- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36660 WP No. 23466 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 23466 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: VIJAYABHASKAR SINCE DEAD REP BY HIS LRS. 1. SMT. CHANDRAKALAVATHI W/O. LATE C.V.VIJAYA BHASKAR, AGED 43 YEARS, 2. SMT. MOUNA V. REDDY, D/O LATE C.V.VIJAYA BHASKAR, W/O DHANUSH B AGED 29 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT : NO.003, 7-12, 3RD MAIN, 3RD CROSS, 4TH STAGE, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 098 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B RAMESH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARANATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 009. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 009. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36660 WP No. 23466 of 2025 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009 4. THE TAHSILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT - 562 106. 5. Y.KRISHNAMURTHY, S/O. LATE YELLAPPA, AGED 74 YEARS, R/A. NO.9, 1ST CROSS, MADIVALA, BENGALURU - 560 068. 6. SMT. JAYAMMA D/O. LATE YELLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, R/A. S.BINGIPURA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT -560 105. 7. SMT.THULASAMMA D/O.LATE YELLAPPA AGED 69 YEARS, R/A. S.BINGIPURA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT -560 105 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU.V, HCGP FOR 1-4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO- QUASH THE ORDER DTD 14.03.2025 PASSED IN RP NO. 373/2016-17 BY THE R-2 AUTHORITY WHICH IS PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNX-K., AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36660 WP No. 23466 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to respondents no.5 to 7 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned HCGP 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 HCGP, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Learned HCGP is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36660 WP No. 23466 of 2025 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 rs List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34