- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37418 WP No. 20435 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.20435 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: KRISHNA @ KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O. LATE VENKATASWAMY R/A NO.60, YELENAHALLI VILLAGE BEGUR HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI RADHANANDAN B S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT 3RD GATE, 5TH FLOOR M. S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. H. R. RAVICHANDRA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O. LATE RAJASHEKAR REDDY RESIDING AT NO.748, 18TH MAIN 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BENGALURU – 560 095 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA, K. G. ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37418 WP No. 20435 of 2025 4. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA, K. G. ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009. 5. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA, K. G. ROAD BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. P. RADHA, A.G.A., FOR R-1, R-3 TO R-5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.03.2025 IN RP NO.77/2018 AT ANNEXURE-A PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER I.E., RESPONDENT NO.4 AND QUASH THE MR.NO.T8/2024-2025 AT ANNEXURE-L PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4 AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION IS 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 respondents No.1, 3 to 5. Notice to respondent No.2 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37418 WP No. 20435 of 2025 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 Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed, while reserving liberty to the petitioner 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 Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT:VC