- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35062 WP No. 24254 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24254 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. CHIKKOLAMMA W/O LATE CHIKKANNA @ KENNEGOWDA, AGED 62 YEARS, 2. SUMA D/O LATE CHIKKANNA @ KENNEGOWDA, AGED 30 YEARS, 3. KUMARA S/O LATE CHIKKANNA @ KENNEGOWDA, AGED 28 YEARS, 4. HUCCHEGOWDA S/O LATE CHIKKANNA @ KENNEGOWDA, AGED 76 YEARS, 5. JAYALAKSHMI W/O KADEGOWDA @ CHITTEKADEGOWDA, AGED 53 YEARS, 6. SHIVARAMU S/O KADEGOWDA @ CHITTEKADEGOWDA, AGED 42 YEARS, 7. NAGENDRA K S/O KADEGOWDA @ CHITTEKADEGOWDA, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35062 WP No. 24254 of 2025 AGED 40 YEARS, 8. NATARAJU K S/O KADEGOWDA @ CHITTEKADEGOWDA, AGED 37 YEARS, 9. MALLEGOWDA S/O KADEGOWDA @ CHITTEKADEGOWDA, AGED 61 YEARS, 10. SHIVANNA S/O LATE KADEGOWDA AGED 60 YEARS P-1 TO P10 ARE R/AT KODAMBALLI VILLAGE, VIRUPAAKSHIPURA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, BENGALURU SOUTH DIST - 562 160. 11. KARIGOWDA S/O KADEGOWDA @ CHITTEKADEGOWDA, AGED 58 YEARS, R/AT KODAMBALLI VILLAGE, VIRUPAAKSHIPURA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, BENGALURU SOUTH DIST - 562 160. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRAKASH M.H, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35062 WP No. 24254 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE SOUTH DISTRICT. 3. THE SPL. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB DIVISION, BANGALORE SOUTH DISTRICT, AT RAMANAGARA TOWN - 562 160. 4. THE TAHSILDAR CHANNAPATNA TALUK, CHANNAPATNA, BANGALORE SOUTH DISTRICT - 562 160. 5. SRI. K.H. VARADESH S/O LATE K HUCCHAIAH, AGED MAJOR, R/AT KODAMBALLI VILLAGE, VIRUPAAKSHIPURA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, BANGALORE SOUTH DIST - 562 160. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 01.07.2025 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 IN RP NO.54/2025 AT ANNEXURE-L AND THE ORDER DATED 20.11.2024 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 IN RA NO.499/2020-21 VIDE ANNEXTURE-K AS ILLEGAL AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35062 WP No. 24254 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to respondents No.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 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 petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35062 WP No. 24254 of 2025 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/s while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5 CT: BHK