- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6201 WP No. 38519 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 38519 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. PADMAVATHI D/O LATE S.P.SUJATHA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 2. SMT. Y.K.SUMITHRA W/O LATE Y.N.KANTHARAJA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 3. SRI. Y.N. VISHWANATH S/O LATE Y.B. NEELAKANTAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 4. SRI Y N MAHESH S/O LATE Y.B. NEELAKANTAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 5. SMT. K.S.USHA W/O K.V.SUDHAKAR AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 6. SRI. Y.N. AMARNATH S/O LATE Y.B. NEELAKANTAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 7. SRI. Y.K. NAVEEN S/O LATE Y.N. KANTHARAJA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6201 WP No. 38519 of 2025 8. SRI. Y.K. PRAVEEN S/O LATE Y.N. KANTHARAJA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS 9. SRI. Y.V. PRUTHVI S/O Y.N.VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 10. SMT. Y.V. HARSHITHA D/O Y.N.VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 11. SRI.Y.M. RAKSHITH S/O Y.N. MAHESH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 12. SRI. Y.M. NITHESH S/O Y.N. MAHESH AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 13. MS. Y.A. SHEYASHI D/O Y.N. AMARNATH AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 14. SMT. Y.H. NEELASHRI D/O Y.N. HARISH AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 15. SRI. Y.N.HARISH S/O Y.B. NEELAKANTAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS SL.NO.1 TO 14 ARE REP BY THEIR GPA HOLDER SRI. Y.N. HARISH WHO IS PETITIONER NO.15 ALL ARE R/AT NO.16 DIVISION, DODDABALLAPURA TOWN KALASIPALYA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-561203 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHOKKAREDDY., ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6201 WP No. 38519 of 2025 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA UNDER SECRETARY OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDHKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE 560 001. 2. TAHSILDAR DODDABALLAPURA TALUK DODDABALLAPURA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA FOR R1 TO R6) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO THE R-2 FOR CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION AS ANNX-A, A1, A2, AND A3, DTD. 10.10.2025, 11.10.2016, 03.11.2018 AND 04.12.2023 FOR RESTORE THE MUTATION IN IHC.2/1987-88 AS ANNX-G IN RESPECT OF SY.NO.40, MEASURING 4 ACRES OF LAND, SITUATED AT VARADHANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BY ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Office objection regarding DCF is overruled. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for both the respondents. 3. It is the contention of the petitioners that 4 acres of land in Survey No.40 was granted in favour of one - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6201 WP No. 38519 of 2025 Smt.Narasamma, W/o Hallappa in terms of the grant order bearing No.LND.175/1971-72 dated 08.07.1971 passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Doddaballapura. The name of the original grantee was entered in the revenue records. Subsequently, the grantee sold the property in favour of Sri Neelakantaiah, S/o B.Bachanna, who is the father of the petitioners herein, under registered sale deed dated 17.08.1972. Mutation entries were made in terms of the registered instrument. Thereafter, on the demise of Sri Neelakantaiah and as per the representations given by Smt. Sridevi, W/o Neelakantaiah, mutation entries were made in the name of Smt. Sridevi in terms of IHC 2/1987- 88. However, after computerisation the name of the petitioner's mother has been left out from the revenue records. Therefore, the prayer in the writ petition is to direct the respondent - Tahsildar to consider the representations given by the petitioners to enter their names in the revenue records. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6201 WP No. 38519 of 2025 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned High Court Government Pleader and on perusing the petition papers, this Court finds from the material on record that the name of the petitioner’s mother was earlier entered in the land revenue records. However, if the Tahsildar is of the opinion that the petitioner’s mother has not been granted lands, nevertheless, it is the duty of the Tahsildar to secure the original grant records, Saguvali Chit issue register and other contemporaneous records to satisfy himself regarding the grant made in favour of the petitioners’ mother. Moreover, there is no reason why the name of the petitioners’ mother which was earlier entered in the land revenue records has been continued after computerization, the Tahsildar is duty bound to look into all these aspects and pass necessary orders. 5. Consequently, this writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to the 2nd respondent -Tahsildar to consider the representations given by the - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6201 WP No. 38519 of 2025 petitioners and in the light of the observations made hereinabove, verify the original records and pass necessary orders to enter the name of the petitioners mother Smt. Sridevi in the land revenue records as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Thereafter the Tahsildar shall look into the aspect of legal heirs of Smt. Sridevi and after issuing notice and hearing all concerned shall proceed to enter the name of the petitioners and any other legal heirs as the case may be in the revenue records, in accordance with law. 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