- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34819 WP No. 19170 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 19170 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. CHEERU POOJARTHY D/O LATE SRI SUBBA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 97 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 2. SRI. CHANDRA POOJARI S/O LATE NARASHIMHA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 3. SMT. RADHU POOJARTHY W/O LATE PADDA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 88 YEARS, R/A GARADI MANE CHANTHARU, GARADI BETTU, CHANTHARU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA POST BRAMHAVARA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. SMT. AMMANNI POOJARTHY D/O SUBBA POOJARI SINCE DECEASED BY LRS Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34819 WP No. 19170 of 2025 4. SMT LALITHA POOJARTHY D/O LATE AMMANNI POOJARTHY D/O SRI JAGANATHA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. 5. SRI. PRAJWAL S/O LATE SRI ANANDA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. 6. SMT. GEETHA POOJARI D/O LATE AMMANNI POOJARTHY AND SRI JAGANATHA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. 7. SRI SUDHAKAR POOJARI S/O LATE AMMANNI POOJARTHY AND JAGANATHA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 8. SMT. PREMA POOJARTHY D/O LATE AMMANNI POOJARTHY AND D/O SRI JAGANATHA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34819 WP No. 19170 of 2025 R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. 9. SMT. JYOTHI D/O SRI SOMA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 10. SMT BHAGI POOJARTHY D/O LATE SRI SUBBA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 11. SRI VITTALA POOJARY S/O LATE SRI SUBBA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 12. SMT. GULABI POOJARTHY D/O LATE SRI SUBBA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 13. SRI RAMA POOJARY S/O LATE CHANDU POOJARTHY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34819 WP No. 19170 of 2025 R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. 14. SRI. SUMANTHA POOJARY S/O LATE SEENA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 15. SRI. MANDARA POOJARY S/O LATE SEENA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 12 YEARS R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 16. SMT. UMA POOJARY D/O LATE. SMT.CHANDIU POOJARTHY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 17. SRI. UDAYA S/O LATE. SMT. CHANDU POOJARTHY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O LATE SEENA POOJARY R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. 18. SMT. HEMA D/O LATE. SMT.CHANDU POOJARTHY - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34819 WP No. 19170 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 19. SMT. VIJAYA @ BADIYA D/O LATE. SMT. CHINNU POOJARTHY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 20. SMT. VISHALA D/O LATE. SMT. CHINNU POOJARTHY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. 21. SRI. PRASHANTHA S/O LATE. SMT. CHINNU POOJARTHY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 22. SMT. SHAKILA D/O LATE. SMT. CHINNU POOJARTHY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/A BELTHADI KADURU GRAMA BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MOHAN S, ADVOCATE) - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34819 WP No. 19170 of 2025 AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UDUPI DISTRICT, RAJATADRI MANIPALA - 576 101 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KUNDAPURA SUB-DIVISION KUNDAPURA, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 201. 3. THE TAHASILDAR BRAMHAVARA TALUK BRAMHAVARA, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 213. 4. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR KOTA CIRCLE, BRAMHAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 213. 5. SMT. LALITHA SHEDTHI D/O LATE SMT. MUTHAKKA SHEDTHI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 6. SRI. VASANTHA HEGADE S/O LATE SMT. MUTHAKKA SHEDTHI AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS RESIDING AT BELTHADI KADOOR VILLAGE, UDUPI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. 7. SMT. PARVATHI POOJARTHY D/O KOOSI POOJARTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT BELTHADI KADOOR VILLAGE, UDUPI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34819 WP No. 19170 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 PRAYING TO-A) QUASH THE ORDER DATED 24-03-2025 PASSED IN REVISION PETITION BEARING NO.CDS RD0050000628126/R AP.SR.50/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UDUPI DISTRICT, THE 1ST RESPONDENT PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE REVISION PETITION BEARING NO.CDS RD0050000628126/R AP.SR.50/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UDUPI DISTRICT, FILED BY 7TH RESPONDENT 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to respondents Nos.5 to 7 is not necessary for the following reasons. 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 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34819 WP No. 19170 of 2025 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. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7 CT: BHK