- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33982 WP No. 11070 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.11070 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT KARIYAMMA W/O LATE PILLA DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 2. SRI. PATALAPPA, S/O LATE PILLA DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, 3. SRI. MUNIKRISHNA, S/O LATE PILLA DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 4. SMT. NIRMALA, D/O LATE PILLA DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT T.AGRAHARA VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK BENGALURU – 562 157 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MURALI M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 009 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE NORTH SUB-DIVISION K.G. ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 009 Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33982 WP No. 11070 of 2025 3. THE TAHASILDAR, BENGALURU NORTH(ADDL) TALUK, NOW YELAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE – 560 064 4. SMT.CHIKKAMMA, W/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT NO.103, KAVERINAGAR, KSCB QUARTERS, LAGGERE, BENGALURU – 560 058 5. SMT. TEJAMMA, W/O SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, NO.113, MMN BUILDING, 1ST A MAIN, GANDHI SCHOOL ROAD, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 032 6. SMT. VENKATALAKSHMI, W/O P.E. SHIVAKUMAR, D/O LATE HANUMANTHARYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT NO.112, MMN BUILDING, 1ST A MAIN, GANDHI SCHOOL ROAD, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 032 7. SRI. LAKSHMINARAYANA, S/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, NO.113, MMN BUILDING, 1ST A MAIN, GANDHI SCHOOL ROAD, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 032 8. SMT. MANJULA, W/O RAMAKRISHNA, D/O LATE HANUMANTHARYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.8, MUDDINAPALYA, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU – 562 159 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33982 WP No. 11070 of 2025 9. SMT. RUPA, W/O KRISHNAPPA, D/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT NO.91, GANDHI SCHOOL ROAD, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T.NAGARA, BENGALURU – 560 032 10. SMT. DODDA KEMPAMMA W/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, 11. SRI. MUNIRAJU, S/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 12. SRI. ANJINAPPA @ ANJI, S/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 13. SRI. RAJA KUMAR, S/O LATE DODAIAH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 14. SRI. SUBBA, S/O LATE DODDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 15. SMT. PARVATHAMMA, D/O LATE DODDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT TARAHUNASE, T.AGRAHARA, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE NORTH, BENGALURU – 562 157 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3; SMT. MAMATHA V., ADVOCATE FOR R4) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33982 WP No. 11070 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 27.02.2025, IN RP NO.7/2021, C/W RP 78/2020, PASSED BY 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ORDER DATED 11.03.2020 PASSED IN RA(BNA) NO. 118/2014-15 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2, VIDE ANNEXURE-B. 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Learned Counsel Smt. Mamatha V., has entered appearance for respondent No.4 by filing a Caveat Petition. Notice to respondent Nos.5 to 15 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 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33982 WP No. 11070 of 2025 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 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. 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33