- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7567 WP No. 30812 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 30812 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. N. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O LATE S.NARAYANAPPA, R/AT NO.156/5P2, 17TH CROSS, BHAGAVATHI LAYOUT, HULIMAVU, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 076. 2. N. VIJAY KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O LATE S.NARAYANAPPA, R/AT NO.156/4P, 17TH CROSS, BHAGAVATHI LAYOUT, HULIMAVU, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 076. 3. N. KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O LATE S. NARAYANAPPA, R/AT NO.156/5N, 17TH CROSS, BHAGAVATHI LAYOUT, HULIMAVU, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 076. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. UDAY K.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7567 WP No. 30812 of 2025 M.S. BUILDINGS, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU, KANDHAYA BHAVANA, KEMPE GOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. 3. THE THASILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANDHAYA BHAVANA, BENGALURU-560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO RESTORE THE ENTRIES IN RTC OF LAND BEARING SY.NO.58/2 OF HULIMAVU VILLAGE, BEGURU HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK IN VIEW OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT AT ANNEXURE-K DATED 06/10/2023 IN W.P.NO.2267/2021; AND ETC. 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7567 WP No. 30812 of 2025 2. The prayer in the petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Revenue Authorities to restore the revenue entries in the RTC in respect of 15 guntas of land in Survey No.58/2 of Hulimavu Village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk. Earlier the petitioners were before this Court in WP No.2267/2021 being aggrieved of order dated 20.11.2019 passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru South Sub-Division. This Court by Order dated 06.10.2023 accepted the contention of the petitioner that the petitioner had retained 15 guntas of land and had sold the remaining extent and got 15 guntas of land converted from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes by order dated 17.10.1987. Thereafter, admittedly the property has been assessed in the records of the BBMP and the khatha also is registered in the office of the BBMP. 3. If that is the admitted position, question of continuing the name of the petitioner in the revenue records would not arise. If there is a dispute between the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7567 WP No. 30812 of 2025 petitioner and the neighbouring landowners, and if the petitioners are already before the Civil Court, appropriate direction may be sought at the ends of the Civil Court for survey at the ends of the Survey Authorities. With these observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14