- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35863 WP No. 25085 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 25085 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. BASAVARAJAPPA S/O KANNAPA AGE ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT BETTADAKURLI KUPPAGADDE, SORAB SHIMOGA KARNATAKA - 577 429 2. MAHALINGAPPA S/O KANNAPA AGE ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT BETTADAKURLI KUPPAGADDE, SORAB SHIMOGA KARNATAKA - 577 429 3. CHHANDRAPPA B.T. S/O B.T. BISHTHAPPA AGE ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT BETTADAKURLI SHIMOGA - 577 429 4. VENKATESH S/O PARASAPPA AGE ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT BETTADAKURLI KUPPAGADDE, SHIMOGA - 577 429. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35863 WP No. 25085 of 2025 5. K VISHNUPPA S/O KANNAPA AGE ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT BETTADAKURLI KUPPAGADDE, SORAB, SHIMOGA - 577 429. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. AMBAREESH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SANTOSH S. NAGARALE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, M S BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SAGARA SUB DIVISION SAGARA - 577 401 4. OFFICE OF THE THASILDAR SORAB TALUK - 577 429 5. REVENUE INSPECTOR KUPPAGADDE HOBLI, SORABA TALUK - 577 429 6. PREMNATH GOWDA S/O YUVARAJ GOWDA AGE ABOUT 60 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35863 WP No. 25085 of 2025 R/AT KUPPAGADDE SORAB, SHIMOGA KARNATAKA - 577 429. 7. NEELAPPA S/O PUTAPPA AGE ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT BETTADAKURLI KUPPAGADDE, SHIMOGA - 577 429. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 10.07.2025 PASSED IN R.A. NO. 51/2023 (RD/00/50000/..) BY RESPONDENT NO 2 AT ANNEXURE A AND SUBSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE R.A NO 122/2022 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS 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 No.1 to 5. Notice to respondent Nos.6 and 7. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35863 WP No. 25085 of 2025 Land Revenue Act, 1964, w.e.f., 10.01.2025, the petitioners 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 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.: 5, CT: BHK