- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6508 WP No. 38043 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 38043 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI. RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O. LATE AKKALAPPA R/O. THENEYURU VILLAGE, SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT -562 129. REP. BY GPA HOLDER, SRI. T. M. SHASHI KIRAN, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O. THENEYURU VILLAGE, SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT -562 129. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. D. NAGARAJA REDDY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANASOUDA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, CHAPPARADA KALLU, DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT -562 129. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6508 WP No. 38043 of 2025 3. THE TAHSILDAR HOSAKOTE TALUK, HOSAKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT -562 129. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONDUCT PODI AND DURASTH IN RESPECT OF THE LAND OF THE PETITIONER IN SY.NO.20 (SY.NO. 20/P 8) OF THENEYURU VILLAGE, SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, MEASURING 3 ACRES 24 GUNTAS, BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONER DTD. 30.01.2025 PRODUCED AT ANNX-J. 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 respondents No.1 to 3. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has given representation to respondent No.3 –Tahsildar, Hosakote Taluk, for phodi and durasth of his land. Learned Counsel submits that appropriate directions - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6508 WP No. 38043 of 2025 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 Government Advocate submits on instructions that the Sy.No.20 of Theneyuru Village, Sulibele Hobli, Hosakote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District, comprises of 254 acres 38 guntas 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 on instructions that the process has already begun. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6508 WP No. 38043 of 2025 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3-Tahsildar, Hosakote Taluk and Assistant Director of Land Records, Hosakote, to complete the process of phodi and durasth, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL