- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38238 WP No. 23489 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.23489 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SHARADAMMA W/O LATE RAMASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 2. SRI KESHAVAMURTHY, S/O LATE RAMASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, 3. SRI VENKATARAMAIAH, S/O LATE RAMADASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 4. SMT. JAYAMMA, D/O LATE RAMADASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT KODIYALA KARENAHALLI VILLAGE, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGAR TALUK-571511 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. N S BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGAR-571511 Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38238 WP No. 23489 of 2025 2. SPECIAL ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGAR SUB DIVISION, RAMANAGAR-571511. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, RAMANAGAR TALUK RAMANAGAR-571511 4. K. RAMAIAH, S/O LATE KENCHAHANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT NARAYANAPURA VILLAGE, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK-571511. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B P RADHA, AGA FOR R1 TO 3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 03-04-2025 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT, RAMANAGAR-RESPONDENT NO.1 IN CASE NO./REVISION PETITION NO.57/2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-N AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38238 WP No. 23489 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to other respondent 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 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38238 WP No. 23489 of 2025 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.: 36