State of Karnataka, v. Sri. S.V.Ramachandra Reddy,

((((((((((((HC-KAR, NC:(2026:KHC:45160-DB( WA(No.(1301(of(2026( ( ,,,,,,,,,, , CNR:(KAHC010310002026( ( IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU( THDATED(THIS(THE(20 (DAY(OF(AUGUST,(2026(

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WRIT(APPEAL(NO.(1301(OF(2026((KLR-RR/SUR)(

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1., STATE,OF,KARNATAKA,, REPRESENTED,BY,ITS,SECRETARY,, DEPARTMENT,OF,REVENUE,,, M.S.,BUILDING,,BENGALURU,-560,001., ,

2., THE,DEPUTY,COMMISSIONER,, CHIKKABALLAPUR,DISTRICT,,,

CHIKKABALLAPUR,562,104, ,

3., THE,ASSISTANT,COMMISSIONER,,

CHIKKABALLAPUR,SUB-DIVISION,,, CHIKKABALLAPUR,DISTRICT,562,104., , Digi tally

4., THE,TAHSILDAR,, signedtiby SIDDLAGHATTA,TALUK,,,MALA0K0N CHIKKABALLAPUR,DISTRICT,562,105., Location: …APPELLANTS,High0Court (BY,SRI.,SUDEV,HEGDE.M.N.,,AGA),of0Karnataka , AND:( ( SRI.,S.V.RAMACHANDRA,REDDY,, S/O,LATE,VENKATASWAMY,REDDY,, AGED,ABOUT,59,YEARS,,, RESIDING,AT,SADALI,AT,AND,POST,,, HOBLI,SIDDLAGHATTA,TALUK,, CHIKKABALLAPUR,DISTRICT,-562,104, …RESPONDENT, (BY,SRI.T.M.CHOWDAREDDY,,ADVOCATE),

THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO A) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 06/02/2026 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.29832/2025 AND B) CONSEQUENTLY, DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION NO.29832/2025 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT AND C) GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEFS.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)

Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the appellants and the learned counsel for the respondent fairly submit that the subject matter of the Writ Appeal is covered by the judgment dated 09.04.2026 passed by this Court in W.A.No.485/2026.

¶2The judgment and order dated 09.04.2026 passed in W.A.No.485/2026 would read as under:

"The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated

17.06.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.5957/2024 (KLR-RR/SUR) filed by the respondents herein.

¶2The parties are referred to as per their ranking before the writ Court, for the sake of convenience.

¶3The petitioners had filed the writ petition impugning the order dated 19.09.2023 passed by the Tahsildar, Magadi Taluk, Magadi, whereby petitioners' land in Survey No.32/2 measuring 1 acre and 29 guntas along with 5 acres and 22 guntas of land situated at Banavadi Village, Solur Hobli, Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, was declared as 'Sarkari Pada'.

¶4The order dated 19.09.2023 was passed on the ground that the petitioners have not deposited the land revenue.

¶5The learned Single Judge having considered the said fact has allowed the writ petition and the order dated 19.09.2023 passed by the Tahsildar has been set aside and direction had been given to the petitioners to pay the arrears of land revenue within a period of two months

from the date of the receipt of the certified copy of the order and the Tahsildar shall collect the land revenue and thereafter, pass necessary orders cancelling the forfeiture.

¶6Sri M.N. Sudev Hegde, learned AGA does not dispute the fact that the only basis on which the order dated 19.09.2023 impugned in the writ petition was passed, was for non-payment of the land revenue.

¶7Therefore, we do not find much substance in this writ appeal. However, we direct the petitioner Nos.1 to 3 to produce the records pertaining to their ownership in respect of the lands in question and make payment of the land revenue along with interest at the rate of 10% p.a. from the due date till the date of payment.

¶8This order shall be communicated by the Tahsildar himself to respondents Nos.1 to 3 to appear and produce the records of their ownership. We direct the respondent Nos.1 to to appear before the Tahsildar on *08.06.2026.

¶9With the above observation, the writ appeal is disposed of.

¶12In view of disposal of the appeal, pending interlocutory applications, if any do not survive for consideration, hence stand disposed of."

¶3As the subject matter of the Writ Appeal is squarely covered by the judgment in W.A.No.485/2026 passed by this Court, we dispose of the present Writ Appeal in terms of the judgment and order dated

09.04.2026 in W.A.No.485/2026.

All pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of.

Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE

Sd/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE

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