- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32794 WP No. 22944 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 22944 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. DHANALAKSHMI W/O LOKESH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT KUNKUMANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 118. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVIKUMARA B.R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU DISTRICT TUMAKURU - 572 101. 3. THE TAHSILDAR TUMAKURU TALUK TUMAKURU - 572 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32794 WP No. 22944 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) DIRECT, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 14.05.2024 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING SY. NO. 33 MEASURING 25 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT KUMKUMANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK AND DISTRICT, BY REJECTING THE PETITIONERS CLAIM UNDER THE BAGAR HUKKUM SCHEME, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that the impugned order is an original order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Rule 108CCC (4). Therefore, there is an appeal remedy available for the petitioner to go before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in terms of clause(d) of Section 49 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32794 WP No. 22944 of 2025 3. Upholding the contentions of the High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands disposed of, while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Office is directed to return the certified copy, if any produced by the petitioner to the petitioner, while retaining a copy of the same for the records. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file his memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36 CT: BHK