- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33446 WP No. 25764 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. 25764 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, 2. JAYASHEELA, W/O. LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, PETITIONERS NO.1 & 2 ARE R/A CHANNAMAREGOWDANA DODDI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TLAUK, BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. L. RAJANNA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33446 WP No. 25764 of 2025 RAMANGARA, BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT. 4. THE THASILDAR, RAMANAGARA TALUK, BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT. 5. SHIVANNA, S/O. LATE MARANNA @ CHANNAMA MARANNA @ CHANNAMANA MARAIA 6. HANUMANTHAIAH, S/O. LATE KALAMARAIAH, RESPONDENTS NO.5 & 6 ARE R/AT CHANNAMAREGOWDANA DODDHI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TLAUK, BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 07-07-2025 IN CASE R.P. NO. 39/2025 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-J, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO RECTIFY THE ENTRY IN REVENUE RECORDS IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33446 WP No. 25764 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader has raised 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 High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33446 WP No. 25764 of 2025 precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioners approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 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 copies of the documents if any, produced by the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the records. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT: JL