- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30685 WP No. 17502 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 17502 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI H BASAVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O LATE HUCHEGOWDA, R/O NO. 269, LALITHADRIPURA, VILLAGE VARUNA HOBLI MYSORE TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT 570028 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KRISHNAPPA M.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSURU DISTRICT MYSURU 570005 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MYSURU SUB DIVISION, MYSURU 570005 3. THE TAHSILDAR MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU 570005 4. SRI. V PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 72 YEAS, S/O LATE VENKATEGOWDA, 5. SRI. MAHENDRA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30685 WP No. 17502 of 2025 S/O LATE PUTTANANJEGOWDA , 6. SRI. MAHENDRA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O LATE PUTTANANJEGOWDA , RESPONDENTS 4 TO 6 ARE R/O LALITHADRIPURA VILLAGE, VARUNA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT 570028 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. A.J.SUNITHA KUMAR.,ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 PRAYING TO-QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DT. 7 5 2025 BEARING NO. R.P. 137 OF 2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT- 1 AS AT ANNEXURE-F IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. 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 respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Notice to other respondents are not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that having regard to the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30685 WP No. 17502 of 2025 amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, (for short 'the Act,) with effect from 10.01.2025, the petitioner 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. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE TIN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11