Sri T v. Rudresha v the Principal Secretary
Writ Appeal (KLR-RES) – Village map correction
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WA No. 1702 of 2024 (KLR-RES), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, Division Bench of D K Singh and S Rachaiah, JJ., decided 27-01-2026. T.V.Rudresha and T.V.Jagadish (appellants) versus Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue; Deputy Commissioner, Tumkur; Tahsildar, Kunigal; and Thimmegowda, Laxman, Bettaswamy Gowda and Channathimmaiah (respondents). Appeal under S. 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act against the Single Judge's order dated 14.10.2024 in W.P. No.17804/2019 upholding the village map showing a 28 feet wide cart road through the appellants' land in Survey No.4/6, Vaderekatte Kaval Village; ADLR spot-inspection report found the road pre-dated independence; DC and Karnataka Appellate Tribunal had rejected the objection. Held: disputed question of fact, no interference warranted; writ appeal dismissed; liberty reserved to approach revenue authority. Keywords: village map correction, cart road, ADLR report, Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, disputed question of fact, writ appeal dismissed.