- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10705 WP No. 3860 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 3860 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. LOKESH, S/O. LATE MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT VEERASANDRA VILLAGE, NETTIGERE DHAKLA, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT - 560 082. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH S GOWDA FOR SRI.GANESHA P.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU 560 009 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD, Digitally signed by SUMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10705 WP No. 3860 of 2026 BENGALURU 560 009. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU 560 009 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE 4TH RESPONDENT (TAHSILDAR) TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER'S REPRESENTATION DATED 28.11.2023 ANNEXURE-A AND RESTORE THE KHATHA AND REVENUE ENTRIES IN RESPECT OF THE LAND BEARING SY. NO. 103 MEASURING 3 ACRES 10 GUNTAS SITUATED AT NELLAQULI VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, TO THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER/GRANTEE, REFLECTING THE POSITION AS IT STOOD PRIOR TO THE PASSING OF THE QUASHED ORDER DATED 28.07.2016 AS PER ANNEXURE-E AND ECT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that when a common order was passed by the Assistant - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10705 WP No. 3860 of 2026 Commissioner, Bangalore South Sub-Division in case No.LND.RA(S)16/15-16 dated 28.07.2016, canceling the grants made in favour of the petitioner's father in the year 1991-1992, the petitioner approached this Court in W.P.No.3519/2021. This Court by an order dated 12.07.2021, set aside the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner insofar as the petitioner's father is concerned and remanded the matter back to the Assistant Commissioner for reconsideration after giving due opportunity to the petitioner and the petitioner was also given liberty to urge all grounds in the said proceedings. Learned counsel submits that though the order was passed on 12.07.2021, the Assistant Commissioner has not taken up the matter till date. 3. Further, the petitioner had also filed W.P.No.2956/2026, being aggrieved by the fact that the Assistant Commissioner had not taken up the matter, pursuant to the directions issued by this Court. This Court disposed of the said writ petition on 02.02.2026, directing the Assistant Commissioner to dispose of the proceedings in LND RA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10705 WP No. 3860 of 2026 (S)16(75)/2015-16, after hearing the rival parties and to conclude the proceedings within a period of three months. 4. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent-Tahsildar to restore the revenue entries in favour of the petitioner's father. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises an objection that this Court has already issued directions to the Assistant Commissioner to conclude the proceedings within a period of three months. Therefore, at this stage, the name of the petitioner's father cannot be restored in the revenue records. 6. Having regard to the facts narrated hereinabove, the writ petition stands disposed of directing the respondent- Tahsildar to await the orders that would be passed by the Assistant Commissioner. However, if the Assistant Commissioner does not pass an order within the time stipulated by this Court in W.P.No.2956/2026, the respondent-Tahsildar shall proceed to enter the name of the petitioner’s father in the revenue record. On the other hand, if an order is passed by the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10705 WP No. 3860 of 2026 Assistant Commissioner within the time stipulated in the said writ petition, the Tahsildar shall be bound by such an order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE BKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4