- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33981 WP No. 16285 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.16285 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI H.T. MARIYAPPA S/O LATE H.N.THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, 2. SRI. H. CHAMI S/O LATE H.N.THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, 3. SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR H.S. S/O LATE SUDHEENDRA H.S. AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 4. SRI. H.B. RAJA, S/O LATE BEERAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 5. SRI. NAGESH H.S. S/O LATE SANNAPPA H.S., AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 6. SRI. H.R. SHEKAR S/O LATE RAMAIAH H.M., AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 7. SRI. H.R. CHELUVARAJU S/O LATE RAMAIAH H.M., AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 8. SRI. MAHESH H.T. S/O LATE THAMMAIAH H.R. AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33981 WP No. 16285 of 2025 ALL ARE RESIDING AT ARJI VILLAGE AND POST, VIRAJPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 218. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. SUMANA HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001. REPT. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER, MADIKERE SUB DIVISION, MADIKERE, KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 201. 3. THE TAHSILDAR VIRAJPET TALUK, VIRAJPET, KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 218. 4. SRI. SHEKAR H.N. S/O LATE H.P. NINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT ARJI VILLAGE AND POST, VIRAJPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT – 571 218. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONERS ON DATED 05.10.2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33981 WP No. 16285 of 2025 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 respondent No.4 is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. The petitioners are aggrieved of the order passed by the Tahsildar, Virajpet Taluk, Kodagu District at Annexure – J dated 24.01.2023 wherein the name of respondent No.4 is directed to be continued in the RTC along with the petitioners. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate has rightly submitted that such an order passed by the Tahasildar under Chapter 11 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act is appealable before the Assistant Commissioner under Section 136(2) of the Act. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33981 WP No. 16285 of 2025 4. In that view of the matter, writ petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Assistant Commissioner. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35