- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32795 WP No. 23321 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. 23321 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. DEVAMMA WIFE OF LATE CHIKKAHANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RESIDING AT BHUVANAPALYA VILLAGE, K HURALIBORASANDRA VILLAGE, YADIYURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 142 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PUNITH C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 101. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HUNSUR SUB DIVISION - 572 101. 4. TAHSILDAR KUNIGALTALUK - 572 130. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32795 WP No. 23321 of 2025 5. REVENUE INSPECTOR YEDIYURU HOBLI, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 142. 6. SRI. THIBBAIAH SON OF LATE NINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, K. HURALIBORASANDRA VILLAGE, YADIYURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 142. 7. SRI. HANUMAIAH SON OF LATE NINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT K HURALIBORASANDRA VILLAGE, YADIYURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 142. …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 A) TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED. 07.04.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN R.P.NO.168/2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-F AND ALSO TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED. 25.07.2023 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN R.A(KUN). 378/2020 AS PER ANNEXURE-E BY ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32795 WP No. 23321 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate 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 Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32795 WP No. 23321 of 2025 4. Office is directed to return the certified copy, if any produced by the petitioners to the petitioners, while retaining a copy of the same for the records. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37 CT: BHK