- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2005 WP No. 37089 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 37089 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. H.R. SRINIVASA S/O LATE C.RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO.6, HARALORE, HSR POST, SARJAPUR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 102. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. S KALYAN BASAVARAJ., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 110. 2. THE TALUK SURVEYOR / JDLR HOSKOTE TALUK, HOSKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 114. 3. THE TAHSILDAR HOSKOTE TALUK, HOSKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 114. 4. SRI.C.MUNIYAPPA, S/O CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2005 WP No. 37089 of 2025 R/AT ALAGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE, JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. 5. SRI.SANJEEVE GOWDA, S/O VENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT VOLAGEREPURA VILLAGE, JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 114. &RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 19.09.2025 PASSED IN APL/141/2025 BY THE R-2, PRODUCED AT ANNX-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition since an alternative and efficacious remedy is available for the petitioner in - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2005 WP No. 37089 of 2025 terms of Section 50B(1)(b)(i) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, to approach the Director of Survey Settlement and Land Records to question the impugned order passed by the Assistant Director of Land Records. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority. 4. Office to return the original documents/certifies copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL