HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 19530 OF 2021 (GM-R/C)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 332 OF 2022 (GM-R/C)

IN WP No. 19530/2021 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. MAHADEVU S/O LATE EREGOWDA AGED 55 YEARS R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105.

2. SRI. RAMCHANDRA S/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, Digitally K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, signed by SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, SUMA MANDYA DISTRICT-571105.

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HIGH COURT OF

3. SMT. MEENAKSHI KARNATAKA D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 62 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105.

4. SMT. JAYALAKSHMI D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 56 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, HC-KAR K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105.

5. SMT. SHANTHA, D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 54 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105.

6. SMT. GAYATHRI D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 52 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105.

7. SMT. PREMA, D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 50 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105.

8. SMT. LEELAVATHI, D/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED 48 YEARS, R/AT KIRANGOORU VILLAGE, K. SHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571105.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NITISH K.N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (MUZRAI)

HC-KAR VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001

2. THE COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT CHAMARAJPETE BENGALURU-560018.

3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MADNYA-571401

4. THE TAHSILDAR SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, SRIRANGAPATNA MANDYA DISTRICT-571438 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N. DEVADASS, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL ALONGWITH SRI. M. SRINIVAS KUMAR, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH OR SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 29.09.2012 ISSUED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-C BEARING NO. RD 87 MUAABI 2012, BANGALORE AND ETC. IN WP NO. 332/2022 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. RAMACHANDRA S/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS

2. MAHADEVU S/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS

3. PREMA HC-KAR D/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

4. SHANTHAMMA D/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS PETITIONER NO.1 TO 4 ARE RESIDING AT KIRANGOOR VILLAGE, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, SRIRANGAPATNA-571438.

5. MEENAKSHI W/O PUTTA DASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT DARASAGUPPE VILLAGE, S.R. PATNA TALUK-571437

6. JAYALAKSHMI D/O V. MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT CHIKKAJONIGARA BEEDI SRIRANGAPATNA-571438.

7. LEELAVATHI W/O BABU AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT GAVIPURAM GUTTAHALLI BASAVANAGUDI BANGALORE.

...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NITISH K.N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT HC-KAR MANDYA-571401.

3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PANDAVAPURA SUB-DIVISION PANDAVAPURA-571434.

4. THE TAHASILDAR AND MUZARAI OFFICER SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK SRIRANGAPATNA -571438.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N. DEVADASS, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL ALONGWITH SRI. M. SRINIVAS KUMAR, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE MEMO DATED 23.12.2021 BEARING DVS CR NO-02/21-22 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND ETC.

THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

ORAL ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing at length has filed a memo to withdraw the writ petitions with liberty to assail the impugned notification before the competent Civil Court.

2. In view of the memo, the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to the learned counsel for the petitioner to approach the competent Civil Court.

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