Full Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 38194 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: SRI. P. SHIVAKUMAR S/O. LATE A. PANNER SELVAM, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO.224, B2, MALAPRABHA-NGV, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU -560 047. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.S. NARAYAN, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND:
1. THE COMMISSIONER BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGAR PALIKE N R SQUARE, BANGALORE-560002.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, Digitally signed BENGALURU EAST ZONE, by SHWETHA MAYO-HALL BUILDING, RAGHAVENDRA BENGALURU-560025. Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 3. THE REVENUE OFFICER COX TOWN, BENGALURU -560 005.
4. ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU -560 038. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SUMANGALA GURUDEV GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE) -2- THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE FINAL E-KHATA STATUS REPORT AT ANNEXURE-J DATED 27.11.2025 IN RELATION TO REJECTION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FOR EFFECTING DIGITAL EKHATA IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER AS PER THE APPLICATION AT ANNEXURE-H BEARING KHATA REQUEST NO.K-2181810, EPID NO.1949393915 DATED 14.11.2025 BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
ORAL ORDER
1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:
"a. Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of CERTIORARI or similar writ to quash the final E- khata status report at Annexure-J dated 27.11.2025 in relation to rejection of online application for effecting digital E-khata in respect of the schedule property in favour of the petitioner as per the application at Annexure-H bearing khata request No.K-2181810, EPID No.1949393915 dated 14.11.2025 by the 2nd respondent. b. Issue a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing the respondent No.2 & 4 to effect E-khata of the schedule property in the name of the petitioner in terms of khata request reference No.K2181810, EPID No.1949393915 dated 14.11.2025 produced as Annexure-H within a time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court based on the documents already submitted along with the request application dated 14.11.2025. -3-
c. To pass such other order/s as this Hon'ble court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity."
2. Though none appears for the petitioner, the learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4 has filed a memo enclosing the E-Khata stated to have been issued to the petitioner.
3. The relief which has been sought for being for issuance of
E-Khata in favour of the petitioner, the document produced evidencing that E-Khata has already been issued, accepting the said memo, the petition stands disposed as infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SMA/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30