- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36871 WP No. 28151 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 28151 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI H T GOVINDEGOWDA S/O LATE THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 2. SRI. H T SRINIVASA, S/O LATE THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 3. SMT. PADMA, W/O LATE GOPALAGOWDA H T, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 4. MANJULA, D/O LATE GOPALAGOWDA H T, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 5. SRI. PRADEEP @ KITTY, S/O LATE GOPALAGOWDA H T, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 6. ROOPA, D/O GOPALAGOWDA H T, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 7. REKHA, D/O GOPALAGOWDA H T, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36871 WP No. 28151 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, ALL ARE R/O HOSAHOLALU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, KRISHNARAJAPETE, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 426. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUMANTH L. BHARADWAJ, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SAKARAJA N.C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, PANDAVAPURA SUB-DIVISION, PANDAVAPURA - 571 434. 4. THE THASILDAR, KRISHNARAJAPET TALUKU, KRISHNARAJAPET - 571 426. 5. SRI. H.C MANJACHARI, S/O LATE CHODACHARRI, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O ANEMAHAL VILLAGE, KASABA HOBALI, SAKALESHAPURA TALUKU, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 134. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36871 WP No. 28151 of 2025 6. SRI. PRABHAKAR, S/O LAKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/O GIDUVINAHOSAHALLI VILLAGE, BINDIGANAVILE HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUKU, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 432. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOE E1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE ORDER DTD 19.08.2025 PASSED BY THE R-2 IN R.P NO. 183/2024 ANNX-A QUASH THE ORDER DTD 31.05.2024 PASSED BY THE R-3 IN R. MIS.NO. 243/2024 ANNX-B 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 Nos.1 to 4. Notice to respondents Nos.5 and 6 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. 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 petitioners will have to approach the Karnataka Revenue - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36871 WP No. 28151 of 2025 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 List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20 CT: BHK