IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1367 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI. MANOJ KUMAR. J S/O JAGADISH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.1332, 29TH MAIN J.P. NAGAR, 1ST PHASE BENGALURU-560078

2. SRI. NIKHIL V. SHANKAR S/O V. SHANKARA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.331/11, 23RD CROSS, JAYANAGAR Di gitally

6TH BLOCK, BENGALURU-560070 signed by VASANTHA …APPELLANTS KUMARY B K (BY SRI. S.SRIRANGA SENIOR ADVOCATE ALONG WITH Location: SRI. MANJUNATHA HIRAL., ADVOCATE)

HIGH COURT OF AND:

KARNATAKA

1. SMT. CHANDRAMMA @ CHANDRA W/O LATE SHIVASHANKAR D/O LATE CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.57 BESIDE LAKSHMAN KUTEER APARTMENTS, 6TH CROSS, MALLESWARAM BENGALURU-560003

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560001

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER K.G. ROAD, BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU-56009

4. SPECIAL ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560009

5. TAHSILDAR NO.15, 4TH FLOOR ABOVE SHARAVATHI HOTEL YELAHANKA TALUK YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560064

6. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR ARO OFFICE, YELAHANKA OLD TOWN NEAR GANGAMMA TEMPLE YELAHANKA TALUK, YELAHANKA BENGALURU-560064

7. REVENUE INSPECTOR ARO OFFICE, NEW TOWN OFFICE, NEAR RTO OFFICE, YELAHANKA TALUK JAKKUR, BENGALURU-560064

8. SRI. A.C. NAGARAJ S/OLATE CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS

4TH CROSS, MUNIGURAPPA LAYOUT RESIDING AT NO.54 SANTRUPTI NILAYA NEAR AMRUTHALLI WATER TANK AMRUTHHALLI, JAKKUR POST, BENGALURU-560092

9. SMT. A.C. KAMALAMMA SINCE DECEASED BY HER L.R.'S SRI. GURUPRASAD S/O LATE SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.64, E-STREET, 2ND CROSS, G.E.F.POST HOSA GUDDADAGHALLI MYSURU ROAD, BENGALURU-560026

10. SRI. YUVAPRASAD S/O LATE SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.64, E-STREET, 2ND CROSS, G.E.F. POST, HOSA GUDDADAHALLI MYSURU ROAD, BENGALURU-560026

11. SMT. VEENA W/O HEMESH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.64, E-STREET, 2ND CROSS, G.E.F. POST HOSA GUDDADAHALLI, MYSURU ROAD, BENGALURU-56026

12. SMT. USHA W/O CHANDRU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.64, E-STREET

2ND CROSS, G.E.F. POST, HOSA GUDDADAHALLI, MYSURU ROAD, BENGALURU-560026

13. BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BY ITS COMMISSIONER KUMARA PART WEST T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, BANGALORE-560020 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P D SURANA., ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI. M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R2 TO R7;

SRI. B.CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R8; R9 & R13 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED;

VIDE ORDER DATED:10.03.2026, NOTICE TO R10 TO R12 ID DISPENSED WITH)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 29/07/2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.18549/2025 AND CONSEQUENTLY, ALLOW THE WP NO.18549/2025.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)

The present intra Court appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 29.07.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.18549/2025.

2. The aforesaid writ petition came to be filed by the petitioner/respondent No.1 impugning the order dated 15.04.2025 passed by the Deputy Commissioner in RP.No.215/2025-26 under Section 136(3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (for short, 'the Act') as well as the order passed by the Special Assistant Commissioner under Section 136(2) of the said Act.

3. The appellants had challenged the mutation entries bearing M.R.No.H6/2020-21 dated 17.11.2021 before the Special Assistant Commissioner. The Special Assistant Commissioner passed the Order dated 06.01.2025 directing to mutate entries in the names of the respondents, who were respondent Nos.8 and 9 before the writ Court on the basis of a registered Will dated 23.02.2021. Being aggrieved by the said order