- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35199 WP No. 25536 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 25536 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. S.M. RAMESH, W/O. MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT. SARIGE BEEDI, SARJAPURA VILLAGE AND HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 125. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. L. RAJANNA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BAVANA, BENGALURU - 560 009. 4. THE THASILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL - 562 106. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35199 WP No. 25536 of 2025 5. SMT. JAYAMMA, W/O. LATE SRINIVASAIAH, @ SRINIVASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 6. SRI NAGARAJA, S/O. LATE SRINIVASAIAH @ SRINIVASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT. SARIGE BEEDI, SARJAPURA VILLAGE AND HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE - 562 125. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 11-03-2025 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RP.NO. 469/23 VIDE ANNEXURE A IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY 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 No.1 to 4. Notice to respondent Nos.5 and 6 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises a preliminary objection that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35199 WP No. 25536 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. 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 rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3, CT: BHK