- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15432 WP No. 104746 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 104746 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: PRATHAMIK KRUSHI PATTIN SAHAKAR SANGH (NI), KANDAGAL, HUNAGUND TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587 154, R/BY IT’S CEO MAHESH NAGAPPA KADIWAL, AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. CEO OF PETITIONER SOCIETY, KANDAGAL, HUNAGUND TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587 154. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARANABASAVARAJ C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPT. OF LAND REVENUE DEPT. M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001, R/BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BAGALKOT, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587 101. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BAGALKOT, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587 101. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGHCOURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15432 WP No. 104746 of 2025 4. THAHASHILDAR, KANDAGAL VILLAGE, HUNAGUND TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587 154. 5. GURURAJ, S/O. RAGHUPATI RAO KULKARNI, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. KANDAGAL, HUNAGUND TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587 154. 6. SHRIKANTH RAO S/O. RAGHUPATI RAO KULKARNI, AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. KANDAGAL, HUNAGUND TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587 154. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 3R RESPONDENT IN KRA.SAM:KO.DI/ SI.AR-63/25-26 DATED 29-05-2025, VIDE ANNEXURE-A, TO THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15432 WP No. 104746 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) The petitioner has to exhaust the alternative remedy, as available under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. 2. The petition is dismissed without entering into the merits. 3. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 17.07.2025 till this date has to be excluded in computing the limitation, if any. 4. Registry to return the certified copy marked at Annexure-B after retaining the xerox copy. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on the merits of the matter. 6. All contentions kept open to be decided in the appropriate proceeding before the appropriate authority. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CLK CT:BCK