- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31661 WP No. 21460 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. 21460 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. THEJAMMA W/O LATE BASAVANYAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, 2. SRI. SHIVAMURTHY S/O LATE BASAVANYAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 3. SRI. KESHAVAMURTHY S/O.LATE. BASAVANYAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 4. SRI. ANANTHAMURTHY S/O. LATE. BASAVANYAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 5. SRI. PRASHANTH S/O. LATE. BASAVANYAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT SASARAVALLI VILLAGE, TALAGUNDA HOBLI, SHIKARIPURA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KESHAVAMURTHY H.B, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31661 WP No. 21460 of 2025 AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGA - 577 201. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SAGARA SUB-DIVISION SAGARA - 577 427. 3. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR, TALAGUNDA HOBLI, TAHSILDAR OFFICE, SHIKARIPURA TALUK - 577 427, SHIKARIPURA. 4. CHANDRAKANTH S/O BASAVANNEPPA, NO.14, HUNASEKATTE VILLAGE, TALAGUNDA HOBLI, SHIKARIPURA TALUK, SHIKARIPURA - 577 428. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) QUASH THE ORDER DATED 09.06.2025 IN RA NO.18/2024 (RD/00/50000) PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AS ANNEXURE-A. B) DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENTS NO.1, 2, 3, DIRECT TO THE RESPONDENTS TO STOP ALL THE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN THE EVENT OF THE SY.NO.23 TO AN EXTENT OF 2 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED AT SAHASRAVALLI VILLAGE, TALAGUNDA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31661 WP No. 21460 of 2025 HOBLI, SHIKARIPURA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 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 3. Notice to respondent No.4 is not necessary for the following reasons. 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 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31661 WP No. 21460 of 2025 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32 CT: BHK