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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4579 WP No. 35287 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 35287 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN:
SMT. INDIRA VENKATESH W/O. SRI. K.R. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/A NO.79, 2ND CROSS, 8TH MAIN CENTARAL EXCISE LAYOUT VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU -560 040. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.G.CHANDRASHEKHARAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND:
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STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS REVENUE SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001.
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THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS OFFICE OF THE DEPUTYCOMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DIST., BANGALORE - 560 009.
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THE THASILDAR BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE - 560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R2 THE DDLR TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 18.09.2025, MARKED AS ANNX-D FILED BY THE PETITIONER Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4579 WP No. 35287 of 2025 DIRECTING THEM TO CONDUCT THE PODI AND DARKASTH OF THE LAND IN QUESTION 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has given representation to respondent No.2 - The Deputy Director of Land Records for phodi and durasth of her 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 AGA submits on instructions that land in question
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4579 WP No. 35287 of 2025 situated in the Sy.No.175/3 comprises of large extent of lands 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. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 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 GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38