- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1514 WP No. 22251 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 22251 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SAMPANGIRAMAIAH S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/AT NO.571, NEW EXTENSION, K.R.PURAM, WARD NO.52, BENGALURU - 560 036 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANBHAG SANJEEV RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED ITS CHIEF SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE TAHSILDAR TALUK OFFICE HOSKOTE - 562 210 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPUR SUB-DIVISION DODDABALLAPUR - 561 203 Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1514 WP No. 22251 of 2025 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, DODDABALLAPUR - 561 110 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (A) DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO INCORPORATE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN RTC IN RESPECT OF SY.NO. 12/1 MEASURING 13.08 GUNTAS OUT OF 19 GUNTA OF LAND SITUATED AT GANGAPURA VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BNEGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION(B) AWARD COSTS OF THIS PETITION. 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. The grievance of the petitioner is that out of 19 guntas of land belonging to the petitioner in Sy.No.12/1 of Gangapura Village, Hosakote Taluk, Bangalore Rural District, only 5 ½ guntas were acquired for the purpose of widening of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1514 WP No. 22251 of 2025 the National Highway in terms of the acquisition notification bearing No.SO1929(E) dated 14.11.2007. However, in the revenue records, what is now shown in favour of the petitioner is only 6.8 guntas instead of 13.8 guntas. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate has today furnished a copy of the endorsement dated 15.10.2025 issued by the Tahsildar, Hoskote Taluk, to the petitioner and the petitioner has received the same on 15.10.2025. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that there was in fact an earlier acquisition in terms of notification bearing No.LAQ/BLR/4-3/73- 74 where 7 guntas of land were acquired and therefore, what is now shown in the revenue records is correct. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, disputes the said information given in the endorsement. 5. This Court is of the considered opinion that if that is the contention of the respondent authorities that there were two acquisitions and what was acquired earlier was 7 guntas and in the subsequent notification 5.08 guntas were acquired - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1514 WP No. 22251 of 2025 and therefore, what remains for the petitioner is only 6.08 guntas which is correctly shown in the revenue records, therefore, if the petitioner is aggrieved of any such information given in the endorsement, it is for the petitioner to raise a challenge to the same in accordance with law before the competent authority. No useful purpose would be served by simply giving a representation to the Tahsildar. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise a challenge to the endorsement dated 15.10.2025 issued by the Tahsildar, Hosakote Taluk, in accordance with law. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30