- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31606 WP No. 23424 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 23424 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O LATE RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 2. SRI BASAVARAJU S/O LATE RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT THOTAGERE VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU – 562 162 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S. VISWESWARAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU – 560 001 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU – 560 001 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31606 WP No. 23424 of 2025 4. THE TAHASILDAR, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU – 560 001 5. SRI B. RAJASHEKHARAPPA S/O LATE BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 6. SRI PRAKASH, S/O LATE BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 7. SRI B. SHIVAKUMAR S/O LATE BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 8. SRI.T. B. SHIVASHANKARAPPA S/O LATE BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 9. SRI ASHOK S/O LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS 10. SMT. ANITHA W/O LATE SIDDALINGAPPA D/O LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 11. SMT. LALITHAMMA D/O LATE SHIVANNA AGE MAJOR 12. SMT. JAGADAMBA D/O LATE SHIVANNA AGE MAJOR RESPONDENTS NO.5 TO 12 ARE R/AT THOTAGERE VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BENGALURU – 562 162 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP FOR RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 4) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31606 WP No. 23424 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT/QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN CASE NO. RP 276/2022 DATED 24.03.2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A BY ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION. 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. 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 Revenue Appellate Tribunal questioning the impugned order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 136(3) of the Act. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31606 WP No. 23424 of 2025 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned HCGP, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to 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. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT:UR