- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7735 WP No. 3399 of 2026 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. 3399 OF 2026 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. H.P VENKATARAJU S/O.T. PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT HEGGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT PIN 560087 2. H. P. MANJUNATH, S/O.T. PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT HEGGAGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE, S ARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT PIN 560087 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARAJU M K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA / M.S. BUILDINGS, BENGALURU- 560001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7735 WP No. 3399 of 2026 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KEMPE GOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 009 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 009 4. THE TAHSILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL PIN 562106 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FIELD UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS 2 TO 4 HEREIN TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATIONS DATED 27.06.2022, 28.06.2022 AND 28.06.2022, FOLLOWED BY THE REMINDER REPRESETATION DATED 09.04.2025 I.E., ANNEXURES-A TO D RESPECTIVELY OF THE PETITIONERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND TO GRANT OCCUPANCY RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF THE INAM LAND BEARING SY. NO. 76/5 AND SY. NO, 76/7 MEASURING 15.12 GUNTAS AND 14 GUNTAS RESPECTIVELY OF HEGGAPONDANAHALLI VILLAGE IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7735 WP No. 3399 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that pursuant to the Amendment Act, 2021, made to the Karnataka Certain Inams Abolition and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2021, (for short, 'Inams Abolition Act'), which was notified in the Gazette on 18.01.2022, the petitioners filed applications on 27.06.2022 and 28.06.2022 respectively, seeking re-grant of 14 guntas of land in Sy.No.76/7 and 15 guntas of land in Survey No.76/5, of Heggondanahalli Village, Sarjapura Hobli, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore Urban District as found at Annexure-A series. 3. This Court on an earlier occasion had dealt with a similar matter wherein subsequent to the amendment made to the Inams Abolition Act, the petitioner therein had filed application for re-grant. This Court, while granting relief to the petitioner therein had directed the Tahasildar to consider the representation. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7735 WP No. 3399 of 2026 4. Therefore in view of the amendment brought to the Inams Abolition Act, and the observations of this Court on an earlier occasion, this Court is of the considered opinion that the petitioners herein are entitled to receive similar benefit. 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4-Tahasildar, Anekal Taluk, to consider the applications filed by the petitioners dated 27.06.2022 and 28.06.2022 at Annexure-A series and formally pass necessary orders in accordance with law. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Order accordingly. 7. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv, Sl No.: 23