- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38233 WP No. 29087 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.29087 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. AMRITA DEVANATH WIFE OF LATE C N DEVANATH AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS R/AT NO.429, JALAVAYU VIHAR, KAMMANHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU 560 043 2. SMT. C.N CHOKKAMMA D/O LATE C NARASIMHA IYENGAR, AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, R/AT NO.65, “SRIRANGAM”, 15TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU 560 055. 3. SMT. C.N LOKAMATHA W/O RANGANATHAM, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, R/AT NO.117/1 (NEW NO.39), KAVERI NAGAR, BSK III STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 085 4. JYOTHI MADAVAN D/O LATE C N VENKATARAMAN IYENGAR W/O S N MADAVAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT NO.37, 18TH MAIN ROAD BEHIND UDAYA SCHOOL Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38233 WP No. 29087 of 2025 MARUTHI LAYOUT VIJAYANAGARA BENGALURU – 560 040 5. SRIRAMAVARDA RAJAN S/O LATE C N VARADARAJAN AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT CHAITANYA WELFARE TRUST PALLANAHALLI BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BENGALURU – 64 6. TARA RAJAGOPAL D/O LATE C VENKATARAMANA IYENGAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT TARWAD, PALLANAHALLI NEAR MANUCHO MACHINES YELAHANKA BENGALURU – 560 064 7. V VARDARAJAN ANDHAL W/O LATE C N VARADARAJAN AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS R/AT 318, NEAR CHAITANYA WELFARE TRUST PALLANAHALLI, NEAR MANUCHO MACHINES BENGALURU – 560 064 8. MEERA SHYAM PRASAD D/O LATE C N VARDARAJAN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT NEAR CHAITANYA WELFARE TRUST PALLANAHALLI, NEAR MANUCHO MACHIES BENGALURU – 560 064 9. BALAJI C D S/O LATE C N DEVANATH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO.425, JALAVAYU VIHAR ROAD KAMMANAHALLI MAIN ROAD BENGALURU – 43 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38233 WP No. 29087 of 2025 PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 7 ARE REP. BY THEIR GPA HOLDER SRI RAMANJULU RAJU S/O LATE V SUBBARAJU AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.27/1, 47TH CROSS, 8TH BLOCK JAYANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 082 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI K R RAVISHANKAR, SR. COUNSEL FOR SRI PRASHANT L KANAL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMEDKAR VEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, KEMPE GOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE NORTH SUB-DIVISION KEMPE GOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001 4. THE THASILDHAR BANGALORE NORTH, KEMPE GOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001 5. SMT. KRISHNAMMA W/O LATE T VENKATARAMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38233 WP No. 29087 of 2025 6. SRI V.NAGARAJU S/O LATE T VENKATARAMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 7. SRI V RAME GOWDA S/O LATE T VENKATARAMANAPPA AGE ABOUT 57 YEARS 8. SRI V NARAYANASWAMY S/O LATE T VENKATARAMANAPPA AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS 9. SMT. BHAGYAMMA D/O LATE T VENKATARAMANAPPA AGE ABOUT 53 YEARS 10. SMT. KANAKAMANJUNATH D/O LATE T VENKATARAMANAPPA AGE ABOUT 51 YEARS 11. SMT. SHARADA D/O LATE T VENKATARAMANAPPA AGE ABOUT 50 YEARS 12. SMT. CHANDRAMMA D/O LATE T VENKATARAMANAPPA AGE ABOUT 47 YEARS 13. SRI T VENKATESHAPPA S/O LATE THAYAPPA AGE ABOUT 76 YEARS 14. SRI T GOVINDAPPA S/O LATE THAYAPPA AGE ABOUT 71 YEARS RESPONDENT NOS.5 TO 14 ARE R/AT KATTIGANAHALLI JALA HOBLI, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38233 WP No. 29087 of 2025 YELAHANKA TALUK BENGALURU – 560 064 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B P RADHA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD. 17.09.2025 PASSED BY THE R-2 I.E. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT PASSED IN R.P. NO. 382/2024 (VIDE ANNX-N) 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has raised a preliminary objection that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, w.e.f., 10.01.2025, the petitioners will have to approach the Karnataka Revenue Appellate Tribunal questioning the - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38233 WP No. 29087 of 2025 impugned order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 136(3) of the Act. 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioners approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20