- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33956 WP No. 26126 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26126 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT DRAKSHAYINI W/O LATE VENKATESHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/O AV COLONY, LAKKAVALLI LAKAVALLI HOBLI, TARIKERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU-577128. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SACHIN B S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577228. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER THARIKERE SUB DIVISION, THARIKERE, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577228. 3. TAHSILDAR THARIKERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577228. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33956 WP No. 26126 of 2025 4. KOTAIAH R/O INDIRANAGARA, 3RD CROSS, TAKIKERE TOWN, TARIKERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577228. 5. NAVEEN S/O LATE VENKATESHA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 6. SUDHA W/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS 7. SHRUTHI, W/O RAJINI, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS RESPONDETNS 5 TO 7 ARE R/O AV COLONY, LAKKAVALLI LAKAVALLI HOBLI, TARIKERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU-577228. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 30.06.2025 IN RP. NO. 51/2023 AS PER ANNEXURE-A. ORDER DATED 24.11.2022 IN RA. NO. 39/2022-23 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND ORDER DATED 31.10.2023 IN NO. RRP (DISPUTE) 44/2023-24 PASSED BY THE 3NT RESPONDENT AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33956 WP No. 26126 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader has raised 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. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33956 WP No. 26126 of 2025 precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioner 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. 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL