- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33705 WP No. 22430 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 22430 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. DORESWAMY S/O LATE. MADAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 2. RATNAMMA W/O LATE. MAHADEVASWAMI AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS 3. ASHOK S/O LATE. MAHADEVASWAMI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS 4. SANTOSH S/O LATE. MAHADEVASWAMI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 5. NAGARAJU S/O LATE. MADAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS ALL ARE R/A MOOSAMBAYANAHALLI VILLAGE, VARUNA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU 571 311. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHRAVAN MADHAV K P., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33705 WP No. 22430 of 2025 AND: 1. PUTTAMMANI W/O LATE. NANJUNDSWAMI AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/A MOOSAMBAYANAHALLI VILLAGE, VARUNA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU 571 311. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU OFFICE AT THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE, GIRIBHOVI PALYA, SIDDARTHANAGAR, MYSURU-570 011. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ROOM NO. 10, SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, MYSURU-570005. 4. TEHSILDAR DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MYSORE TALUK, HIGH VIEW, VINOBA ROAD, OPPOSITE KALAMANDIR, MYSURU - 57 0005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 09.05.2025 PASSED BY THE LD. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MYSURU JILLA, MYSURU IN R.P.NO.197/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-D AND DIRECT THE LD. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MYSURU JILLA, MYSURU TO RESTORE THE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33705 WP No. 22430 of 2025 ORDER OF THE LD. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MYSURU, IN R.A. NO. 559/2021 DATED 26.07.2024 AND MAINTAIN STATUS QUO 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.2 to 4. Notice to respondent No.1 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33705 WP No. 22430 of 2025 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 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 original/certified copies of the documents if any, to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the records. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT: JL