Petitioner sought mandamus to rectify wrongful entries in land revenue records and RoRs. During pendency, the Tahasildar passed an order on 25.06.2024; the court disposed of the petition as infructuous, reserving liberty for the petitioner to pursue remedies including challenging that order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
KALABURAGI BENCH
DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
WRIT PETITION NO. 201033 OF 2023 (KLR-RR/SUR)
BETWEEN:
VIDAYAVATI W/O SIDDAPPA RODDE AGE: 40, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O KAMTHANA VILLAGE, TQ AND DIST BIDAR 585226
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. VENKATESH C. MALLABADI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by SUMITRA SHERIGAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(SRI. G.B.YADAV, HCGP FOR R1 TO R6; SRI. LIYAQAT FAREED USTAD, ADV. FOR R7)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO, A) TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO 1 TO 6 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE F DATED 10.08.2022 AND ANNEXURE G DATED 12.08.2022, AND TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO 2 TO 6 TO TAKE UP THE CAUSE AND CONCERN OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE RECTIFICATION, CORRECTION AND DELETION OF THE WRONGFUL ENTRIES OF NAMES APPEARING IN THE LAND REVENUE RECORDS AND RORs OF THE PETITIONER LANDS.B) TO PASS ANY OTHER ORDER AS THIS HONOURABLE COURT DEEMS FIT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRL. HEARING IN B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR)
reliefs:
A) To issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents no 1 to 6 to consider the representation of the petitioner vide annexure F dated 10.08.2022 and annexure G dated 12.08.2022, and to direct the respondent no 2 to 6 to take up the cause and concern of the petitioner for the rectification, correction and deletion of the wrongful entries of names appearing in the land revenue records and RORs of the petitioner lands.
B) To pass any other order as this Honourable court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of this case in the interest of justice and equity.
a memo enclosing copy of the order dated 25.06.2024
passed by the respondent No.4-Tahasildar, during the
pendency of the present petition.
record.
transpired during the pendency of the petition i.e. the order
dated 25.06.2024 passed by the Tahasildar, nothing further survives in the present petition and the same is disposed of as having become infructuous, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to take recourse of such remedies as available in law, including challenging the aforesaid order dated 25.06.2024 passed by the Tahasildar.
Ordered accordingly.
Sd/(S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE
SVH
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 52
1 issue framed by the court
Should the revenue authorities be directed to consider the petitioner's representations for rectification of wrongful name entries in land records?
VIDAYAVATI W/O SIDDAPPA RODDE
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BIDAR DISTRICT
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BIDAR
THE TAHSILDAR, BIDAR
SHARIFUNNISA BEGUM W/O MOHAMMED RUKMODDIN
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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