- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30972 WP No. 18551 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 18551 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. ANANDA S/O LATE SANJEEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 2. SRI. RAMACHANDRA @ RAMANJINAPPA S/O LATE SANJEEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS BOTH ARE R/A KUMBARAHALLI VILLAGE, HESARAGATTA HOBLI, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK-560090 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVA KUMAR D A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, BANGALORE-560009. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION KANDAYA BAVANA, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560009. Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30972 WP No. 18551 of 2025 3. THE TAHSILDAR, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, PRESENTLY YELAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE-560064. 4. SRI. H. ANJINAPPA S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 5. SMT. PARVATHAMMA W/O LATE H. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 6. SRI. MANJUNATHA. K S/O LATE H. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 7. SRI. NAGESH S/O LATE H. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS 8. SRI. HARISH KUMAR S/O LATE H. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 9. SMT. PREMA W/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESPONDENTS NO.4 TO 9 ARE R/A KUMBARAHALLI VILLAGE, HESARAGATTA HOBLI, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK-560090. 10. SRI PANI KUMAR K N AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30972 WP No. 18551 of 2025 S/O LATE NILAKANTA GUPTA R/A NANJUNDESHWARA NILAYA, OLD POST OFFICE ROAD, KUNIGAL TOWN, KUNIGAL -572130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH., AGA FOR R1 TO R3 SRI.M. SREENIVAS., ADVOCATE FOR R4 TO R9 ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF THE CASE FROM THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 NO 3, PERUSE THE SAME AND ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.03.2025 IN REVISION PETITION NO.537/2017 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT-DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, BANGALORE, AS PER ANNEXURE -A, BY RESTORING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB- DIVISION, BENGALURU 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. Learned Counsel Sri.M.Sreenivasa, has entered appearance for respondents No.4 to 9. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30972 WP No. 18551 of 2025 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 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 DL CT: JL