- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32965 WP No. 19853 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 19853 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR. G. RAMACHANDREGOWDA S/O DASEGOWDA AGED 74 YEARS 2. MR. VENKATAPPA D, AGE 69 YEARS, S/O DASEGOWDA 3. MR. VENKATAGIRIGOWDA AGE 79 YEARS, S/O DASEGOWDA 4. MRS. PADMA AGE 50 YEARS, W/O V GUNDAPPA, PETITIONER NO.1 TO 4 ARE RESIDENT OF BYRAPATNA VILLAGE, MALURU HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 160. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S. VICTOR MANOHARAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT OFFICES COMPLEX, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32965 WP No. 19853 of 2025 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA - 562 159. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB DIVISION, RAMANAGARA - 562 159. 3. THE THASILDAR CHANNAPATNA TALUK, CHANNAPATNA - 562 160 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 11.02.2025 PASSED IN REVISION PETITION NO.73 OF 2017-18 BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT, PRODUCED AT 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32965 WP No. 19853 of 2025 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 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. Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv Sl No.: 20, CT: BHK