- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31274 WP No. 24392 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24392 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. S. CHANNAPPA S/O. LATE SUBBARAYAPPA @DODDASUBBARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, R/AT, 642, 13TH MAIN, 4TH STAGE, T.K.LAYOUT, MYSORE-570009. 2. SMT. MUNIYAMMA, W/O. LATE S.SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS,. 3. SRI. S. SRINIVASAMURTHY, S/O. LATE S.SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 4. SRI. ANILKUMAR, S/O. LATE S.SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 5. SRI. MOHAN BABU, S/O. LATE S.SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 5 R/A AVATHI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31274 WP No. 24392 of 2025 6. SRI. S. SHANTHAPPA S/O.LATE SUBBARAYAPPA @DODDASUBBARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/A AVATHI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. 7. SRI. S. APPAIAHANNA S/O.LATE SUBBARAYAPPA @DODDASUBBARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/A AVATHI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE RURAL DISTRCT, VISHWANATHAPURA, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK-561203 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION DODDABALLAPURA-561203 3. THE TAHSILDAR, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI -562110. 4. SMT.LAKSHMAMMA.C.S W/O LATE B.K.NARAYANARAO AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31274 WP No. 24392 of 2025 5. SRI. B. N. KESHAVAMURTHY S/O. LATE B.K.NARAYANARAO AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 6. SRI. B. N. SRIDHARAMURTHY S/O. LATE B.K.NARAYANARAO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 7. SRI.B.N.JAGANNATH S/O. LATE B.K.NARAYANARAO AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT NO.19/7, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, MANJUNATHANAGAR, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE-560010. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU.V., HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 29.07.2025 PASSED BY THE R1 IN RP NO. 129/2024 ANNEXURE-Z AND ORDER DATED 08.07.2024 PASSED BY THE R2 IN RA (D) NO. 423/2021 IN ANNEXURE-V AND GRANT AN INTERIM ORDER TO STAY THE OPERATION OF THE ORDER DATED 29.07.2025 PASSED BY THE R1 IN RP NO. 129/2024 ANNEXURE-Z AND ORDER DATED 08.07.2024 PASSED BY THE R2 IN RA (D) NO. 423/2021 IN ANNEXURE-V. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31274 WP No. 24392 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Office objections are overruled. Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 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 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 High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31274 WP No. 24392 of 2025 respondents are hereby directed not to take any precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioners 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. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL