- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37419 WP No. 19591 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.19591 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. DAKSHAYINI W/O. LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 2. SMT. PALLAVI D/O. LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS 3. SMT. GAYATHRI D/O. LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 4. SRI B. MAHESH KUMAR S/O. LATE BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS ALL ARE R/A MUDAHALLI VILLAGE CHIKKAIYANA CHATRA HOBLI NANJANGUD TALUK. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI B. SHARATH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M. S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001 BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37419 WP No. 19591 of 2025 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSURU DISTRICT MYSURU – 570 001 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MYSURU SUB-DIVISION MYSURU – 570 001 4. THE TAHSILDAR NANJANGUD TALUK NANJANGUD – 571 301 5. NINGANNA S/O. LINGAPPA MUDAHALLI VILLAGE CHIKKAIYANA CHATRA HOBLI NANJANGUD TALUK NANJANGUD – 571 301 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. P. RADHA, A.G.A., FOR R-1 TO R-4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDERS DATED 25-02-2025 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN CASE NO.R.P.10/24, ANNEXURE-A, PERTAINING TO THE LAND BEARING SY.NO.15/3A MEASURING 27 GUNTAS, SY.NO.15/3B MEASURING 1 ACRE 14 GUNTAS AND SY.NO.15/9 MEASURING 13 GUNTAS SITUATED AT MUDAHALLI VILLAGE, CHIKKAIYANACHATRA HOBLI, NANJANGUD TALUK AND MYSURU DISTRICT 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 to 4. Notice to respondent No.5 is not necessary for the following reason. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37419 WP No. 19591 of 2025 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, 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 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 Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY