- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34959 WP No. 26747 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26747 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SHAHIDA W/O. LATE. SYED INAYATH ULLA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT NO. 13, 15 FLOOR, 7TH CROSS, SANAULLA LAYOUT, MANORAYANAPALYA, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU-32 2. SRI. SYED RAFIULLA S/O. LATE. K.A. SYED AMEER JAN AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/AT NO.38, 3RD FLOOR, 4TH MAIN, 8TH CROSS, H.B.R.LAYOUT, BANASAVADI, KALYANANAGARA, BENGALURU - 43 3. SRI. SYED REHAMATHULLA S/O. LATE K.A. SYED AMEER JAN AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT NO.20, 5TH MAIN, OPP. RELIANCE FRESH, BHUVANESHWARI NAGARA, BENGALURU NORTH, DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU-57. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34959 WP No. 26747 of 2025 4. SRI. SYED ASHRAFULLA S/O. LATE. K.A. SYED AMEER JAN AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.876, 20TH CROSS, 5TH BLOCK, BEHIND K.E.B. OFFICE, HBR LAYOUT, NAGAVARA, BENGALURU NORTH, KALYANA NAGARA, BENGALURU - 43 5. SRI. SYED SADATHULLA S/O. LATE. K.A. SYED AMEER JAN AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT NO.1/2, NAGAVARA MAIN ROAD, NEAR GANESHA TEMPLE, NAGAVARA, AREBIC COLLEGE, BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU-57 6. SRI. SYED NISSAR AHAMED K.A. S/O. LATE SYED AMEER AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT NO.4, 1ST FLOOR, DASAPPANAPALYA, BEHIND ELITE CAR WASH, ABBIGERE, BENGALURU - 90 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.S. NAGARAJA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34959 WP No. 26747 of 2025 M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-01 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA - 562 109 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 109 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 120 5. SRI. NISAR AHAMED SINCE DEAD HIS LRS SMT.NOOR JAN W/O LATE NISAR AHAMED, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 6. SRI.ASHEEF S/O LATE NISAR AHAMED AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.5 AND 6 ARE R/AT NO.3655, 9TH MAIN, 4TH CROSS, KAVERI NAGARA, BANASHANKARI, BANGALORE - 70 7. SRI. ABDULLA BASHEER S/O LATE ABDULLA KALEEL AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34959 WP No. 26747 of 2025 8. SRI. ATHAULLA S/O LATE ABDULLA KALEEL AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 9. SRI. AHREEF S/O LATE ABDULLA KALEEL AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.7 TO 9 ARE RESIDING AT HALEPETE, KUDUR VILLAGE, KUDUR HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562120 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI, QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN R.P.NO.14/2023 DATED 29.04.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-J AND ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI, QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN R.A.NO.119/2011-12 DATED 09.06.2014 AND R.A.NO.342/2019-20 DATED 10.02.2023 VIDE ANNEXURES-E AND F RESPECTIVELY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34959 WP No. 26747 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents Nos.1 to 4. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate 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 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 Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34959 WP No. 26747 of 2025 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 5. Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15 CT-SG