S B Munegowda v. Tahsildar
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (HC-KAR), WP No. 16809 of 2026 (KLR-RES), decided 09.06.2026 by Justice E.S. Indiresh. Keywords: Article 226 mandamus; consideration of representation; khatha/khata issuance; RTC mutation of revenue records; granted land; 07 guntas in Sy.No.178, Vishwanathapura Village, Kundana Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk; Tahsildar Devanahalli; Assistant Commissioner Devanahalli; Deputy Commissioner Bengaluru Rural; State of Karnataka Revenue Department; four-month timeline to decide; verification of original records as to grant; petition disposed of. Counsel: Sanath Kumar Shetty K. for petitioner; Smt. B.P. Radha, AGA, for respondents. No precedents cited; no adverse finding recorded; useful where a revenue authority fails to act on a pending representation regarding khata/RTC entries.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No.1 to consider the petitioner's Annexure-F representation after verifying original records as to the grant, and to take a decision within four months of receipt of copy of the order; writ petition disposed of accordingly.