- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3786 WP No. 36727 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 36727 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: BHARAT GOWDA K S/O. LATE SOMANNA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT: HOUSE NO.2-418, KOTARI HOUSE, BALPA VILLAGE AND POST, KADABA TALUK, BALPA, D.K. DISTRICT - 574232. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BALAKRISHNA SHASTRY G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS (DDLR) D.K. DISTRICT, MANGALURU - 575001. 2. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS (ADLR) D.K. DISTRICT, MANGALURU 575001. 3. JOINT DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL LAND RECORDS, MYSURU DIVISION, MYSURU 570012. 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, R/BY ITS SECRETARY, M.S.BUILDING, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3786 WP No. 36727 of 2025 DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560001. 5. CHANDAPPA ACHARI @CHANDRAYYA ACHARI S/O. LATE SHIVAPPA ACHARI, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 6. VASANTH ACHARI S/O. LATE SHIVAPPA ACHARI, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 7. KESHAVA ACHARI S/O. LATE SHIVAPPA ACHARI, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 8. BALAKRISHNA S. ACHARI S/O. LATE SHIVAPPA ACHARI, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.5 TO 8 ARE R/AT SAMPYADI HOUSE, BEEDIGUDDE, BALPA VILLAGE AND POST, KADABA TALUK, BALPA, D.K.DISTRICT - 574 232. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO i). QUASH THE ORDER/ ENDORSEMENT DATED 30.03.2024 IN NO.BHOO JAM NI. TANTRIKA (1) OTHERS/ITTARA/01/23-24 ISSUED BY R3 PRODUCED AT ANNX-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3786 WP No. 36727 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4. Notice to respondent Nos.5 to 8 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. The petitioner has filed a revision application invoking Section 56 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 before respondent No.3-Joint Director of Land Records, Mysuru Division arraying respondent No.2-Assistant Director of Land Records and respondent Nos.5 to 8 as party respondents to the said proceedings. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that without even issuing a notice, respondent No.3 has issued an endorsement at Annexure-A to the petitioner declining to entertain the revision application on the ground that the name of the petitioner is not found in the revenue records. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is claiming kumki rights and in fact suit instituted by the private respondents herein in O.S.No.29/2002, was dismissed. The regular appeal and - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3786 WP No. 36727 of 2025 regular second appeal filed by the private respondents herein were also dismissed. Nevertheless the said respondents have again instituted a suit and it is in a new proceedings, the impugned order passed by respondent No.2-Assistant Director of Land Records was produced before the Court and only then it has come to the notice of the petitioner herein. Therefore, the petitioner has filed a revision application and respondent No.3 could not have rejected the application without even issuing notice to the private respondents herein. There is substance in the submission made by the learned counsel for petitioner. In that view of the matter the writ petition stands disposed of while directing respondent No.3- Joint Director of Land Records, Mysuru to re-consider the revision application filed by the petitioner and to issue notice to the respondents therein and then proceed in accordance with law. For that purpose the petitioner herein is directed to appear before respondent No.3-Joint Director of Land Records Mysuru on 09.02.2026 to enable respondent No.3 to issue - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3786 WP No. 36727 of 2025 notice to the respondents therein and thereafter proceed in accordance with law. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5