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Bheemanna Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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Bheemanna v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC6 Jan 2025WP/20586/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

NC: 2025:KHC:20; WP No. 20586 of 2023 (KLR-RES); High Court of Karnataka, decided 06.01.2025 by Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum. Petitioners: Bheemanna and D.R. Mohan (Gutte Village, Dodderi Hobli, Madhugiri Taluk, Tumkur/Tumakuru). Respondents: State of Karnataka (Revenue Department), Deputy Director of Land Records, Assistant Director of Land Records, Thahasildar Madhugiri, and 16 private respondents of Thippanahalli, Gutte and Sodenahalli villages. Subject: challenge under Articles 226/227 to order dated 20.07.2023 of Deputy Director of Land Records in DDLR.A.No.452/2022-23. Outcome: writ petition dismissed as infructuous on petitioners' memo; no merits decided; no precedent value on land-records law.

What did the court decide?

On a memo filed by learned counsel for the petitioners stating that the writ petition had become infructuous, the Court took the memo on record and dismissed the writ petition as having become infructuous.

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

Ratio / Principle

On a memo filed by learned counsel for the petitioners stating that the writ petition had become infructuous, the Court took the memo on record and dismissed the writ petition as having become infructuous.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka (Sachin Shankar Magadum, J.), order dated 06.01.2025 in W.P. No. 20586 of 2023 (KLR-RES): Petitioners Bheemanna and D.R. Mohan (Gutte Village, Dodderi Hobli, Madhugiri Taluk, Tumkur) had filed this writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the order dated 20.07.2023 passed by Respondent No. 2 (Deputy Director of Land Records) in DDLR.A.No.452/2022-23 (Annexure-D). At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo stating that the writ petition had become infructuous; the memo was taken on record and the writ petition was dismissed as having become infructuous. No issue on the merits of the land-records order was framed or decided.

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NC: 2025:KHC:20 WP No. 20586 of 2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 20586 OF 2023 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

BHEEMANNA, S/O LATE KONDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS,

D.R. MOHAN, S/O LATE RANGAPPA D, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

BOTH ARE R/O GUTTE VILLAGE, DODDERI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMKUR - 572 112.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. MANJUNATHA P, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, MADHUGIRI TALUK - 572 112.

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, TALUK OFFICE, MADHUGIRI - 572 112.

THE THAHASILDAR, MADHUGIRI TALUK - 572 112.

RAMACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, S/O LATE CHIKKEGOWDA,

PADMA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, W/O LATE DODDACHOWDAPPA, S/O LATE CHIKKEGOWDA,

R.NO.5 AND 6 ARE R/O THIPPANAHALLI VILLAGE, DODDERI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT.

SEENAPPA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O LATE RANGAPPA, R/AT GUTTE VILLAGE, DODDERI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK - 572 112, TUMAKURU DISTRICT.

SANJIVAMMA, W/O ANJINAPPA, D/O LATE PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,

HANUMAKKA, W/O LATE VENKATASHAMAPPA, D/O LATE PAPANNA,

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AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,

JAYALAKSHMAMMA, W/O LATE JAYARAMAPPA, D/O LATE PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

LAKSHMAMMA, D/O LATE PAPANNA,

MAJOR, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,

RESPONDENT NO.7 TO 11 ARE ALL R/AT SODENAHALLI VILLAGE, DODDERI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK - 572 112, TUMAKURU DISTRICT.

CHIKKATHAYAMMA, W/O LATE CHIKKARANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS,

PUTTATHAYAMMA, D/O LATE SANNARANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,

HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, S/O LATE PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,

NARAYANAPPA, S/O LATE PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

THIPPESWAMY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O LATE SEEBIRANGAPPA,

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NC: 2025:KHC:20 WP No. 20586 of 2023

G.M. HEMANTH, S/O LATE MUDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

G.D. CHIKKARANGAPPA, S/O LATE DODDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS,

KURINARASIHMANNA, MAJOR, S/O LATE NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS,

KAVALAMMA, MAJOR, W/O RANGANATHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

RESPONDENT NO.7 TO 20 ARE R/AT GUTTE VILLAGE, DODDER HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK - 572 112, TUMAKURU DISTRICT.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. MANJUNATH K, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 20.07.2023 PASSED BY THE R2 IN DDLR.A.NO.452/2022-23 VIDE ANNEXURE-D AND ETC.,

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

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NC: 2025:KHC:20 WP No. 20586 of 2023

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo

stating that the writ petition has become infructuous.

The memo is taken on record.

In view of the said memo, the writ petition is

dismissed as having become infructuous

Sd/(SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE

HDK

List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1 CT: BHK

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Constitution of IndiaArticles 226 and 227¶¶47

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Order dated 20.07.2023 passed by Respondent No. 2 in DDLR.A.No.452/2022-23 (Annexure-D), whose quashing was prayed for¶¶47
Deputy Director of Land Records (Respondent No. 2) · 20.07.2023

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Bheemanna¶¶7
Manjunatha P
petitioner
D.R. Mohan¶¶8
Manjunatha P
respondent
State of Karnataka, represented by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru¶¶14
Manjunath K
respondent
Deputy Director of Land Records, Madhugiri Taluk¶¶15
Manjunath K
respondent
Assistant Director of Land Records, Taluk Office, Madhugiri¶¶18
Manjunath K
respondent
The Thahasildar, Madhugiri Taluk¶¶19
Manjunath K
respondent
Ramachandra¶¶20
respondent
Padma¶¶21
respondent
Seenappa¶¶23
respondent
Sanjivamma¶¶24
respondent
Hanumakka¶¶25
respondent
Jayalakshmamma¶¶29
respondent
Lakshmamma¶¶30
respondent
Chikkathayamma¶¶33
respondent
Puttathayamma¶¶34
respondent
Hanumantharayappa¶¶35
respondent
Narayanappa¶¶36
respondent
Thippeswamy¶¶37
respondent
G.M. Hemanth¶¶40
respondent
G.D. Chikkarangappa¶¶41
respondent
Kurinarasihmanna¶¶42
respondent
Kavalamma¶¶43

Coram

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Sachin Shankar Magadumauthor¶¶49

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 6 Jan 2025 · January
Registered: 13 Sept 2023
Case no.: WP/20586/2023
CNR: KAHC010477882023
Topic: Writ and Judicial Review
Bench: Sachin Shankar Magadum
Disposal: DISMISSED
Case type: Writ Petition (KLR-RES)

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Bheemanna v. State of Karnataka, WP/20586/2023 (KA), decided on 6 January 2025.

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Statutes1

Constitution of IndiaArticles 226 and 227

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Procedural history1

Order dated 20.07.2023 passed by Respondent No. 2 in DDLR.A.No.452/2022-23 (Annexure-D), whose quashing was prayed forDeputy Director of Land Records (Respondent No. 2) · 20.07.2023

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Bench / Coram

Sachin Shankar Magadum

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