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Smt Kariyamma v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC8 Apr 2026WP/36314/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court writ petition mandamus land revenue records mutation entry original grantee Tahsildar Arsikere Taluk Hassan District Ganjigere village Sy.No.15 4 acres R.A. No.329/23-24 Assistant Commissioner order dated 25.11.2024 implementation non-compliance Revenue Inspector report Annexure-G M.R.No.15/2000-01 MRH No.6/2012-13 six weeks compliance direction R Devdas KLR-RES Articles 226 227 2026.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Arsikere Taluk, to enter the name of the original grantee in the revenue records in terms of the Assistant Commissioner's directions (order dated 25.11.2024 in R.A. No.329/23-24), expeditiously and at any rate within six weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; HCGP permitted to file memo of appearance within four weeks. ¶29

Smt Kariyamma Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents are to be directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 16.10.2025 (Annexure-A) and consequently take action for entering the name of the petitioner's late husband in the revenue records in respect of 4 acres of land in Sy.No.15 of Ganjigere Village, Arsikere Taluk, Hassan District, as per the Assistant Commissioner's order dated 25.11.2024 in R.A. No.329/23-24 (Annexure-C). +1 more

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Court's answer

The writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Arsikere Taluk, to proceed to enter the name of the original grantee in the revenue records in terms of the directions issued by the Assistant Commissioner.

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Ratio / Principle

The direction to the Tahsildar is to be carried out as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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Key takeaways

The learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks.obiter¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (R Devdas J), Writ Petition No. 36314 of 2025 (KLR-RES), decided 08.04.2026: The petitioner, a 76-year-old widow, sought enforcement of the Assistant Commissioner, Hassan Sub-Division's order dated 25.11.2024 in R.A. No.329/23-24 (Annexure-C), which set aside the earlier mutation entries in M.R.No.15/2000-01 and MRH No.6/2012-13 and directed the Tahsildar, Arsikere Taluk, to enter the original grantee's name in the revenue records for 4 acres in Sy.No.15 of Ganjigere Village after verifying original records. The Tahsildar's communication dated 17.12.2024 (Annexure-E) elicited a Revenue Inspector's report (Annexure-G) identifying Sri.Rangappa, S/o Thimma Shetty, as the original grantee, yet no entry was made. Allowing the petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the Court disposed of it with a specific direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar to enter the original grantee's name in terms of the Assistant Commissioner's directions as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within six weeks of receipt of the order; the learned HCGP was permitted to file memo of appearance within four weeks.

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NC: 2026:KHC:19356 WP No. 36314 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 36314 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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SMT. KARIYAMMA W/O LATE RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, KURUVANKA VILLAGE, ARSIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 112.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. KRISHNAPPA M, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001.

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THE TAHSILDAR. OFFICE OF THE TAHSILDAR, ARSIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 112.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP)

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THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (A) ISSUE A WRIT

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NC: 2026:KHC:19356 WP No. 36314 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, DIRECTION, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 16.10.2025 OF THE PETITIONER AS AT ANNEXURE-A AND CONSEQUENTLY TAKE ACTION FOR ENTERING THE NAME OF THE LATE HUSBAND OF THE PETITIONER IN THE REVENUE RECORDS IN RESPECT OF 4 ACRES OF LAND IN SY.NO.15 OF GANJIGERE VILLAGE, ARSIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT, AS PER THE ORDER DATED 25.11.2024 OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,HASSAN SUB-DIVISION, HASSAN PASSED IN R.A. NO.329/23-24 AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND ETC.,

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for both the respondents.

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The grievance of the petitioner is that despite an order being passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Hassan Sub-Division, in terms of Annexure-C dated 25.11.2024, setting aside the earlier mutation entries in M.R.No.15/2000-01 MRH No.6/2012-13, and directing the Tahsildar to enter the name of the original grantee in the revenue records after verifying the

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HC-KAR

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original records, the Tahsildar has not taken any steps in that regard. Learned counsel submits that at Annexure-E is a communication made by the Tahsildar on 17.12.2024 to the Deputy Tahsildar/Revenue Inspector, Baanavara Hobli, to verify from the original records and state as to who is the original grantee so that action can be taken in terms of the orders passed by the Assistant Commissioner. The revenue inspector furnished a report as found at Annexure-G stating that one Sri.Rangappa, S/o Thimma Shetty, is the original grantee and the revenue records may be made out in the name of the original grantee. Learned counsel submits that despite all these proceedings, the Tahsildar has not taken any steps.

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Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent No.2-Tahsildar, Arsikere Taluk, to proceed to enter the name of the original grantee in the revenue records in terms of the directions issued by the Assistant Commissioner as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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Ordered accordingly.

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HC-KAR

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Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to

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file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today.

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