- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34523 WP No. 22633 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.22633 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI ABRAHAM S/O LATE SRI. GEDDALAHALLI PAPANNA, @PAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS #729/1, HOSABEEDI, NEAR GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, HULIMAVU ROAD, BEGUR VILLAGE AND HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE – 560 068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRADEEP NAIK K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URABAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 009 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 009 3. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 009 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34523 WP No. 22633 of 2025 4. SMT. KASTHOORI, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, W/O. G. KRISHNA REDDY RESIDING AT NO. 748, 18TH MAIN, 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU – 560 095 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. RAJADITHYA SADASIVAN, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNEXURE -A i.e., THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN R. P NO. 298/2022 DATED 19.06.2025 AND CONFIRM THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IN RA (S) 310/2019-20 DATED 30.03.2021 i.e., ANNEXURE-F BY ALLOWING THE WP. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Learned counsel Sri Rajadithya Sadasivan, has entered appearance for respondent No.4. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that having regard to the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34523 WP No. 22633 of 2025 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 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 petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Office is directed to return certified copies/original documents, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49