Karnataka High Court
Sri. H.R. Srinivasa vs The Deputy Director Of Land Records on 13 January, 2026
Author: R Devdas
Bench: R Devdas
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NC: 2026:KHC:2005
WP No. 37089 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
WRIT PETITION NO. 37089 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)
BETWEEN:
SRI. H.R. SRINIVASA
S/O LATE C.RAMAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
R/AT NO.6, HARALORE, HSR POST,
SARJAPUR ROAD,
BENGALURU-560 102.
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI. S KALYAN BASAVARAJ., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS
BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT,
BEERASANDRA VILLAGE,
Digitally signed DEVANAHALLI TALUK,
by KRISHNAPPA BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 110.
LAXMI YASHODA
Location: HIGH
COURT OF 2. THE TALUK SURVEYOR / JDLR
KARNATAKA HOSKOTE TALUK,
HOSKOTE,
BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 114.
3. THE TAHSILDAR
HOSKOTE TALUK,
HOSKOTE,
BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 114.
4. SRI.C.MUNIYAPPA,
S/O CHANNAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS,
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WP No. 37089 of 2025
HC-KAR
R/AT ALAGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE,
JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI,
HOSKOTE TALUK,
BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.
5. SRI.SANJEEVE GOWDA,
S/O VENKATARAMANAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,
R/AT VOLAGEREPURA VILLAGE,
JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI,
HOSKOTE TALUK,
BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 114.
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 &
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A
WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD
19.09.2025 PASSED IN APL/141/2025 BY THE R-2, PRODUCED
AT ANNX-A.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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.
2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition since an alternative and efficacious remedy is available for the petitioner in -3- NC: 2026:KHC:2005 WP No. 37089 of 2025 HC-KAR terms of Section 50B(1)(b)(i) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, to approach the Director of Survey Settlement and Land Records to question the impugned order passed by the Assistant Director of Land Records.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority.
4. Office to return the original documents/certifies copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy for the file.
Sd/-
(R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL