- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7681 WP No. 38025 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. 38025 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: SRI. C.G. MALLAESH S/O LATE C.N. GANGARAJU AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS OCC: ARCHAKA R/AT CHANNPATNA VILLAGE HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT- 573 166. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.C. SHANTA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M.S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201 HASSAN. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HASSAN SUB DIVISION, HASSAN - 573 201. 4. THE TAHASILDAR Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7681 WP No. 38025 of 2025 HASSAN TALUK HASSAN - 573 201. 5. THE LAND TRIBUNAL HASSAN TALUK HASSAN - 573 201, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 6. MALLESHWARA DEITY MALLESHAWAR TEMPLE CHANNAPATTANA VILLAGE HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT - 573 201 REP. BY TAHASILDAR HASSAN. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R5; VIDE ORDER DATED 09.02.2026, NOTICE TO R6 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE R2 TO 5 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER APPLICATION DATED 07.05.2022 VIDE ANNX-L IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7681 WP No. 38025 of 2025 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits 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 petitioner filed application on 07.05.2022 seeking re-grant of 0.06 guntas of land in Sy.No.28/1 and 3 acres 8 guntas of land in Survey No.29/1 of Channapattana Village, Kasaba Hobli, Hassan Taluk and District as found at Annexure-L. 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. 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 petitioner herein is entitled to receive similar benefit. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7681 WP No. 38025 of 2025 5. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4-Tahsildar, Hassan Taluk, to consider the application filed by the petitioner dated 07.05.2022 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. 6. 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 List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19