- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8523 WP No. 5103 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 5103 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. KUMAR SON OF LATE BOCHEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 2. SMT. ERAMMA, WIFE OF LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, 3. SRI.NAGARAJU, SON OF LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 4. SRI.KUMARA, SON OF LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, RESIDING AT 5. SRI.SWAMY, SON OF LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 6. SMT.LAKSHMI, DAUGHTER OF LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT : SHANUBOGANAHALLI VILLAGE, VIRUPAKASHIPURA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8523 WP No. 5103 of 2025 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, PIN CODE-562 160 …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. VASUNDHARA T.P., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SIDDAMALLAPPA P M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY : ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE- 560 001 2. THE TAHSILDAR, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, CHANNAPATNA PIN CODE-562 160 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) ----- THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CLAIM OF THE PETITIONERS FOR CHANGE OF MUTATION AND REVENUE ENTRIES PERTAINING TO THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY, AS PER ANNEXURE-D DT.6/4/2024 ON FIXATION OF REASONABLE TIME TO DO SO. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8523 WP No. 5103 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned AGA takes notice for both the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that, despite there being a judgment and decree passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Channapatna in OS No.26/2022 filed by the petitioners herein, declaring that the petitioners herein are the absolute owners of the suit schedule property namely, 05 acres and 13 guntas in Survey No.84 of Shanuboganahalli, Virupakshipura Hobli, Channapatna Taluk, Ramanagara District in terms of Registered Sale Deed dated 14.03.1968, the Tahsildar is not entering the names of the petitioners in the revenue records. On the other hand, the Tahsildar has issued the impugned endorsement at Annexure-D dated 06.04.2024 that the decree is not registered in the office of the Sub Registrar. 3. The requirement of registration of decree of the Court may not arise in the present facts and circumstances of the case. The judgment and decree is not for partition and separate possession of the lands in question. The declaration is that the petitioners herein, who are plaintiffs, are the absolute owners - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8523 WP No. 5103 of 2025 of the suit schedule property in terms of the Registered Sale Deed dated 14.03.1968. 4. Consequently the writ petition is allowed. The impugned endorsement at Annexure-D issued by the respondent- Tahsildar, Channapatna Taluk is hereby quashed and set aside. The respondent-Tahsildar, Channapatna Taluk is hereby directed to proceed to enter the name of the petitioners in the revenue records pursuant to the judgment and decree passed by the Competent Civil Court in OS No. 26/2022. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, subject to any stay being granted by the Appellate Court in respect of the judgment and decree passed in O.S.No.26/2022. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rs List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28