- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33783 WP No. 14387 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 14387 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. KARIYAMMA W/O LATE PILLA DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 2. SRI. PATALAPPA S/O LATE PILLA DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, 3. SRI. MUNIKRISHNA S/O LATE PILLA DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 4. SMT. NIRMALA D/O LATE PILLA DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, ARE R/AT T.AGRAHARA VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 157. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MURALI M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G ROAD, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33783 WP No. 14387 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 009. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE NORTH SUB-DIVISION K.G. ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 009. 3. THE TAHASILDAR, BENGALURU NORTH (ADDL) TALUK, NOW YEALAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE - 560 064. 4. SMT. CHIKKAMMA W/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT NO.103, KAVERINAGAR, KSCB QUARTERS, LAGGERE, BENGALURU - 560 058. 5. SMT. TEJAMMA, W/O SIDDAPPA, AGED 56 YEARS, NO.113, MMN BUILDING, 1ST A MAIN, GANDHI SCHOOL ROAD, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032. 6. SMT. VENKATALAKSHMI, W/O LATE SHIVAKUMAR, D/O LATE HANUMANTHARYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT NO.112, MMN BUILDING, 1ST A MAIN, GANDHI SCHOOL ROAD, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33783 WP No. 14387 of 2025 7. SRI. LAKSHMINARAYANA, S/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, NO.113, MMN BUILDING, 1ST A MAIN, GANDHI SCHOOL ROAD, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032. 8. SMT. MANJULA, W/O RAMAKRISHNA, D/O LATE HANUMANTHARYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.8, MUDDINAPALYA, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 159. 9. SMT. RUPA W/O KRISHNAPPA, D/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT NO.91, GANDHI SCHOOL ROAD, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 032. 10. SRI. RAJA KUMAR, S/O LATE DODAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 11. SRI. SUBBA S/O LATE DODDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 12. SMT. PARVATHAMMA D/O LATE DODDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33783 WP No. 14387 of 2025 13. SRI CHIKKANNA S/O LATE APPAYANNA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, NO.10 TO 13 ARE R/AT TARAHUNASE, T. AGRAHARA NOW YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 157. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS ON THE FILE OF R-1 IN R.P.NO. 9/2021 AND RECORDS FROM R-2 IN RA(BNA) NO.129/2014-15. QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE R-1 DTD. 04.03.2025 IN R.P.NO. 9/2021 C/W R.P.79/2020 PASSED BY R-1 VIDE ANNX-A AND ORDER DTD. 11.03.2020 PASSED IN RA (BNA) NO. 123/2014- 15 BY R-2 VIDE ANNX-B 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to respondent Nos.4 to 13 are 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 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33783 WP No. 14387 of 2025 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. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 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 rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15 CT: BHK