- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37786 WP No. 25560 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 25560 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. KESHAVASHETTY S/O SMT. SIDDALINGAMMA AND SIDDAPPASHETTY AGED 66 YEARS 2. KRISHNASHETTY S/O SIDDALINGAMMA AND SIDDAPPASHETTY AGED 64 YEARS 3. MANJULA D/O SMT. SIDDALINGAMMA AND SIDDAPPASHETTY W/O SIDDAPPASHETTY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 4. PARVATHI W/O PRASAD, D/O SMT. SIDDALINGAMMA AND SIDDAPPASHETTY AGED 62 YEARS 5. VENKATESH S/O SMT. SIDDALINGAMMA AND SIDDAPPASHETTY AGED 56 YEARS 6. SMT MANGALA W/O LATE PARAMESH (DAUGHTER IN LAW OF SIDDALINGAMMA AND SIDDAPPASHETTY) AGED 71 YEARS Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37786 WP No. 25560 of 2025 7. GAYITHRI W/O LATE MALLESHSHETTY, AGED 71 YEARS, DAUGHTER IN LAW OF SIDDALINGAMMA AND SIDDAPPA SHETTY ALL ARE AGRICULTURALIST R/A ALLAMPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577131 NOTE. PETITIONERS ARE NOT CLAIMING ANY SENIORITY BENEFIT …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K.N.NITESH, FOR K V NARASIMHAN.,ADVOCATES) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577101. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU SUB DIVISION CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577 101. 4. THE TAHSILDAR CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577 101. 5. SMT. HEMAVATHI W/O MR. ERAPPASHETTY, AGED 61 YEARS, 6. SMT NAGAMMA W/O MR. RANGAPPASHETTY, AGED 73 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37786 WP No. 25560 of 2025 7. MR. LOKESH S/O PUTTASWAMYSHETTY, AGED 51 YEARS RESPONDENT NO. 5 TO 7 ARE AGRICULTURIST, R/A ALLAMPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577 131 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SESHU, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTION QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER AT ANNEXURE-Q DATED 04/10/2021 BEARING R.A.NO.57/2021 PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37786 WP No. 25560 of 2025 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader has raised 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 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioner 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. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37786 WP No. 25560 of 2025 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE Bsv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4