- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7819 WP No. 994 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 994 OF 2026 (LB-TAX) BETWEEN: MISS. TARA B.G, D/O LATE B.K. GUNDU RAO, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, NO. 85, 3RD MAIN, 8TH CROSS, RAMAKRISHNANAGARA I BLOCK, MYSORE - 570 022. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIREESHA KODGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY, CORPORATION CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 577 101. 3. ASSISTANT REVENUE INSPECTOR HEROHALLI SUB DIVISION, RR NAGAR ZONE (WEST BENGALURU) CA-01, BEL LAYOUT 1ST STAGE, BHARATHNAGAR, NEAR BSNL OFFICE, BENGALURU - 560 091. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPPANNA BELLIYAPPA, AGA FOR R1; SRI. PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7819 WP No. 994 of 2026 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R2 AND 3 TO CHANGE THE KHATHA IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER AND DECLARE THE TAX TO THE PROPERTY AS PER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 13/02/2020 AND 01/07/2024 AS PER ANNX-E AND F. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1. 2. Sri. Pawan Kumar, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent Nos.2 and 3. 3. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: (a) Issue Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent 2 and 3 to change the khatha in the name of the petitioner and declare the tax to the property as per the representation dated 13-2-2020 and 1-7-2024 as per Annexure-E and F. (b) Pass such other and further relief which are deems fit and relating to the matter and circumstances of the case in favour of the petitioner. 4. Petitioner claims to have purchased site bearing No.29 in Survey No.120/1, Khata No.478, Assessment No.120/1 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7819 WP No. 994 of 2026 situated Harohalli Village, Yeshwanthpura Hobli-2, Bengaluru North Taluk under a registered sale deed dated 05.09.2002. The petitioner thereafter had made an application for transfer of Khata, which was not acted upon and subsequently, has followed up with representations on 13.02.2020 and 01.07.2024 which also have not been acted upon and it is in that background that the petitioner is before this Court seeking for the aforesaid reliefs. 5. An application for transfer of khata is now being required to be made in an online manner, accompanied by necessary documents. Hence, I am of the considered opinion that no direction could be issued to the respondents to consider an application filed in an offline manner in the year 2002. 6. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to file the necessary application in the online manner accompanied by the necessary documents and directing respondents to consider the said application within a period of 30 days of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7819 WP No. 994 of 2026 the filing of the said application, the petition stands disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE GJM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 6