WA/1031/2026 of SRI. K.M. MALLESH Vs THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF on 29 April 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

WRIT APPEAL NO. 1031 OF 2026 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. K.M. MALLESH,

S/O. LATE MALLEGOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS,

R/AT HEGGADDE POST

AND VILLAGE,

HANUBALU HOBLI,

SAKLESHPURA TALUK - 573 134.

…APPELLANT

(BY MS. ANANYA MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. AVINASH GOWDA G S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF

LAND RECORDS,

SAKALESHAPURA TALUK,

HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 134.

2.

SRI. BASKAR VENKATASUBRAMANYAN,

S/O. A.N.VENKATASUBRAMANYAN,

AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,

R/AT YAMALURU MAIN ROAD,

IN FRONT OF OLD AIR PORT ROAD,

BANGALORE - 560 037.

3.

SMT. SHANTHI BASKAR,

W/O. BASKAR VENKATASUBRAMANYAN,

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,

Digitally

signed by

REKHA R

Location:

High Court

of Karnataka

HC-KAR

R/AT YAMALURU MAIN ROAD,

IN FRONT OF OLD AIR PORT ROAD,

BANGALORE - 560 037.

4.

SMT. MANJAMMA,

SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED

BY RESPONDENT NO. 5.

SMT. H. S. VARIJAKSHI,

W/O. SIDDEGOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

R/AT HEGGADDE POST AND

VILLAGE, HANUBALU HOBLI,

SAKLESHPURA TALUK,

PRESENT ADDRESS

HIRIDANAHALLI VILLAGE,

HETHURU HOBLI,

SAKALESHPURA TALUK - 573 134.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. V. KRISHNAMURHTY, ADVOCATE FOR C/R2, SRI. G.S. ARUNA HCGP FOR R1)

THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO CALL FOR

RECORDS AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE

LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.3192/2025 DATED

02.03.2026 AND ALLOW THE ABOVE APPEAL.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

and

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

HC-KAR