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Nagarathnamma v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC31 Oct 2025WP/31499/2025

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What is this about?

Karnataka HC Bengaluru; WP No. 31499 of 2025 (KLR-RES); NC: 2025:KHC:43833; decided 31.10.2025; Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav; petitioner Nagarathnamma; withdrawal of writ petition as not pressed; liberty reserved to file fresh appeal before Karnataka Appellate Tribunal; prayer to quash Deputy Commissioner's order dated 18.09.2025 in Revision Petition No.158/2023 rejecting Asst. Commissioner's order dated 02.11.2022 in R.A(HO)159/2020; land Sy.No.80/2, 25 acres 11 guntas, Chokkanahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Hosakote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District; Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India; no merits adjudicated; no cases cited.

What did the court decide?

Liberty as prayed for is reserved: the petitioner may file a fresh appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. ¶76

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

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty as prayed for is reserved: the petitioner may file a fresh appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 18.09.2025 passed by the second respondent in Revision Petition No.158/2023 (duly rejecting and dismissing the order dated 02.11.2022 passed by the third respondent in R.A(HO)159/2020) in respect of land bearing Sy.No.80/2 measuring 25 acres 11 guntas at Chokkanahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Hosakote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District, should be quashed.

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Ratio / Principle

In light of the petitioner's memo, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed, and liberty as prayed for (to file a fresh appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal) is reserved.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (NC: 2025:KHC:43833), Writ Petition No. 31499 of 2025 (KLR-RES), decided on 31.10.2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav (oral order). The petitioner, Nagarathnamma, had filed the writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the order dated 18.09.2025 passed by the second respondent (Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Rural District) in Revision Petition No.158/2023, which duly rejected and dismissed the order dated 02.11.2022 passed by the third respondent (Asst. Commissioner, Doddaballapura Sub-Division) in R.A(HO)159/2020, in respect of land bearing Sy.No.80/2 measuring 25 acres 11 guntas situated at Chokkanahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Hosakote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District. When the petition came on for orders, learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition as not pressed, with liberty to file a fresh appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. Acting on the memo, the Court dismissed the petition as not pressed and reserved liberty as prayed for. No issue raised in the petition was adjudicated on the merits; no precedent was cited, relied upon or engaged with; no monetary amount is involved.

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NC: 2025:KHC:43833 WP No. 31499 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 31499 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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NAGARATHNAMMA W/O. SRI NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT DEVANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, PIN-562135.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. SHIVARAJU M. K., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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STATE OF KARNATAKA,

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Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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REVENUE DEPARTMENT,

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M. S. BUILDINGS, BENGALURU - 560 001. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU.

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THE ASST. COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION, DODDABALLAPURA.

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HC-KAR

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THE TAHSILDAR, HOSAKOTE TALUK, HOSAKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

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MUNE GOWDA, S/O. LATE SEETHE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS,

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NARAYANASAMY, MAJOR, SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS 6. JAYALAKSHMAMMA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, W/O. LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

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MANJUNATH,

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AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, S/O. LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

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ASHWATH,

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AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, S/O. LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

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SANTHOSH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, S/O. LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

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HANUMANTHE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, S/O. LATE SEETHE GOWDA,

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R5 TO R10 ARE R/AT CHIKKA HULLURU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562114.

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NC: 2025:KHC:43833 WP No. 31499 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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KRISHNAPPA,

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MAJOR, S/O. LATE SEETHE GOWDA, SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS,

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11. RATHNAMMA,

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AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, W/O. LATE KRISHNAPPA, R/AT CHIKKA HULLURU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

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12. ASHA,

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AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, W/O. ANAND, D/O. LATE KRISHNAPPA R/AT CHIKKA HULLURU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

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13. ANIL KUMAR,

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AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, S/O. LATE KRISHNAPPA, R/AT CHIKKA HULLURU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

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14. SOUMYA,

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AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, W/O. SHRI NAGESH, D/O. LATE KRISHNAPPA, R/AT KANNAMANGALA VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI -1 HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK.

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HC-KAR

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KAVYA,

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AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, W/O. MANJUNATH, D/O. LATE KRISHNAPPA, R/AT RODHAHALLI VILLAGE, NANDI HOBLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT - 562114.

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16. BYREGOWDA,

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AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O. LATE SEETHE GOWDA,

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17. MUNIRAJU,

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AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, S/O. LATE SEETHE GOWDA,

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R16 AND R17 ARE R/AT CHIKKA HULLURU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

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VENKATARAYAPPA, MAJOR, S/O. LATE JAYAMMA, SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS

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18. NARAYANASWAMY,

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AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O. LATE VENKATARAYAPPA AND LATE JAYAMMA

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19. SOUMYA,

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AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, D/O. LATE VENKATARAYAPPA AND LATE JAYAMMA, R18 AND R19 ARE RESIDENTS OF

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HC-KAR

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BETTAKOTE VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT PIN-562129.

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20. SHANTHAMMA,

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AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, W/O. NAGARAPPA, D/O. LATE SEETHE GOWDA, R/AT SINGRAHALLI VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562110.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4)

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THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 18.09.2025 PASSED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT IN REVISION PETITION NO.158/2023 DULY REJECTING AND DISMISSING THE ORDER DATED 02.11.2022 PASSED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT IN R.A(HO)159/2020 IN RESPECT OF THE LAND BEARING SY.NO.80/2 MEASURING 25 ACRES 11 GUNTAS SITAUTED AT CHOKKANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B.

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

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV

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HC-KAR

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo which reads as hereunder:

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"The Petitioner above named humbly prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit him to withdraw the above writ petition as not pressed and with liberty to file fresh appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in the interest of justice and equity."

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In light of the same, the petition is dismissed

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as not pressed. Liberty as prayed for is reserved.

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Sd/(S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE

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MCR

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