- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39035 WP No. 27825 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 27825 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MANJAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, RESIDING AT GUDDENAHALLI VILLAGE, NYAMATHI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577101. 2. THIRTHALINGAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT GUDDENAHALLI VILLAGE, ALSO AT YARAGANALU VILLAGE, NYAMATHI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577101. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. SHRUTHI S.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DAVANGERE DISTRICT, DAVANGERE-577101. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DAVANGERE -577101. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39035 WP No. 27825 of 2025 3. TAHASILDAR, NYAMATHI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT-577101. 4. BASAVANAGOWDAPPA M., S/O LATE ERAPPA @ VEERAPPA M., AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 5. SHEKARAPPA M., S/O LATE ERAPPA @ VEERAPPA M., AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R4 AND R5 ARE R/AT GUDDENAHALLI VILLAGE ALSO AT U.S.R. RESIDENCY, BHYRAPPA LAYOUT, 1ST CROSS, JAMBOO SAVARI DINNE, BEHIND UDUPI GRAND HOTEL, 8TH CROSS, J.P NAGAR, BENGALURU-560078. 6. BHARAMAGOUDA M., S/O LATE ERAPPA @ VEERAPPA M., AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, GUDDENAHALLI VILLAGE, NYAMATHI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT-577101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER IN R.P.141/2023 DATED 10.07.2025 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE-C). - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39035 WP No. 27825 of 2025 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. Notice to respondent Nos.4 to 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 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39035 WP No. 27825 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 MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13