- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3036 WP No. 10974 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 10974 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. PANCHALINGGAIAH S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RESIDENT OF HEMMIGEPURA VILLAGE, VIDYAPEETA POST, KENGERI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 060. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJESH MAHALE, SR. COUNSEL FOR SRI. GURUVA REDDY N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVBAN, K.G ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVBAN, K.G ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR BENGALURU NORTH DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVBAN, K.G ROAD, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3036 WP No. 10974 of 2024 BENGALURU - 560 009. 4. SRI VENKATARAMAPPA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS 5. SRI HANUMAIAH S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS 6. SRI CHENNIGAPPA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 7. SMT RAKSHITHA W/O LATE MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS 8. SMT SOWMYA D/O LATE MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS 9. SRI YATEESH S/O LATE MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 12 YEARS SINCE MINOR, REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN, SMT RAKSHITHA 10. SRI HANUMAIAH S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 11. SRI RUDRA MUNIYAPPA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3036 WP No. 10974 of 2024 S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 12. SRI GURU S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS 13. SRI. G V SRIDHAR S/O LATE VENKATARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 14. SMT. SHAILA W/O G V SRIDHAR, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 15. SRI. G.S. SHESHA SAI S/O G V SRIDHAR, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 16. SRI. G. .V GOPINATH S/O LATE VENKATARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 17. SMT. RADHA GOPINATH W/O G.V. GOPINATH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 18. SRI. M.K. NARAYANA S/O LATE M.S. KRISHNA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESPONDENTS 13 TO 18 ARE RESIDING AT NO.11, GAVIPURAM EXTENSION, HANUMANTHANAGAR, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3036 WP No. 10974 of 2024 BENGALURU - 560 019. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GURUVA REDDY N, ADVOCATE; SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1 O R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD 06.01.2022 PASSED BY THE R3 IN CASE NO.RRT(DIS) CR 32/2016.17 VIDE ANNEXURE-W, ORDER DTD 23.06.2022 PASSED BY THE R2 IN CASE NO.R.A.(S) 183/2022 VIDE ANNEXUERE-X AND THE ORDER DTD 08.12.2023 PASSED BY THE R1 IN CASE NO.R.P.NO.238/2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-Y 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Notice to respondent Nos.4 to 18 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that although in a family partition, the petition schedule property fell to the share of the petitioner and his name was entered in the RTC, nevertheless, one of the brothers of the petitioner has sold the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3036 WP No. 10974 of 2024 property although it does not belong to him. Pursuant to the said sale transaction, the name of the petitioner has been removed from the RTC while entering the name of the purchaser. 3. In the considered opinion of this Court, when disputed questions of title arise, the revenue authorities are not permitted to enter into such arena. That is the law laid down by the full bench of this Court in the case of Smt.Jayamma and Others Vs. State of Karnataka and Others reported in ILR 2020 KAR 1449. Moreover, it appears that the petitioner has already instituted a suit seeking declaration of title. The Revenue Department of the State Government has also issued a circular recently directing that wherever orders are passed by the Civil Court in respect of revenue lands, such orders shall be entered in Column No.11 to protect the interest of the parties so that there will be no multiplicity of proceedings or further sale transactions during pendency of the suit. Such being the position, it is always open for the petitioner to get an order at the hands of the Civil Court and have it entered in Column No.11 to protect the interest of the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3036 WP No. 10974 of 2024 Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of two weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25