- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34075 WP No. 24878 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24878 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI VENKATARAMANA REDDY, S/O LATE MUNISWAMY REDDY, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, RESIDING AT VALEPURA VILLAGE, VARTHUR HOBLI, BANGALORE EAST TALUK, BANGALORE – 560 087. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DEVARAJ N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, BANGALORE – 560 009. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BANALORE NORTH SUB-DIVISON, BANGALORE – 560 009. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34075 WP No. 24878 of 2025 4. THE TAHSILDAR K.R.PURAM, BANGALORE – 560 049. 5. SRI. N. MUNIREDDY, S/O LATE NANJA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RESIDING AT KOMMASANDRA VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE – 560 099. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS, PERTAINING TO THE CASE AND ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 19.06.2025 PASSED IN REVISION PETITION. NO. 158/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-R ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AS THE SAME IS ILLEGAL, UNJUST, ARBITRARY, MALAFIDE, UNREASONABLE AND GROSSLY VIOLATIVE OF PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34075 WP No. 24878 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 respondent No.5 is not necessary for the following reason. 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 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34075 WP No. 24878 of 2025 4. Office is directed to return certified copies/original documents, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51