- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32493 WP No. 22061 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 22061 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O LATE CHANNEGOWDA, R/AT KURIGOWDANA DODDI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 117 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA R. S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA – 562 159 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB DIVISION, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA – 562 159 4. THE THASILDAR KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 117 Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32493 WP No. 22061 of 2025 5. SRI. SHIVANNA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 6. SMT. LINGAMMA W/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, 7. SMT. HONNAMMA W/O CHIKKAHAIDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, 8. SMT. CHIKKA KEMPAMMA W/O LATE CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 9. SRI CHIKKEGOWDA DEAD BY HIS LRS ARE RESPONDENT 9 AND 10 HEREIN, SRI PRAKASH, S/O LATE CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 10. SRI BASAVARAJU S/O LATE CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 11. SRI. SIDDAPPA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RESPONDENTS 5 TO 11 ARE R/AT KURIGOWDANA DODDI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 117 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32493 WP No. 22061 of 2025 DATED 02.05.2005 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT-2 IN R.P.NO. 68/2020-25. VIDE ANNEXURE-K AND ETC., 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 4. 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32493 WP No. 22061 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 CT: UR