- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50858 WP No. 17740 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 17740 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR VARUN KUMAR S/O. M. MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YRS, R/A. HEBBAKKAVADI VILLAGE, KOTHATHI HOBLI, MANDYA-571 401 … PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA - 571 401 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MANDYA DIVISION, MANDYA -571 401 Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50858 WP No. 17740 of 2025 4. THE TASILDAR MANDYA DIVISION, MANDYA - 571 401 5. MRS. JAYAMMA, W/O. LATE NEELAKANTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 75 YRS, R/A. HEBBAKKAVADI VILLAGE, KOTHATHI HOBLI, MANDYA-571 401 6. MR JAYARAMU S/O. LATE NEELAKANTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YRS, R/A. HEBBAKKAVADI VILLAGE, KOTHATHI HOBLI, MANDYA-571 401 7. MRS MANJULA D/O. LATE NEELAKANTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 46 YRS, R/A. HEBBAKKAVADI VILLAGE, KOTHATHI HOBLI, MANDYA-571 401 8. MRS SHOBHA D/O. LATE NEELAKANTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 40 YRS, R/A. HEBBAKKAVADI VILLAGE, KOTHATHI HOBLI, MANDYA-571 401 9. MR SATISH S/O. LATE NEELAKANTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YRS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50858 WP No. 17740 of 2025 R/A. HEBBAKKAVADI VILLAGE, KOTHATHI HOBLI, MANDYA-571 401 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; SRI ANAND RAMACHANDRA DAS., ADVOCATE FOR R5, R7 & R8; NOTICE TO R6 AND R9 DISPENSED WITH) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 06.02.2024 PASSED BY THE R3 IN R.MISC. NO.22/2019 AT ANNEXURE -D AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Petitioner has filed the present petition and has called in question the correctness of the order at Annexure-D passed by the Assistant Commissioner under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader would submit that the order would be subject to challenge under Section 136(3) of the Act. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50858 WP No. 17740 of 2025 3. Taking note of the said submission, it would be appropriate to relegate the petitioner to avail of the remedy under Section 136(3) of the Act before the Deputy Commissioner. 4. Accordingly, petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to take appropriate action as against Annexure-D in light of the observations made above. Issuance of notice to respondents 5, 7 and 8 is dispensed with, in light of relegating the petitioner to avail of the statutory remedy and as no prejudice would be caused to the unserved respondents, by the order passed herein. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VP