- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36686 WP No. 28003 of 2024 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. 28003 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. BHAGYAMMA D/O LATE SRI.GURUSIDDAIAH W/O SRI.PUTTASIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/A THITTAMARANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562160 2. SMT. JAYASHEELA D/O LATE SRI.GURUSIDDAIAH W/O SRI.PUTTAMASTHI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT KURUBARAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-561160 3. SMT. SIDDALINGAMMA D/O LATE SRI.GURUSIDDAIAH W/O SRI.KALEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/A GERHALLI VILLAGE, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562120. 4. SMT. JYOTHI D/O LATE SRI.GURUSIDDAIAH W/O SRI.SRINIVASA T, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36686 WP No. 28003 of 2024 R/A #1345, WARD NO.8, BEHIND PLD BANK IJOOR, RAMANAGARA TOWN-562160. 5. SRI. RAMESH S/O LATE SRI.GURUSIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/A KURUBARAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-561160. ALL ARE REP BY GPA HOLDER SRI.RAJATH GOWDA P S/O SRI.PUTTAMASTI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS T KURUBARAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA, DISTRICT-561160 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANGAMESH R.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANASOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 BY ITS SECRETARY 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGAR SUB-DIVISION RAMANAGAR DISTRICT-562160. 3. THE TAHASILDHAR RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANGAR DISTRICT-562160. 4. SRI.M BORAIAH S/O LATE SIDDAIAH @ MOOTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36686 WP No. 28003 of 2024 KURUBARAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI RAMANAGARA TALUK AND DISTRICT-562160. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R-1 TO 3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION FO INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 01.04.2018 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN CASE NO.360/2014-15 AS ANNEXURE-H 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Notice to respondent No.4 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises preliminary objection that the petitioners are seeking to raise challenge to an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (for short “the KLR Act”). There is an efficacious alternative remedy available to the petitioners - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36686 WP No. 28003 of 2024 under Section 136(3) of the KLR Act to approach the Deputy Commissioner. Moreover, the impugned order is dated 01.04.2016 and there is a huge delay in filing the writ petition. 3. Upholding the submissions made by learned Additional Government Advocate, the Writ Petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Deputy Commissioner. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1