long lapse of time the applications have not been considered nor order passed. It is in that background, that the petitioner is before this Court seeking for the aforesaid reliefs. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6972 WP No. 8605 of 2023 5. A perusal of the papers indicates that the applications which have been filed by the petitioner have been done in an offline manner. Now as per the extent Rules it being required that applications are filed in an online manner accompanied by necessary documents. The said application filed in the year 2017 cannot be considered in the manner filed. 6. As such, liberty would have to be reserved to the petitioner to file a fresh application in an online manner accompanied by necessary documents. As such, I have passed the following; ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed. ii. On the application filed by the petitioner in an online manner for issuance of Katha accompanied by necessary documents, respondents are directed to consider the same and pass necessary orders within a period of - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6972 WP No. 8605 of 2023 60 days from the date of receipt of filing of fresh online application. iii. Since there is a dispute as regards the boundaries and the measurements, the same would have to be verified in accordance with law before issuance of the Katha. iv. In view of the disposal of the main petition, pending IAs does not survive for consideration. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 28