- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40422 WP No. 30698 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 30698 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: RANGASWAMY B.M S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT NO. 54 ABBIGERE, CHIKKABSANAVARA, BENGALURU - 650 090. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHYAM SUNDAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VANDANA P.L, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, MULTISTORIED BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.SIDDARTH BABURAO, AGA) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40422 WP No. 30698 of 2025 BY THE RESPONDENT DATED 17.09.2025 BEARING NO.RD- LGP/6/2025 (E-1649730) VIDE ANNX-A AND ISSUE ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondent. 2. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "(a) Issue Writ of Certiorari to quash the notification issued by the respondent dated 17.09.2025 bearing No.RD-LGP/6/2025 (E- 1649730) vide Annexure-A; (b) Issue any other writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of this case in the interest of justice and equity." 3. What is essentially challenged before this Court is the Notification dated 17.09.2025 under the draft Rules, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40422 WP No. 30698 of 2025 namely, the Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Rules, 2025. The said draft Rules have been published in the Official Gazette. 4. Objections have been invited and the same would be considered before the Rules are accepted. 5. In that view of the matter, a draft Rule, by itself, cannot be challenged. The above petition, being premature, stands dismissed, reserving liberty to challenge the Rules as and when promulgated. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27 CT: BHK