- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31607 WP No. 23122 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. 23122 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. GOWRAMMA W/O LATE GIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, 2. VASANTHAKUMARI D/O LATE GIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS BOTH ARE R/O KOKKONAGHATTA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DIST. – 573 201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GIRISH B. BALADARE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN – 573 201 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HASSAN SUB-DIVISION HASSAN – 573 201 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31607 WP No. 23122 of 2025 4. TAHASILDAR HASSAN TALUK HASSAN – 573 201 5. JAYAMMA W/O G MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 86 YEARS 6. HARISH S/O LATE MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS THE RESPONDENT NO.6 AND 7 ARE R/AT NO.174, BANGARIGIRI NILAYA, 6TH CROSS ROAD, TIMES SCHOOL ROAD, SATYAMANGALA, HASSAN – 573 201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ANNEXURE-‘K’ THAT IS THE ORDER DATED 15.09.2023 BEARING NO. RA 753/2021-22 PASSED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HASSAN SIB-DIVISION, HASSAN DISTRICT AND ORDER DATED 01.04.2025 BEARING RP 50/2024-25 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT AS PER ANNEXURE -N. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31607 WP No. 23122 of 2025 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 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 HCGP, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31607 WP No. 23122 of 2025 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 petitioners while retaining a copy for records. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT:UR