- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23297 WP NO.2086 OF 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 01ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.2086 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: G.P. NAGARAJAPPA S/O LATE PUTTAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/OF GUDDADAHALLI, AJJAMPURA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 550. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.R. HIREMATHAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS MYSURU DIVISION, MYSURU - 570 001. 3. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND EX-OFFICIO OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALUR - 577 101. 4. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS THAHASILDAR, Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23297 WP NO.2086 OF 2024 TARIKERE TALUK, THARIKERE, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 103. 5. G.R. RAMACHANDRAPPA S/O LATE RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS. 6. R. VENKATESH S/O LATE RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS. 7. LAKKAPPA S/O LATE PUTTAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS. 8. RANGANATH S/O LATE SANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS. 9. SOMSHEKHARAPPA S/O LATE SANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS. 10. MANJUNATH S/O LATE SANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS. RESPONDENTS 5 TO 10 ARE R/OF GUDDADAHALLI VILLAGE, TARIKERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 550. 11. J.R. SUJATHA W/O LATE J.N. RAJA RAO AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/OF ANTHARAGHATTA VILLAGE, HIRENALLU POST, AJJAMPURA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577 106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. ONKARA K.B., ADVOCATE FOR R11; RESPONDENTS 5 TO 10 - SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23297 WP NO.2086 OF 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 27TH NOVEMBER, 2023 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-G, BY CONFIRMING THE ORDER DATED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 VIDE ANNEXURE-E; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, the petitioner is assailing the order dated 27th November, 2023 (Annexure-G) passed by the respondent No.2. 2. Smt. Navya Shekhar, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 to 4 raised preliminary objection with regard to an alternative remedy available to the petitioner to challenge the impugned order. 3. In that view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case and keeping open all contentions of the parties, the petitioner is relegated to approach the competent authority under Section 49(g) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23297 WP NO.2086 OF 2024 4. It is made clear that, if the petitioner approaches the competent authority as stated above, within three weeks from the date of receipt of this order, the time spent by the petitioner before this Court shall be condoned by the competent authority. With this observation, writ petition stands disposed of 5. In view of disposal of the petition, it is open for the petitioner to challenge the order dated 16th April, 2025 passed by the respondent No.3 before the competent authority under Section 49(g) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. Pending applications IA.1/2025 and IA.2/2025 stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23