- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2352 WP No. 12695 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 12695 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. BASAPPA S/O MUDUKAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT, THIMIAPURA RAJANAHALLI, HARIHARA, DAVANAGERE 577601. 2. ANANDA D.C. S/O LATE CHITHRAPPA DODDAMANI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT, THIMALAPURA VILLAGE, THIMALAPURA RAJANAHALLI, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE 577601. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUNIL S NARAYAN., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANASOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2352 WP No. 12695 of 2025 2. DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CHAITHRADURGA ONAKE OBAVVA CIRCLE, CHITRADURGA 577501. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HARIHARA TALUK, CHITRADURGA -577601. 4. THASILDAR OFFICE OF THE THASILDAR HARIHARA TALUK, CHITRADURGA -577601. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH/SET ASIDE THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 01.01.2025 IN RRT(K) CR 273 2024-25 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4 AT ANNEXURE-C AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 all the respondents. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2352 WP No. 12695 of 2025 2. The petitioners in this writ petition are aggrieved of the impugned endorsement dated 01.01.2025 at Annexure-C, issued by the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, Harihara Taluk, declining to entertain the application filed by the petitioners for mutation of their names in the revenue records. 3. It is sufficient to notice that in W.P.No.8974/2025, filed at the hands of Sri.Mahanteshappa Doddamani and others, where the petitioners herein are party respondents, this Court has held that the suit filed by the said petitioners in the other writ petition seeking a declaration of title was decided in favour of the said petitioners declaring that they are the absolute owners of the property in question on the strength of a registered sale deed dated 25.01.2002. However, the said judgment and decree was set aside at the hands of the first appellate court. The matter is now pending consideration before this Court in a regular second appeal. Therefore, the endorsement issued by the Tahsildar is declining to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2352 WP No. 12695 of 2025 consider the application filed by the petitioners herein at this stage when the matter is still pending consideration before this Court is to be upheld. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the revenue authorities to have their names entered if there is a declaration made in favour of the petitioners herein that they are the lawful owners of the property in question. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL