- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33373 WP No. 18530 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 18530 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. PADMA W/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O CHIKKA HAGADE VILLAGE, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE (U) DISTRICT 562106 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A K SREEHARSHA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS REVENUE DEPARTMENT, REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MS BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE 01 2. DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU - 560009. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ANEKAL SUB- DIVISION, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL, BANGALORE – 562106 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33373 WP No. 18530 of 2025 4. TAHSILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL, BANGALORE – 562106 5. R. CHIKKARAMAIH S/O LATE JAYARAMAIH, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, R/O SRIRAMA NILAYA, BAYYANNA LAYOUT, BANNERUGATTA ROAD, NEAR I.B., ANEKAL, BANGALORE DISTRICT-562106 6. GURUSWAMY S/O LATE JAYARAMAIH, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O SRIRAMA NILAYA, BAYYANNA LAYOUT, BANNERUGATTA ROAD, NEAR I.B., ANEKAL, BANGALORE DISTRICT -562106 7. VENKATESH S/O LATE JAYARAMAIH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O SRIRAMA NILAYA, BAYYANNA LAYOUT, BANNERUGATTA ROAD, NEAR I.B., ANEKAL, BANGALORE DISTRICT -562106 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33373 WP No. 18530 of 2025 QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT IN RP NO. 526/2017 IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING SY NO. 164/2 EXTENT OF 2 ACRES 30 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT ANEKAL RURAL VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK. DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO DISPOSSESS THE PETITIONER FROM THE LAND IN QUESTION 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 4. Notice to respondents No.5 to 7 is not necessary for the following reason. 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 Appellate Tribunal questioning the impugned order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 136(3) of the Act. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33373 WP No. 18530 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. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL