Sri C R Jayappa Reddy v. Deputy Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 6678 OF 2026 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. C.R. JAYAPPA REDDY S/O. LATE RAMAIAH REDDY, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT. NO. 1, OPPOSITE TO 287E LAST BUS STOP, CHOLANAYAKANAHALLI CIRCLE, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032 …PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SAMMITH S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

¶1DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DISTRICT, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009.

¶2THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU DISTRICT, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009

¶3THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU DISTRICT, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009.

by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA NC:(2026:KHC:20799( WP(No.(6678(of(2026( ( , ,,HC-KAR( ( (

4., THE,TAHSILDAR,, BENGALURU,NORTH,SUB-DIVISION,,, BENGALURU,DISTRICT,,, K.G.,ROAD,,BENGALURU,-,560,009, ,

5., THE,VILLAGE,ACCOUNTANT, BELLAHALLI,VILLAGE,,, YELAHANKA,HOBLI,,, BENGALURU,NORTH,TALUK-,560,064, , …RESPONDENTS, (BY,SRI.,SHAMANTH,NAIK,,HCGP), , , THIS, WP, IS, FILED, UNDER, ARTICLES, 226, AND, 227, OF, THE,CONSTITUTION,OF,INDIA,PRAYING,TO,ISSUE,A,WRIT,OR, ORDER, OR, DIRECTION, IN, THE, NATURE, OF, MANDAMUS, RESTRAINING, THE, RESPONDENTS, FROM, INTERFERING, WITH, THE, PETITIONERS, PEACEFUL, POSSESSION, AND, ENJOYMENT, SCHEDULE, PROPERTY,, EXCEPT, IN, ACCORDANCE, WITH, DUE, PROCESS,OF,LAW,AND,ETC.,,, , , THIS,PETITION,,COMING,ON,FOR,PRELIMINARY,HEARING, IN, 'B', GROUP,, THIS, DAY,, ORDER, WAS, MADE, THERE, IN, AS, UNDER:, , CORAM:, ,HON'BLE,MR.,JUSTICE,R,DEVDAS, , , ORAL(ORDER( ( ( The, immediate, threat, for, the, petitioner, was, the, erection, of, a, board, on, the, property, belonging, to, the, petitioner, stating, that, the, land, belongs, to, the,

Government. Therefore, the prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to remove the illegal board erected on the petition schedule property. There are three pieces of the petition schedule property. In schedule 'A' is property bearing Survey No.55/P, Bengaluru North Taluk, Yelahanka Hobli, Bellahalli Village measuring 2 acres; in Schedule 'B' is 2 acres of land in Survey No.55 of the same village and in the schedule 'C' is also measuring 2 acres in Survey No.55 of the same village. The composite schedule is also given in the writ petition, to an extent of 6 acres in Survey No.55 out of the total extent of 122 acres 20 guntas.

¶2On 27.02.2026, this Court issued directions to the respondent - Tahsildar, Bengaluru North Taluk, to immediately proceed to remove the board put up on the petition schedule property and on the next date of hearing, it was submitted by the learned High Court Government Pleader that the board has been removed.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities, more particularly the Tahsildar that if at all any action is required to be taken against the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner is occupying Government lands, then the Tahsildar may be directed to take action only in accordance with law after issuing notice to the petitioner and affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that the respondent - Tahsildar cannot deny the fact that the name of the petitioner is found in the RTC and the petitioner has purchased the properties in question under registered sale deeds from the previous kathedars.

¶4In the light of the above, the writ petition stands disposed of, with a direction to the respondent authorities, more particularly the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, Bengaluru North Taluk, that if at all any action is required to be taken against the petitioner on the ground that the

petitioner has occupied Government lands in the guise of having purchased 6 acres of land under registered sale deeds, then the Tahsildar shall take action only in accordance with law after issuing notice to the petitioner and after affording sufficient opportunity to the petitioner to have his say in the matter.

Ordered accordingly.

Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE

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