- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1528 WP No. 22245 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. 22245 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. B.C. KRISHNAPPA S/O LATE CHENNAPPA @ CHENNIGA NAYAKA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 2. SRI. SRINIVASA B.G, S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS BOTH RESIDING AT BHRAMASAMUDRA VILLAGE, ID HALLI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH R, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIVEK S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1528 WP No. 22245 of 2025 TUMAKURU DISTRICT TUMAKURU - 572 101. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MADHUGIRI SUB DIVISION MADHUGIRI - 572 132. 4. TAHSILDHAR MADHUGIRI TALUK, MADHUGIRI - 572 132. 5. REVENUE INSPECTOR ID HALLI HOBLI MADHUGIRI TALUK, MADHUGIRI - 572 132. 6. VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT BHRAMA SAMUDRA VILLAGE, ID HALLI HOBLI MADHUGIRI TALUK - 572 132. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION GIVEN BY PETITIONER NO.1 DATED 27.06.2024 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW WITHIN A PERIOD OF 8 WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF DISPOSAL OF THIS WRIT PETITION (ANNEXURE-L) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1528 WP No. 22245 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.3-Assistant Commissioner, Madhugiri Sub Division, to consider the representation at Annexure-L given by the petitioners. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that in the representation, the petitioners are requesting the Assistant Commissioner to change the mutation entries in the revenue records. Such a request cannot be considered by the Assistant Commissioner. On the other hand, the petitioners will have to file an appeal before the Assistant Commissioner in a matter arising out of an order passed by the Tahsildar under Sections 128 and 129 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. 4. Upholding the submissions of the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1528 WP No. 22245 of 2025 while reserving liberty to the petitioners to file an appeal before the Assistant Commissioner in accordance with law. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11