- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32428 WP No. 25176 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 25176 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. RAJANNA S/O LATE KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS, R/AT NO. 353, SREE SATHYA GANESH, 10TH MAIN ROAD, POORNAPRAGNA LAYOU SUBRAMANYAPURA, BENGALURU-560091. 2. 2(a) GOWRAMMA D/0 LATE G KRISHNA MURTHY AND LATE SAVIRTHRAMMA, W/O LATE K.T.HANUMANTHAN, SINCE DECEASED BY HER LR'S, VENKATESHA.H S/0 LATE K.T.HANUMANTHAN AND LATE GOWRAMMA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 2(b) K.H.PARTHASARATHI S/0 LATE K.T.HANUMANTHAN AND LATE GOWRAMMA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, BOTH PETITIONERS 2(A) AND 2(B) ARE R/A NO. 353, SREE SATHYA GANESH, 10TH MAIN ROAD, POORNAPRAGNA LAYOUT, SUBRAMANYAPURA, BENGALURU- 560091. 3. S.C.SREENIVASA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O LATE S CHANDRASHEKARAIAH Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32428 WP No. 25176 of 2025 AND LATE SATHYAVATHI, R/AT C/O K RAJANNA, NO. 353, SREE SATHYA GANESH, 10TH MAIN RAD, POORNAPRAGNA LAYOUT, SUBRAMANYAPURA, BENGALURU- 560091. 4. S.C.RAGHAVA PRASAD, S/O LATE S CHANDRASHEKARAIAH AND LATE SATHYAVATHI, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT C/O K RAJANNA, NO. 353, SREE SATHYA GANESH, 10TH MAIN RAD, POORNAPRAGNA LAYOUT, SUBRAMANYAPURA, BENGALURU- 560091. 5. S.C.PRAMILA, D/O LATE S CHANDRASHEKARAIAH AND LATE SATHYAVATHI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT C/O K RAJANNA, NO. 353, SREE SATHYA GANESH, 10TH MAIN RAD, POORNAPRAGNA LAYOUT, SUBRAMANYAPURA, BENGALURU- 560091. 6. R. VENKATESH PRASAD. S/O LATE V RAMESHWARAIAH AND LATE PADMAVATHI, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO. 98, SREE KRISHNA NILAYA, 9TH MAIN N.R.LAYOUT VIRATNAGAR, RUPENA AGARAHARA, BOMMANAHALLI, BENGALURU-560068. 7. G.S. VENKATESH S/O LATE G SRINIVASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, R/AT NO.42, 14TH A CROSS, VYALIKAVAL, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560003. 8. G.S.VENUGOPAL S/O LATE G.SRINIVASAIAH, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32428 WP No. 25176 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT NO. F 3 OASIS CHANDRA APARTMENT, GARDEN SCHOOL ROAD, CHIKKALLASANDRA, SUBRAMANYAPURA, BENGALURU-560061. 9. R.S.RAVIKUMAR, S/O LATE R.S. SHANTHA AND LATE SUBBARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT NO. 7/1, MATHRU CHAYA, 2ND CROSS, ANNAYAPPA BLOCK, KUMARA PARK, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU-20. 10. RAJAPURA SUBBARAMAIAH RAMESH S/O LATE R.S. SHANTHA AND LATE SU SUBBARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO. 7/1, MATHRU CHAYA, 2ND CROSS, ANNAYAPPA BLOCK, KUMARA PARK, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU-20 ALL ARE R/BY THEIR G.P.A. HOLDER SRI GURUPRASAD M, S/O LATE B MURTHY, R/AT NO. 24/1, 10TH MAIN, 17TH CROSS, PADARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU-560026. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H N VENKATESHA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY IT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER O/O THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU 560009. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32428 WP No. 25176 of 2025 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU 560009. 4. THE TAHSILDAR K.R.PURAM, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU 560036. 5. PRABHAKAR P.R S/O LATE P.S. RAMA REDDY, GRAND SON OF LATE P. SANJEEVA REDDY, NO. 9 SANJEEV SADAN, MUNIREDDY LAYOUT, PANANTHUR MAIN ROAD, VARTHUR HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU 560103. 6. P.M. MARISWAMY, S/O LATE P.M. NARAYANA SWAMY, GRAND SON OF DODDA KUNTE MUNISHAMAPPA, R/AT NO. 213, DWARAKAMAYEE JUPITOR APARTMENT, PANANTHUR VILLAGE, VARTHUR HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, ENGALURU 560103. 7. GANGAMMA D/O KEMPAIAH, R/AT KERANAHALLI VILLAGE, THYAMAGONDLU HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU 563132 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SESHU.V., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32428 WP No. 25176 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN R.P.NO.302/2024 FROM THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT AND PERUSE THE SAME, ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT BY DATED 31.07.2025 QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN REVISION PETITION NO.302/2024 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-J TO THIS WRIT PETITION AS ILLEGAL AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 other respondents 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. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32428 WP No. 25176 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 to return the original documents to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL