- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:805 WP No. 28695 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. 28695 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI.EREGOWDA S/O SRI. MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/A DODDA HOSAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANTHA KUMAR S.P., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. HARI HARA PRASAD., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF REVENUE AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, VISHWANATHAPURA, DEVANAHALLI, KARNATAKA-562110. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION, DODDANBALLAPURA, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-561203. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:805 WP No. 28695 of 2025 4. THE THAHASILDHAR, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. 5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION FOR TATKAL PHONE DATED 10/04/2019 ON 06/06/2023 SEEKING PHODI AND DURASTH OF THE LAND BELONGS TO THE PETITION IN SY. NO. 38, SITUATED AT BIDIHALA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, VIDE ANNX-E, F, G, H AND J. 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 for all the respondents. 2. Since the grievance of the petitioner is that his application filed online commencing from 10.04.2019 at Annexure-E to Annexure J dated 10.03.2025 has not been - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:805 WP No. 28695 of 2025 acted upon, for phodi and durasth, learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to secure instructions from respondents No.4 and 5 as to why no action is taken pursuant to the online applications filed by the petitioner. 3. At this juncture, learned Additional Government Advocate submits on instructions that several of the lands around the vicinity were acquired for formation of the National Highway and there was some difficulty to conduct the phodi and durasth. However, it is submitted that within a period of three months the phodi and durasth of the petitioner will be conducted. 4. Placing the submission of the learned Additional Government Advocate on record, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondents No.4 and 5 to conduct the phodi and durasth in terms of the applications filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from today. Ordered accordingly. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:805 WP No. 28695 of 2025 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL