- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4878-DB WA No. 1425 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO. 1425 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI KUMBAIAH S/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 2. SRI. LAKSHMINARASIMHAIAH S/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 3. SRI. KRISHNAMURTHY S/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 4. SRI. S N RAMESH S/O LATE NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT, SONDEKOPPA VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT PIN 562 130 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. M.R.RAJAGOPAL, SENIOR COUNSEL SRI. RAMESH ANANTHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4878-DB WA No. 1425 of 2025 REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE LAND REFORMS TRIBUNAL BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, AND SPECIAL TAHSILDAR K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 009 3. SRI. NARAYANAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O LATE CHINNAPPAIAH 4. SRI. ANANTHAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O LATE CHINNAPPAIAH 5. SRI. NARASIMHAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O LATE CHINNAPPAIAH 6. SRI. GOPALSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O LATE CHINNAPPAIAH, RESPONDENT NO.3 TO 6 ARE RESIDING AT SONDEKOPPA VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BENGLAURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT - 562 130 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGADE, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. NARAYAN.M.NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR C/R4 AND 5) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4878-DB WA No. 1425 of 2025 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 15.07.2025 PASSED IN WP No-16293/2016 IN DISMISSING THE PETITION, CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WP AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF OR RELIEFS AS THIS HONBLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO GRANT, IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Sri M.R. Rajagopal, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Sri Ramesh Ananthan, learned counsel for the appellants submits that he would like to withdraw the appeal with liberty to avail the remedy as may be available under the law. 2. Considering the above submission, we dismiss the appeal with liberty as sought for. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4878-DB WA No. 1425 of 2025 3. All rights and contentions of the parties are kept open. (D K SINGH) JUDGE (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4 Digitally signed by DINESH KUMAR SINGH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by TARA VITASTA GANJU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNTAKA