Karnataka High Court
WP/12093/2026 of SRI. K. V. MANJUNATH Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 21 April 2026
NC: 2026:KHC:21568 WP No. 12093 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 12093 OF 2026 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI. K. V. MANJUNATH S/O. LATE VENKATANARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/ A
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
WRIT PETITION NO. 12093 OF 2026 (KLR-RR/SUR)
BETWEEN:
SRI. K. V. MANJUNATH
S/O. LATE VENKATANARASAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,
R/A KURUBARHALLI VILLAGE,
TAVARKERE HOBLI,
BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK-562130.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. SHRIKANTH BADARADINNI., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
REP BY ITS SECRETARY
TO THE GOVERNMENT,
VIDHANA SOUDHA,
DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR ROAD,
BENGALURU-560 001.
2.
THE SPL. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-II
BANGALORE SOUTH SUB DIVISION,
KANDAYA BHAVAN,
BENGALURU-560 009.
3.
THE TAHASILDAR
BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK,
BENGALURU-560009.
Digitally signed
by YASHODA K L
Location: High
Court Of
Karnataka
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4.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
OF LAND RECORDS
BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK,
BANGALORE-560 001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. B.P.RADHA., AGA)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 &
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT
THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 AND 4 THE TAHSILDAR AND
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, BENGALURU
SOUTH
TALUK,
TO
CONSIDER
THE
RE-PRESENTATIONS
(ANNEXURE-C1 AND C2) DT 5/11/2024 SUBMITTED BY THE
PETITIONER, EXPEDITIOUSLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND
ETC.
THIS
PETITION,
COMING
ON
FOR
PRELIMINARY
HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
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ORAL ORDER
Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents.
2. Learned Counsel for petitioner submits that suo motu proceedings were initiated at the instance of the Tahsildar, Bangalore South Taluk by the Special Deputy Commissioner-II, Bangalore South Sub-Division, Bangalore, in proceedings bearing No. RRT (2) (S) CR - 44/2010-2011 and the Special Deputy Commissioner
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dropped the proceedings after considering all the material documents and held that the land belongs to the respondents therein. Further, directions were issued to the respondents-Tahsildar and Assistant Director of Land Records, Bangalore South Taluk to take necessary steps to complete the phodi proceedings in respect of the land by showing the Cart Road in Survey No.65/6A instead of Survey No.65/2A, 2B and 65/5. It was also directed that the entire exercise should be completed within a period six months from the date of the order, however, till today the respondents-Tahsildar and the Assistant Director of Land Records have not completed the phodi proceedings. Therefore, the prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents-Tahsildar and Assistant Director of Land Records, Bangalore South Taluk to act in terms of the directions issued by the Special Deputy Commissioner and conclude the phodi proceedings as directed by the Deputy Commissioner, within a time frame.
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3. Having regard to the facts narrated hereinabove, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to the 3rd respondent-Tahsildar, Bangalore South Taluk and the 4th respondent-Assistant Director of Land Records, Bangalore South Taluk to complete the phodi proceedings which has already commenced as submitted by the learned Additional Government Advocate and conclude the same in terms of the directions issued by the Special Deputy Commissioner as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order.
4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today.
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