- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14026 WP No. 2953 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 2953 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: OUR LADY OF HEALTH CHURCH (HALE IGARJI SAUDIAMMA) KAUP TALUK (FORMERLY UDUPI TALUK) UDUPI DISTRICT-574116 REPRESENTED BY ITS PARISH PRIEST FR. LESLIE D'SOUZA S/O LAWRENCE D'SOUZA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT: OUR LADY OF HEALTH CHURCH SHIRVA, KAUP TALUK (FORMERLY UDUPI TALUK) UDUPI DISTRICT-574116. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CLIVE JOHNS QUADROS., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UDUPI DISTRICT RAJATHADRI MANIPAL UDUPI-576119. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14026 WP No. 2953 of 2025 3. THE SPECIAL OFFICER LAND REFORMS TRIBUNAL AND THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAJATHADRI, MANIPAL, UDUPI-576119. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KUNDAPURA SUB-DIVISION UDUPI-576124. 5. THE TAHSILDAR KAUP TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, KAUP-574106. 6. MS. ZAHEEDA BANU, W/O MOHAMMED RAFI SHIRVA VILLAGE, KAUP TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-574116. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. .,ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 02/11/2022 PASSED BY THE R3 IN LRY.7A/91/150/T.R.I./1468/99-00 VIDE ANNX-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. As against the impugned order, which is passed by the Deputy Commissioner granting land under Section 77A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14026 WP No. 2953 of 2025 1961, there is a statutory appeal provided to the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal (KAT). 2. In that view of the matter, I decline to entertain this Writ Petition, but by reserving liberty to the petitioner to prefer an appeal to the KAT. 3. If an appeal to the KAT is preferred within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and an interim prayer is sought for, the KAT shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders within a period of two weeks of filing such an appeal. 4. Office to return the certified copy of the impugned order to the petitioner, after retaining a copy of the same in the Writ Petition. 5. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE HNM, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24