IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 13114 OF 2019 (KLR-RR/SUR)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI CHANDRAPPA S/O GIRIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/O HOUSE LIST NO.86 R/AT HIRANDAHALLI VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK.

2. SMT. MUNIYAMMA W/O CHINTHALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS R/AT HIRANDAHALLI VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK.

Digitally signed …PETITIONERS by PANKAJA S (BY SRI. N S BHAT., ADVOCATE)

Location: HIGH COURT OF AND:

KARNATAKA

1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU-560 001.

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU EAST TALUK KRISHNARAJAPURA, BENGALURU.

4. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK.

5. SRI CHIKKAVEERA NAGAPPA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRs., 5(a) NARAYANAMMA W/O CHIKKAVEERA NAGAPPA

5(b) SIDDAPPA S/O CHIKKAVEERA NAGAPPA

5(c) NAGENDRA S/O CHIKKAVEERA NAGAPPA

5(d) SRIKANTH S/O CHIKKAVEERA NAGAPPA

5(e) MUNIRAJ S/O CHIKKAVEERA NAGAPPA ALL ARE R/AT BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA K S, AGA FOR R1-R4;

SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR C, ADVOCATE FOR LRs OF R5 ie., R5(a-e))

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 15.02.2019 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU - R-1 IN REVISION PETITION 75/2015-16 AS PER ANNEXURE-J AND CONSEQUENTLY CONFIRM THE ORDER DATED 04.04.2015 IN RA (BE) 160/2010-11 PASSED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU-R2 AS PER ANENXURE-F AND ETC., THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 05.12.2025 COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

CAV ORDER

1. The petitioners in this writ petition are seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the order dated 15.02.2019 passed by respondent No.1 - Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban District, Bengaluru in Revision Petition No.75/2015-16 vide Annexure-J and consequently confirm the order dated 04.04.2015 passed by the respondent No.2 - Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru North Sub-Division, Bengaluru as per Annexure-F and to restore mutation in MR.No.35/2008-2009 vide Annexure-E in favour of the petitioners in respect of Sy.No.110, measuring 20 guntas situated at Hirandahalli village, Bidarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk (for brevity, "subject land").

2. The grievance of the petitioners is that one Chinthalappa i.e. the husband of petitioner No.2 and father (foster) of petitioner No.1 has purchased the subject land from one H.V.Seshagiri under a registered Sale Deed dated 23.11.1978 and the khatha was transferred in his name and Pahani was entered vide MR No.1/1983-84.

3. After the demise of said Chinthalappa on 01.09.2007, the petitioners, being his foster son and wife respectively, have succeeded to the subject land and they made an application before respondent No.4 - the Deputy Tahsildar to mutate their name in the revenue record in respect of subject land. After enquiry, the Deputy Tahsildar has passed an order dated 01.09.2008 in RRT (BE) CR 174/2008-09 and restored MR.No.1/1983-84.

4. Later, the petitioners have filed an application before respondent No.3 - Tahsildar to transfer the khatha of the subject land in their names by way of inheritance and after an enquiry, the Tahsildar has transferred the khatha in their names vide Pouthi Khatha in MR No.35/2008-09.

5. After lapse of two years, respondent No.5 - Chikkaveera Nagappa has preferred an appeal before respondent No.2 -

Assistant Commissioner, challenging the mutation entry in MR No.35/2008-09 in respect of the subject land. However, the Assistant Commissioner dismissed the appeal vide order dated 04.04.2015. Against the said order, respondent No.5 preferred a revision petition before respondent No.1 - Deputy Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner has allowe