- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38967 WP No. 29373 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 29373 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI KAMALESH B AGED 55 YEARS, S/O LATE BYRAPPA, R/AT NO 26/5, CHANDRASHEKARA EXTENSION, SAHAYADRINILAYA, SRIGANDHADAKAVALU VISHAWANEEDAM POST, BENGALURU - 560 091. 2. V.K. KRISHNAMURTHY AGED 54 YEARS, S/O LATE VENKATAPPA 3. SMT BHAGAYAMMA AGED 44 YEARS, W/O KRISHNAMURTHY SL NO.2 AND 3 ARE R/AT NO 53/59, SKANDANAGARA KODIGEHALLI POST, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 091. 4. SMT. RAJESHWARI R AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, W/O SHARAVANAHANBHAVA, R/AT DEVAMACHOHALLI VILLAGE, TAVAREKERE HOBLI BENGALURU - 562 130. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VENKATESH R. BHAGAT, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38967 WP No. 29373 of 2025 AND: 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 001. 4. SRI. A SELVARAJ AGED 72 YEARS, S/O ALAGIRISWAMY, R.AT NO 11, SHIVAGAMI NILAYA, NANJAPPA ROAD,OPP MM NANJAPPA MANOR APARTMENT, SHANTHINAGAR VILASAN GARDEN, BENGALURU - 560 027 5. SRI. SANJEEVAIAH S/O LATE HANUMANTHAIAH, SINCE DEAD NO LRS BROUGHT ON RECORD 6. SRI HANUMANTHAIAH @ MARK S/O SRI SANJEEVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 7. SRI. RAVICHANDRA S/O SRI SANJEEVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, THE RESPONDENT NOS. 1 TO 3 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38967 WP No. 29373 of 2025 RESIDING AT 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, KEBBEHALLA, RAJEEVGANDHI NAGARA, SUNKADAKATTE, VISHWANEEDAM POST, MAGADI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 091. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. M.K. SHIVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD. 11.09.2025 PASSED BY THE R-1/ DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN RP/471/2023 AT ANNX-A AND ETC.,.GRANT AN INTERIM ORDER TO STAY THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD. 11.09.2025 AT ANNX-A OF THE ABOVE WRIT PETITION PASSED BY THE R-1/ DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN RP/471/2023.A- THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Sri.M.K.Shivaraj, learned counsel has entered appearance for respondent No.4 by filing a caveat petition. 2. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 and learned Additional Government Advocate submit that the impugned order is passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Urban - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38967 WP No. 29373 of 2025 District under Section 136(3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (for short, 'Act') and in view of the recent amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Act, the petitioners will have to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 3. Upholding the submissions of the learned counsel for respondent No.4 and the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal to redress their grievance. 4. Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv, Sl No.: 34, CT: BHK