- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36516 WP No. 27776 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.27776 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI M. MUNIRAJU S/O. MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT AREHALLI GUDADAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI DODDABALLAPURA TALUK. …PETITIONER (BY SRI H. M. MADHUSUDHANA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BEERASANDRA, DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT – 561 203. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPURA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT – 561 203 3. THE TAHSILDAR DODDABALLAPURA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT – 561 203 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V. SESHU, H.C.G.P.) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36516 WP No. 27776 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ANNEXURE-N ORDER PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 IN R.P.NO.30/2024 DATED 02.09.2025 AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE MEMORANDUM FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AS PER ANNEXURE-L. THIS WRIT PETITION IS 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 the respondents. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises 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 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36516 WP No. 27776 of 2025 dismissed, while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Office is directed to return certified copies/original documents, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY/- CT:VC