- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31614 WP No. 14628 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 14628 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: H M NAGARAJ S/O. MANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT. HANGARAVALLI VILLAGE AND POST, AVATHI HOBLI, CHIKKAMANGALURU TALUK & DISTRICT-577101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMSHITH H S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY DEPT OF FOREST, ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY, MS BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT VIJAYAPURA, CHIKKAMAGALURU TOWN-577101 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CHIKKAMAGALURU Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31614 WP No. 14628 of 2025 SUB-DIVISION, KM ROAD, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577101. 5. TAHSILDAR, OF CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK SH-57, NEAR HANUMANTHAPPA CIRCLE, VIJAYAPURA, CHIKKAMAGALURU 577101. 6. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER SH-57, VIJAYANAGAR, CHIKKAMAGALURU TOWN CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT- 577101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SESHU V., HCGP) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 25.02.2025, PASSED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT IN RP NO. 20/2022 (ANNEXURE-A1) QUASH THE ORDER DATED 13.09.2021 IN R.A. 14/2018 ON THE FILE OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU SUB DIVISION (ANNEXURE-A2) RESTRAIN RESPONDENTS AUTHORITIES FROM UNILATERAL AND UNSCIENTIFIC PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THE REVENUE LAND INTO FOREST, IN SY NO. 174 OF HANGARAVALLI VILLAGE, AVATHI HOBLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DISTRICT AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31614 WP No. 14628 of 2025 THIS PETITION, 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 all 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 petitioner 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 Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31614 WP No. 14628 of 2025 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 5. Office is directed to return the certified copy of the impugned order and the original documents, if any, to the petitioners while retaining a copy for records. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT: JL