- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30489 WP No. 13635 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 13635 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT.NAGAMANI B M AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, D/O LATE B.M.MAHADEVAIAH, 2. SMT.SAVITHA DEVI B M AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, D/O LATE B.M.MAHADEVAIAH, R/O BIJJAHALLI VILLAGE, UYYAMBALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562119 PRESENTLY R/AT 144, THIPPUR VILLAGE, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANGARA DISTRICT- 562119 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHRIDHARAMURTHY H.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30489 WP No. 13635 of 2025 AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA-562159 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA DIVISION, RAMANAGARA, DISTRICT-562159 4. THE THASILDHAR, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562117 5. SRI.A.DAMODAR, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, S/O A.GANGOLLAPPA, R/AT NO.120, PT ROAD, 3RD BLOCK, JAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560011 6. SRI. PUTTEGOWDA @ MARIGOWDA, AGED MAJOR, S/O LATE MANCHEGOWDA @ KEMPEGOWDA 7. SRI.CHIKKAMPEGOWDA @ RAMESH, AGED MAJOR, S/O LATE MANCHEGOWDA @ KEMPEGOWDA 8. SRI. VEERANNAGOWDA @ CHANDRASHEKHARA, AGED MAJOR, S/O LATE MANCHEGOWDA @ KEMPEGOWDA RESPONDENTS NO.6 TO 8 ARE RESIDENTS OF SHETTIKEREDODDI VILLAGE, HUKUNDA DAKALE, UYYAMBALLI HOBLI, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30489 WP No. 13635 of 2025 KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 119 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO PASS ORDERS TO QUASH OR TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDERS DATED 28.03.2025, PASSED IN REVISION PETITION NO.66/2024 ON THE FILE OF RESPONDENT NO.2 I.E., THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA VIDE ANNEXURE-A. 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 4. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, (for short 'the Act,) with effect from 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30489 WP No. 13635 of 2025 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv