- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3320 WP No. 39553 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 39553 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. SAROJAMMA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, W/O B.N. NARASIMHA REDDY D/O ASHWATHAPPA R/AT BHOGAPARTHI, MANDIKALLU, CHIKKABALLAPURA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHANA CHANDRA P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-1. 2. THE TASHILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, GUDIBANDE TALUK. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT R2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 12.11.2025 VIDE ANNX-J WITHIN THE TIME FIXED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3320 WP No. 39553 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for both the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 2nd respondent – Tahsildar, Gudibande Taluk, has failed to consider the representation/applications filed by the petitioner seeking mutation entry in the revenue records in the name of the petitioner's husband firstly and thereafter to be transferred in the name of the petitioner. It is the contention of the petitioner that her husband was granted 2 acres and 26 guntas of land in Survey No.37 of Bogapatti Village, Mandikallu Hobli, in terms of Order bearing No. LND SR 29/16-12-2003 and accordingly saguvali chit was also issued on 08.01.2004 as seen at Annexure - A. However, the name of the petitioner's husband was not entered in the revenue records. Earlier, when the petitioner filed an application before the Tahsildar seeking to enter her name on the ground that - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3320 WP No. 39553 of 2025 her husband is no more, the Tahsildar issued an endorsement at Annexure-D dated 29.02.2020 stating that although it is found that saguvali chit was issued in favour of petitioner's husband, in terms of Order bearing No.RUO SR(M) 323/1991-92, nevertheless, since a case is pending consideration before the Special Court for land grabbing at Bengaluru, the petitioner will have to await the outcome of the said proceedings. 3. Learned counsel points out to Annexure-E, which is the order passed by the Special Court in proceedings bearing No.LGC(p) No.1547/2018, where, by order dated 25.08.2021, the Special Court has held that in terms of the report furnished on 21.03.2019, the allegations made against the petitioner is found to be incorrect. The petitioner has not encroached upon any lands that does not belong to the petitioner. Learned counsel would therefore submit that the Tahsildar was duty bound to consider the applications filed by the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3320 WP No. 39553 of 2025 petitioner at Annexure-J pursuant to the orders passed by the Special Court for land grabbing. 4. Having regard to the contentions raised by the petitioner, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to the 2nd respondent – Tahsildar, Gudibande Taluk, to consider the representations given by the petitioner and proceed to enter the name of the petitioner, if it is found that the petitioner is the only legal heir left behind by late Sri B.N.Narasimha Reddy, who is the grantee. On the other hand, if there are other legal heirs left behind by the grantee, the names of all the legal heirs shall be entered jointly. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY: CT: JL