- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32717 WP No. 19830 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 19830 OF 2025 (KLR-REG) BETWEEN: SRI. RAMACHANDRAPPA S/O. NAGENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O. ISSURU VILLAGE, SHIKARIPURA TALUK - 577 214. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. VANITHA J.D, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. H. DEVENDRAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SAGAR SUB-DIVISION, SAGAR - 577 201. 3. THE TAHSILDAR AND TALUK EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32717 WP No. 19830 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE R-1 i.e. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN NO. SMGDC.LND(2)/MISC/460/2023 (E-158187) DATED 22.07.2024 VIDE ANNX-F AND CONSEQUENTLY GRANT THE SAID LAND TO THE PETITIONER 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 all the respondents. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that the impugned order is an original order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Rule 108CCC (4). Therefore, there is an appeal remedy available for the petitioner to go before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in terms of clause(d) of Section 49 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. 3. Upholding the contentions of the High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands disposed of, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32717 WP No. 19830 of 2025 while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Office is directed to return the certified copy, if any produced by the petitioner to the petitioner, while retaining a copy of the same for the records. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file his memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29 CT: BHK