- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:536 WP No. 31178 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 31178 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI SAMIULLA M S/O LATE ABDUL MUJEER, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/A COWDALLI VILLAGE, RAMAPURA HOBLI, HANUR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT - 571 320 …PETITIONER (BY MS. JAHNAVI.M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R GOULAY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDINGS, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHAMARAJANAGARA, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT-571313. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KOLLEGAL SUB-DIVISION, KOLLEGAL- 57144 CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT. Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:536 WP No. 31178 of 2025 4. THE TAHSILDAR, HANURU TALUK, HANUR 571439, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO EFFECT THE REVENUE ENTRIES IN THE RTCS, KHATHA, REGISTER OF MUTATION, AND ALL OTHER REVENUE RECORDS IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTIES (ITEM NOS. 01 AND 02) IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER BY ALLOWING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 13/2/2023, DATED 17/9/2024, DATED 9/9/2024 AND DATED 22/11/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-N, Q, R AND T AS PER THE ORDERS PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO. 3 BEARING DATED 10/2/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-M AND ETC., 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 the respondents. 2. The prayer in this writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to effect the revenue entries in the RTC’s, katha, register of mutation - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:536 WP No. 31178 of 2025 and all other revenue records in the name of the petitioner in respect of 5 acres 12 cents in Sy.No.861 of Cowdalli Village, Ramapura Hobli, Hanur Taluk, Kollegal Sub Division, Chamrajanagar District and 5 acres 27 cents in Sy.No.863 of the same village. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to Annexure-L, the communication dated 01.12.2022 made by the Tahasildar to the Assistant Commissioner, Kollegal Sub-division, where the Tahsildar after verifying the records has found that in the original revenue records, Survey No.861 and Survey No.863 has the name of Sri K.Mujeer. However, in column No.12, the person in occupation was shown as Shiva Jamadar and K. Mujeer. In the subsequent records, in Column No. 9, it was shown as, ‘sarkari tarasu’. Having regard to the report submitted by the Tahsildar, in an appeal preferred before the Assistant Commissioner in proceedings bearing No.LND/vicharane/CR/33/2022-2023, the Assistant Commissioner directed the Tahsildar to re- - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:536 WP No. 31178 of 2025 verify from the records and take appropriate action, if it is found that the name of Sri K.Mujeer and K. Abdul Mujeer is required to be re-entered in the revenue records. In the meanwhile, one Yaseen, S/o Abadul Jabbar approached the Deputy Commissioner in R.A.No.91/2022-2023 and the Deputy Commissioner passed an order on 08.08.2024 once again directing the Tahsildar to verify from the records and take action in accordance with law. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite such directions being issued by the Deputy Commissioner, the Tahsildar has taken no further steps to redress the grievance of the petitioner. 5. In the considered opinion of this Court, it would be a futile exercise to once again direct the Tahsildar to consider the representation given by the petitioner. In law, having regard to the powers conferred on the Assistant Commissioner under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, the Assistant Commissioner is duty bound to - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:536 WP No. 31178 of 2025 consider the appeal that would be filed by the petitioner, call for original records, peruse the same and if necessary call for any documents at the hands of the petitioner and issue notice to all concerned and thereafter consider the matter on merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Neither the Assistant Commissioner nor the Deputy Commissioner could have remanded the matter back to the Tahsildar for reconsideration. 6. In that view of the matter, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the Assistant Commissioner to reopen the appeal in LND/vicharane/CR/33/2022-2023, implead all other persons who may have any claim in respect of the land in question, consider the inter se claim between the parties and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law to enable the Tahsildar to enter the names of the persons who are legally entitled to have their names entered in the revenue records. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:536 WP No. 31178 of 2025 7. The proceedings before the Assistant Commissioner shall be reopened on 02.02.2026. On the said date, the petitioner shall appear before the Assistant Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner shall issue notice to all concerned and thereafter pass appropriate orders after considering the merits of the case that would be presented by the petitioner and the counter claim if any at the hands of any other person. The appeal shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four months from 02.02.2026. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL