Master Documentary Timeline
From Early Tradition to the Modern Record
This timeline brings together the principal historical references, surviving documents, government proceedings, archaeological evidence, administrative records and judicial decisions presently identified within the Baba Budan Archives.
The earliest entries survive mainly through later historical or official references. From the nineteenth century onward, the documentary record becomes increasingly detailed.
Early Traditions & Recorded Memory
The earliest history reaches the archive principally through later official records and historical accounts rather than surviving contemporary grants.
The Earlier Grant Tradition
A nineteenth-century Inam record states that the authorities understood, from the Inamdar’s statement and documents then produced, that the Inams had originally been granted by the chiefs of Anegondi. The original Anegondi grant has not presently been recovered.
Later Official ReferenceBaba Budan & the Early Coffee Tradition
Later historical accounts associate Baba Budan with the introduction and early cultivation of coffee in the Mysore region. The tradition became inseparably connected with the hills that bear his name. Specific later embellishments are distinguished from the evidence presently available.
Later Historical TraditionThe Late Eighteenth-Century Documentary Horizon
The closing years of the eighteenth century mark an important transition toward the more identifiable Mysore-era documentary record associated with the hills and their administration.
Historical RecordResumption & Substitution of Earlier Inams
The 1873 Inam record later stated that earlier Inams had been resumed during Purnaiyya’s administration and that Suraguppa and Dasarahalli were subsequently assigned as Sarwamanyam. The original Purnaiyya order has not presently been located.
Later Official ReferenceThe Documentary Record Expands
Surveys, Nirups, Inam proceedings, coffee-land transactions and government orders increasingly illuminate the historical record.
Early Survey Evidence
An early survey-related record forms one of the first dated points in the nineteenth-century archival sequence associated with the region.
DocumentedThe Documentary Sequence Continues
Administrative material from the early nineteenth century forms part of the developing record preceding the better-documented Nirups and later Inam proceedings.
Referenced RecordMaharaja’s Nirup Concerning Coffee & Darga Lands
A Nirup dated 12 February 1829 is preserved or identified through later documentary material concerning coffee cultivation and lands associated with the institution.
Later Preserved / ReferencedNirup Preserved in a Later Dossier
A later nineteenth-century dossier records and reproduces material identified as a Nirup of 1831 relating to the developing coffee-land history.
Later Documentary CopyFurther Nirup Reference
Historical research identifies another Nirup in the early 1830s. The relevant original page has not yet been independently isolated within the present archive and the entry therefore remains provisional.
Provisional / Source PendingInam Settlement Dossier
File No. 3 of 1837 forms an important part of the multi-decade documentary history concerning the Inam settlement and subsequent administrative consideration.
DocumentedThe Yemme Khan Coffee-Garden Transaction
A surviving record dated 9 June 1849 documents a transaction involving the Yemme Khan coffee garden for Rs. 1,000, providing direct evidence for the nineteenth-century coffee-land record.
Direct DocumentInam Settlement & Earlier Historical References
The 1873 record is particularly important because it preserves the later official account of the Anegondi grant tradition and the Purnaiyya-era resumption and substitution of Inam lands.
Direct Official RecordGovernment Order on the Inam Settlement
Government Order No. 710-11-7 of 28 April 1884 forms a major point in the nineteenth-century settlement of the coffee-growing Inam lands and their administrative treatment.
Direct Official RecordProposed Succession of Syed Murthuza Basha Khadri
A government file records Syed Ghouse Shah Khadri alias Khan Bahadur’s proposal concerning the adoption or succession of Syed Murthuza Basha Khadri. The record documents a succession proposal and should not itself be treated as proof of a completed installation.
Direct DocumentThe Isuf Ali Land Claim
File No. 32-89 records a land claim in Dattatreya Inam village and the administrative treatment of the dispute, including reference to the appropriate civil remedy.
Direct RecordNagenahalli Land Proceedings
File No. 74-89 records Syed Ghouse Shah Khadri alias Khan Bahadur’s complaint concerning lands including Survey Nos. 53 and 138 at Nagenahalli and the ensuing administrative consideration.
Direct RecordSyed Khader Basha Khadri Judicial Record
A Munsiff’s proclamation dated 9 February 1891 records judicial proceedings concerning coffee-bearing land, including Survey No. 296.
Direct Judicial RecordSajjada, Hakdar & Muzrai Administration
Succession, institutional management, Hakdar claims, cash grants and Muzrai administration dominate the surviving early twentieth-century files.
Joint Petition of Syed Jamal Shah Khadri & Syed Khader Basha Khadri
A joint petition records succession and Hakdar claims during the administrative consideration following the death of Syed Ghouse Shah Khadri alias Khan Bahadur.
Direct PetitionGovernment Recognition of Syed Murthuza Basha Khadri
Muzrai Proceedings No. 1159 of 24 November 1902 record government recognition of Syed Murthuza Basha Khadri as successor to Syed Ghouse Shah Khadri alias Khan Bahadur in relation to the Sajjada or management of the institution.
Official ProceedingHakdar Enquiry
File No. 101 examines claims concerning participation in the income or profits of the Inam and the administrative position of competing claimants.
Direct Government FileSyed Gayasuddin Shah Khadri Memorial
A memorial dated 26 February 1903 advances claims concerning adoption and heirship. The document establishes that those claims were made; it does not by itself establish their truth.
Direct PetitionSyed Shahali Hussaini Agency & Management Claim
A petition dated 12 February 1903 advances an agency and management claim relying upon an asserted General Power of Attorney dated 1 April 1896.
Direct PetitionCash-Grant Proceedings
Muzrai proceedings record an earlier monthly grant and an additional grant taking effect from July 1908, forming part of the financial administrative history of the institution.
Direct Government RecordMuzrai Enquiry & Administration
File No. 662 records complaints, enquiries and the government’s administrative treatment of the institution and its Inams.
Direct Government FileRahadari Proceedings
File No. 91/1913 records a travel-pass or Rahadari matter and refers to an earlier precedent dating to 1892.
Direct Administrative RecordAnnual Cash Grant
Proceedings dated 15 August 1916 record a cash grant calculated at Rs. 150 per month, or Rs. 1,800 annually, in the institutional administrative record.
Official RecordRahadari Record
A further Rahadari-related record forms part of the detailed administrative chronology. It is retained here even though it was not selected for the curated homepage.
Documented RecordSyed Murthuza Basha Khadri’s Proposal Concerning His Son
A Muzrai file records Syed Murthuza Basha Khadri’s proposal concerning his son, Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin Shah Khadri, and the arrangements considered during Syed Murthuza Basha Khadri’s intended pilgrimage to Mecca.
In this early twentieth-century record, Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin Shah Khadri is the elder individual of that name and the father of Syed Peer Mohammed Shah Khadri.
Direct Government FileRenewed Management & Hakdar Claims
Government considered renewed claims concerning management and participation in institutional income and ultimately declined to reopen matters previously addressed administratively.
Direct Government FileArchaeological & Epigraphic Record
The Mysore archaeological report records Persian inscriptions, the Bhandarkhana entrance and a Kannada inscription associated with a silver staff connected with the Dattatreya Peetha.
Direct Published RecordRevised Mysore Muzrai Manual
The Manual records “Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy’s Darga,” its Sajjada, associated Inam villages and the annual cash grant within the Mysore Muzrai administrative framework.
Direct Official PublicationSyed Hazrath Basha Khadri Petition
A petition dated 27 September 1941 raises objections and historical claims concerning succession and management. Its genealogical and historical assertions remain attributable to the petitioner unless independently corroborated.
Direct PetitionSuccession of Syed Peer Mohammed Shah Khadri
Government records document the death of the predecessor in November 1942, government approval of the succession of Syed Peer Mohammed Shah Khadri in May 1943 and his installation in July 1943 while he was still a minor, together with administrative arrangements made during his minority.
Direct Government File1955–1970s
The abolition of religious and charitable Inams changed the legal framework, followed by a new phase of administrative history.
Religious & Charitable Inams Abolition
The Mysore (Religious and Charitable) Inams Abolition Act, 1955 abolished the special Inam tenure and introduced a new statutory framework concerning vesting, occupancy and qualifying rights. Baba Budan-specific primary vesting and occupancy proceedings have not yet been recovered in the present archive.
Official Transition · Primary Local Proceedings PendingWakf-List Entry
Later judicial records state that a Gazette dated 16 October 1964 included the Peetha and attached properties in a Wakf list and recorded “one Ghouse Mohiddin” as Mutawalli. The original 1964 Gazette has not presently been recovered.
Because more than one individual in the wider historical record bears the name Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin Shah Khadri, this archive does not assign the 1964 reference to a particular generation without the original Gazette or equivalent identifying evidence.
Later Judicial ReferenceWakf Board Management
Later judicial material records that the Karnataka State Board of Wakf took over management on 6 April 1973. The original takeover order has not presently been recovered.
Later Judicial ReferenceDispute Enters a New Judicial Phase
Administrative events during the mid-1970s form part of the background to litigation that subsequently developed into O.S. No. 25/1978. The detailed documentary chain is preserved in the archive register.
Later Recorded HistoryAdministrative & Judicial History
From 1980 onward, court decisions, government enquiries and later administrative proceedings form an increasingly detailed record.
District Court Decree
The District Court at Chikmagalur delivered its decree in O.S. No. 25/1978 on 29 February 1980. Its operative conclusions became central to the later appellate and administrative history.
Later Judicially ReproducedHigh Court Directs Muzrai Enquiry
In W.P. No. 2294/1984, the High Court directed an enquiry into practices existing before the mid-1970s, including questions of management, festivals and institutional property.
Later Judicially DocumentedMuzrai Enquiry Report
The Assistant Commissioner submitted an enquiry report on 28 January 1988 following notice, hearings and investigation. The original report has not yet been recovered in the present archive.
Later Judicially DocumentedEndowment Commissioner’s Order
The Endowment Commissioner issued an order dated 25 February 1989 following the Muzrai enquiry. Its findings form part of the administrative record and should not automatically be treated as independent primary proof of practices in earlier centuries.
Later Official / Judicial ReferenceAppeal & Supreme Court Proceedings
R.F.A. No. 119/1980 was dismissed on 7 January 1991. Later judicial records also document the dismissal of the subsequent Special Leave Petition in November 1991.
Later Judicially DocumentedAdministrative Review Order
An administrative review order dated 7 July 2003 forms part of the record leading into the next phase of High Court proceedings.
Administrative RecordHigh Court Orders Fresh Consideration
In W.P. No. 43621/2003, the High Court on 14 February 2007 set aside the earlier administrative order and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
Judicial RecordFurther Appellate Proceedings
The State’s writ appeal was dismissed in August 2008. Subsequent Supreme Court proceedings introduced interim directions while the administrative reconsideration continued.
Judicially DocumentedEndowment Commissioner’s Report
A report dated 10 March 2010 was submitted during the continuing proceedings. Its historical statements and conclusions remain findings within that later administrative report rather than substitutes for missing original records.
Later Administrative RecordSupreme Court Directions
On 3 September 2015 the Supreme Court disposed of the connected civil appeals, leaving the State Government to consider the report after objections while continuing interim arrangements pending decision.
Judicially DocumentedHigh-Level Committee Report
A High-Level Committee report dated 3 December 2017 became part of the administrative material considered in the subsequent government decision.
Administrative RecordState Government Order
The State Government issued an order on 19 March 2018 following the preceding reports and proceedings. That order subsequently became the subject of challenge before the Karnataka High Court.
Government RecordHigh Court Quashes the 2018 Order
On 28 September 2021 the Karnataka High Court quashed the challenged 2018 Government Order and remitted the matter to the State Government for fresh reconsideration.
Judicial RecordInterim Administrative Arrangements
A series of State administrative steps during 2022 included committee arrangements concerning reconsideration, ceremonies, management and the appointment of functionaries while the litigation remained active.
Administrative RecordDivision Bench Dismisses the Appeal
On 6 March 2023 the Karnataka High Court Division Bench dismissed W.A. No. 1110/2021. The result of the 2021 order therefore remained undisturbed.
Judicial RecordA Living Documentary Catalogue
The Timeline Will Grow With the Archive
As additional primary records are recovered from archival collections, referenced entries can be upgraded, corrected or expanded while retaining their permanent archive identifiers and documentary provenance.
The Document Archive contains the underlying records, while the History page places these events within a continuous historical narrative.