- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33782 WP No. 16702 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 16702 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. N.H. SONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 86 YEARS, SON OF LATE SRI. HANUMAPPA RESIDING AT NADIPINAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, HANGAMAKOTE HOBLI, SIDLAGHATTA TALUK - 562 102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. C SHANKAR REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. 3. THE TAHSILDAR SIDLAGHATTA TALUK, SIDLAGHATA - 562 105. 4. SMT. PILLAMMA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, DAUGHTER OF LATE SIR. CHIKKAMUNEPPA WIFE OF SRI. VENKATESHAPPA RESIDING AT VENKATAPURA VILLAGE Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33782 WP No. 16702 of 2025 JANGAMAKOTE HOBLI, SIDLAGHATTA TALUK - 562 105. 5. SMT. KRISHNAMMA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, DAUGHTER OF LATE SRI. CHIKKAMUNEPPA WIFE OF GOPALAPPA RESIDING AT CHIKKA KOGILU VILLAGE, BENDIGANAHALLY POST, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 122. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED IN CASE NO. R.A/46/2022-23 DATED 03.03.2025, THE ANNEXURE -S PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AUTHORITY, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPURA AND ETC., 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. Notice to respondents Nos.4 and 5 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises a preliminary objection that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33782 WP No. 16702 of 2025 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 petitioner to 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. Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv Sl No.: 22, CT: BHK