- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38194 WP No. 28748 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. 28748 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI HANUMANTHAIAH S/O LATE CHIKKARANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO 117, GUNDIGERE VILLAGE, HULIKAL, KUDURU HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT- 561 101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PAWAN KUMAR S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA PIN 562159 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB DIVISION, RAMANAGARA PIN 562159 3. THE TAHSILDAR MAGADI TALUK, MAGADI, PIN 562120 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU.V, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI, THERE BY QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38194 WP No. 28748 of 2025 11/02/2025 PASSED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT IN REVISION PETITION NO.56/ 2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-L., 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents Nos.1 to 3. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader 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. 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38194 WP No. 28748 of 2025 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader 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 petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE HR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11