- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33146 WP No. 25933 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 25933 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. PUTTAMMA W/O LATE KARIYAYYA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS R/O INDAVARA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 102 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H V PRAVEEN GOWDA.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU SUB-DIVISION CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101 4. THE TAHSILDAR MUDIGERE TALUK Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33146 WP No. 25933 of 2025 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 577 132 5. SMT. GEETHA W/O LATE SANDESH, R/O HALASURU VILLAGE, BALEHONNUR HOBLI N R PURA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 577 112 6. RANJITHA D/O LATE SANDESH, R/O HALASURU VILLAGE, BALEHONNUR HOBLI, N R PURA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 577 112 7. RACHAN S/O LATE SANDESH, R/O HALASURU VILLAGE, BALEHONNUR HOBLI, N R PURA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 577 112 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4 SRI BALACHANDRA Y.S., ADVOCATE FOR C/R5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTON OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS PERTAINING TO CASE NO. RP/033/2022 BEFORE THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKAMGALURU AND AFTER EXAMINING THE LEGALITY AND VALIDITY THEREOF, QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD. 06.05.2025 THE COPY OF IMPUGNED ORDER IS ANNEXED AS ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33146 WP No. 25933 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL 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 respondent Nos.5 to 7 is not necessary for following reasons. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises 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 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33146 WP No. 25933 of 2025 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to 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. The office is directed to return the certified copies, if any, while retaining a copy of the same for the records. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE YN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32