- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34978 WP No. 26772 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26772 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: S RUDRAPPA S/O LATE SHESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, R/O.10/8, VISHWANIDAN POST. SRIGANDHADAKAVAL, BENGALURU 560 091. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RANGASWAMAIAH., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SOMASHEKHARAIAH.R.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU-560009 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU-560009. Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34978 WP No. 26772 of 2025 4. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 009. 5. SRI. MUDDAIAH S/O ARASAPPA @ MOTTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O NO.33, 2ND CROSS, GOVINDRAJNAGAR BENGALURU 560040. 6. SMT. THENAMULI D/O LATE SRI. KUPPASWAMY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O SEEGEHALLI VILLAGE YESHWANTHPUR HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT-560026. 7. SMT. KEMPAMMA W/O LATE MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O NO. 1353, RPC LAYOUT, 5TH MAIN ROAD, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040. 8. C. NARAYANA, S/O LATE CHINNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O NO.66, 1ST 'C' MAIN ROAD, HAMPINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU.V., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4 SRI. B.L. LINGARAJU., ADVOCATE FOR R6) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34978 WP No. 26772 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD.20/2/2015 MADE IN CASE NO.MOJANI.CR.9/2013-14 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4 THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU AND THE ORDER DTD.1/2/2019 MADE IN R.A. (BN) 21/2015-16 DTD.1/2/2019 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AND THE ORDER DTD.2/7/2025 MADE IN R.P. NO.157/2019 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-K, L AND M RESPECTIVELY. 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: 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34978 WP No. 26772 of 2025 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 HCGP is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT: JL