- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6936 WP No. 33516 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 33516 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI HANUMANTHAIAH S/O. LATE HANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT GYNATHAPURA, TAYANAHALLI POST, MAYASANDRA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMAKUR - 572 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANOHAR V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANASOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMAKUR - 572 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENT TO TRANSFER THE KATHA IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER AS PER REPRESENTATION DTD 28.01.2025 Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6936 WP No. 33516 of 2025 RRT/LR NO. 405/24-25 AND 7.07.2025 VIDE ANX-B AND C 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 both the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that his application at Annexures-B and C for mutation entry in the revenue records pursuant to the final decree passed by the learned Civil Judge and JMFC at Turuvekere in O.S.No.512/2022 has not been considered and the Tahsildar has not passed any orders. The final decree is passed on 12.02.2024 and the applications at Annexure-B are given on 31.01.2025 and at Annexure-C on 07.07.2025. 3. However, learned High Court Government Pleader submits that in terms of the final decree, portions of the property in 3 survey numbers have fallen to the share of the petitioner and therefore, the application will have to be filed along with the 11E sketch correctly showing the extent of land - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6936 WP No. 33516 of 2025 and the boundaries to enable the Tahsildar to consider the application. 4. Having regard to the contention of the petitioner and the submission made by the learned High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file an application seeking mutation entries along with an 11E sketch correctly showing the portion of land which is divided and which has fallen into the share of the petitioner to enable the Tahsildar to proceed and mutate the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. Ordered accordingly. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15