- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:804 WP No. 29326 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 29326 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: RAMESH S SANNA KENCHAPPA AGE ABOUT 47 YEARS KOPPA VILLAGE, HOLEHONNURUHOBLI BHADRAVATHI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SAMEER S N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE TAHSILDAR BHADRAVATHI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577307. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA-577201. 3. THE DEPUTYCOMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA-577201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD 05.08.25 VIDE ANNEXURE-C. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:804 WP No. 29326 of 2025 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 all the respondents. 2. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd respondent - Deputy Commissioner, Shivamogga District to consider the representation at Annexure- C given by the petitioner and make necessary correction in the grant order dated 25.04.1977 in proceedings bearing No.INA (I)CR 130/1971-72. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises an objection that such directions cannot be issued to the Deputy Commissioner. If at all corrections are required to be made in a grant order in a proceedings that were taken up in terms of the provisions of the statute, then necessary application will have to be made before the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:804 WP No. 29326 of 2025 competent authority seeking correction of any typographical error. 4. The submission of the learned High Court Government Pleader is upheld. 5. The writ petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to file necessary application in the proceedings bearing No. INA (I)CR 130/1971-72, before the competent authority in terms of the provisions of the statute seeking necessary correction of the typographical errors, if any. Ordered accordingly. 6. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL