- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3322 WP No. 35701 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 35701 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. T MARIGOWDA S/O. LATE THAMMANNAGOWDA AGE 64 YEARS, OCC RETIRED SUBEDKATHAR OF INDIAN ARMY AND AGRICULTURIST, R/O. OF KATHARAGUPPE VILLAGE, BELLUR HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571418. 2. D.R. SREENIVASA, S/O. LATE RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. DODDAJAKKANAHALLI VILLAGE, DEVALAPURA HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK. MANDYA DISTRICT-571445. 3. HUCHE GOWDA @ HUCHAPPA S/O. LATE RANGEGOWDA @ KOOGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O. YEDAVANAHALLI VILLAGE, DEVALAPURA HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK. MANDYA DISTRICT-571445 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR.N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. BHARGAV G., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3322 WP No. 35701 of 2024 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, AND THE TALUK EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, KUNIGAL TALUK, KUNIGAL, DISTRICT TUMKUR-572130. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY SETTLEMENT (ADLR), KUNIGAL SUB-DIVISION, TALUK OFFICE BUILDING KUNIGAL, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572130 4. ANANTHASHRAMA MUTT, BEHIND KAPALI TALKIES, SUBEDAR CHATRAM ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560009 REP. BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE TAHSILDAR-KUNIGAL AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY SETTLEMENT, KUNIGAL THE R-2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONERS DTD 17.10.2023 VIDE ANNX-J AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3322 WP No. 35701 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice of respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to respondent No.4 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have given representations to the 2nd respondent -Tahsildar and the 3rd respondent - Assistant Director of Land Records for phodi and durasth of their lands. Learned counsel submits that appropriate directions may be given to the concerned respondents to carry out the phodi and durasth. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate however submits that normally this Court would direct the parties to file online application for phodi and durasth. However, in respect of granted lands, since the phodi and the durasth have to be conducted simultaneously in respect of all the granted lands, sufficient time may be required to complete the process. Learned Additional CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3322 WP No. 35701 of 2024 Government Advocate submits on instructions that the survey No.53 of Bisanahalli Village, Kunigal Taluk, comprises of more than 400 acres and several grants have been made in the said survey number. Therefore, sufficient time will have to be granted to the respondents to complete the phodi and durasth. 4. The Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the process has already begun. 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 & 3 to complete the process of phodi and durasth, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL