- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37784 WP No. 27522 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 27522 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VENKATESH S/O CHIKKAHANUMAIAH AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT BILIGERE VILLAGE, AWADEGERE HOBLI, HUNSUR TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT-571 610 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MUDDARANGAPPA.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MS BUILDING, DR B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSURU DISTRICT-570 005 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HUNSURU TALUK- 571 105 4. TAHASILDAR HUNSURU TALUK - 571 105 5. SHIVALINGEGOWDA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37784 WP No. 27522 of 2025 6. SIDDDALINGEGOWDA AGE ABOUT 72 YEARS S/O LATE UGADIGOWDA BOTH ARE RESIDING AT BILIGERE VILLAGE, GAWADEGERE HOBLI HUNSURU TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 610 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V SESHU, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE AN ORDER OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ANNEXURE-A IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN RP/127/2025 DATED 12.08.2025 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS 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 No.1 to 4. Notice to other respondent is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader has raised a preliminary objection that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37784 WP No. 27522 of 2025 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 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioner 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37784 WP No. 27522 of 2025 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE Bsv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11