- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11486 WP No. 38710 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 38710 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI SURESH TUKARAM S/O.LATE TUKARAM AGE ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.5171 8TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS, MALLEWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 031. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DESAI SHARANABASAPPA VIRANNA,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIKAS SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU 570 005. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HUNSURU SUB-DIVISION, HUNSURU, MYSURU DISTRICT. PIN CODE 571 105. 4. THE TAHASILDAR HUNSURU TALUK, HUNSURU 571 105. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11486 WP No. 38710 of 2025 5. VITOBHA RAO LONDE S/O.LATE KRISHNOJI RAO AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS 6. SHARADABHAI W/O.NARAYANA RAO LONDE AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 7. PREMABHAI D/O. NARAYANARAO LONDE AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS 8. SUNITHABHAI D/O.NARAYANA RAO LONDE AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS 9. PADMABHAI D/O. NARAYANA RAO LONDE AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 10. RAMACHANDRA RAO LONDE S/O. NARAYANA RAO LONDE AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS RESPONDENT NO.5 TO 10 ARE RESIDING AT CHIKKADIGANAHALLI VILLAGE, GAVADAGERE- HOBLI, HUNSURU TALUK PIN CODE 572 214. 11. NAGAVENI W/O.RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.303, BANU NILAYA, 4TH CROSS, SHAILAJA LAYOUT, KUSHALANAGARA, SOMAWARAPETE TALUK PIN CODE 571 234. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SESHU V., HCGP FOR R-1 TO R-4) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11486 WP No. 38710 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER DT 18-04-2022 PASSED IN RA A NO.224/2021 (ANNEXURE-J) PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT AND THE ORDER DATED. 02-04-2022 PASSED IN REVISION PETITION NO.160/2022-23 (ANNEXURE-P) PASSED BY THE 2ND 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 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 petitioner 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: 2026:KHC:11486 WP No. 38710 of 2025 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner 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 petitioner 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 documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44