- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32758 WP No. 10943 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. 10943 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: NARAYANAPPA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LR., SMT.VENKATAMMA, AGED 70 YEARS, W/O LATE VENKATAGIRIYAPPA, RESIDING AT KOMMASANDRA VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL-562106, AND ALSO AT NO.1, II MAIN ROAD, PARVATHIPURA, BENGALURU-560 004. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B V BADRINATH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVNUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32758 WP No. 10943 of 2025 4. THE TAHASILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT- 562106. 5. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR, BIKKANAHALLIL VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, KANDAYA BHAVAN, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU-RURAL DISTRICT-562106. 6. SRI.N. VENKATESHA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, S/O.K.V.NARAYANAPPA. 7. SRI.N.GOVINDRAJU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, S/O.K.V.NARAYANAPPA, RESPONDENTS 6 AND 7 ARE RESIDING AT NO.1062/1, NEAR SUBRAMANI TEMPLE, WARD NO.5, DOMMASANDRA VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK. 562106. 8. SRI. KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O.VENKATARAMANAPPA. 9. SRI.CHANDRAPPA K.V., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O.VENKATARAMANAPPA. RESPONDENTS 8 AND 9 ARE RESIDING AT NO.06, KOMMASANDRA, BENGALURU-562 125. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMAED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32758 WP No. 10943 of 2025 RESPONDENT IN ANNEXURE-N IN R.P.NO.373/2023, ON THE FILE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU DISTRICT, BENGALURU, DATED 25.02.2025 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 5. 2. Notice to respondent Nos.6 to 9 is not necessary for the following reasons: 3. 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 petitioner 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. 4. Upholding the submissions made by the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32758 WP No. 10943 of 2025 5. Office is directed to return certified copies of the documents if any to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the records. 6. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE HR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14