- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34761 WP No. 26380 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26380 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. SUNANDA ALIAS USHA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS D/O LATE D. VINAYAK KAMATH R/AT DOOR NO. 1-6, NERALAKATTE, KARKUNJE VILLAGE, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 283 REPRESENTED BY HER POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SMT. BHAGIRATHI ALIAS LAXMI PRABHU AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS D/O LATE D. VINAYAK KAMATH R/AT DOOR NO. 1-6, NERALAKATTE, KARKUNJE VILLAGE, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 283. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE, SR. COUNSEL FOR SMT. SAKSHA BHAGAVAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SUB DIVISION - KUNDAPURA, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34761 WP No. 26380 of 2025 MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, KUNDAPURA UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 201. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 201. 4. TAHSILDAR, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 201. 5. REVENUE INSPECTOR, VANSE HOBLI, KUNDAPURU TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 201. 6. SMT. PAVITHRA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, W/O ASHOK, R/AT KARKUNJE VILLAGE, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 283 7. SMT. SHEELA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, W/O SURESH R/AT KARKUNJE VILLAGE, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 283. 8. SMT. SAROJA W/O SUKESH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT KARKUNJE VILLAGE, KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 283 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R5) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34761 WP No. 26380 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRITS OR ORDERS QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 03-05-2021 ISSUED BY TAHSILDAR-RESPONDENT NO.4 BEARING NO. RRT.C.R.03/2021-22 VIDE ANNEXURE -B AND ETC., 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 5. Notice to respondents Nos.6 to 8 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 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34761 WP No. 26380 of 2025 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 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 while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13 CT: BHK