IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS

WRIT PETITION NO.34571 OF 2025 (LR)

BETWEEN:

SRI. M S SURYA KUMAR

S/O SHIVANNA

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS

R/A MANUGANAHALLI VILLAGE, KATUR POST, H D KOTE TALUK,

MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 314

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SUBRAHMANYA KAUSHIK R S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

Digitally signed by VIDHANA SOUDHA

JUANITA

BENGALURU - 560 001

THEJESWINI

Location: H IGH

COURT OF

2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

KARNATAKA

MYSURU SUB-DIVISION

MYSURU - 570 001

3. TAHSILDAR MYSURU TALUK

MYSURU DISTRICT - 570 001

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE

NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION SETTING ASIDE ORDER DATED 08.01.2020 (WRONGLY TYPED ON THE FIRST PAGE AS 08.01.2019) PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 IN CASE NO. LRF/79(A) & (B)126/2017 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-E AND ETC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS

ORAL ORDER

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