- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31611 WP No. 23372 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. 23372 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. RAJAMMA D/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT AGALAGURKI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT – 562 104. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. M. SREERAMA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPUR – 562 104 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR SUB DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPUR – 562 104. 3. THE TAHSILDAR CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR – 562 104. 4. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR NANDI HOBLI CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31611 WP No. 23372 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 23.05.2025 PASSED IN RP.NO.16/2019 PASSED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE-T) AND ORDER DATED 05.08.2019 PASSED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT IN RRT.CR(CHIKKA).164/2005-06 (ANNEXURE-Q) AND ALSO QUASH THE MUTATION ENTRY MADE BY RESPONDENT NO.4 VIDE MR.NO.14/2005-06, DATED 24.10.2005 (ANNEXURE-J) 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. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31611 WP No. 23372 of 2025 by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 136(3) of the Act. 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned HCGP, 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. 5. Office is directed to return the certified copy of the impugned order and the original documents, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy for records. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT:UR