- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12095 WP No. 5150 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 5150 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. B R NEELAKANTAPPA S/O. LATE S V RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT BISILEHALLI VILLAGE KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 116 2. VEERABHADRAPPA S/O. LATE MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/A. MAHADEVAPPA MARG CAMP BIRUR TOWN, KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 116 3. HARISH S/O. LATE MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/A. MAHADEVAPPA MARG CAMP BIRUR TOWN, KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 116 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHEKAR L S, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12095 WP No. 5150 of 2026 AND: 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TARIKERE SUB DIVISION TARIKERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 130 3. TAHASILDHAR KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU -577 116 4. REVENUE INSPECTOR KASABA HOBLI KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 116 5. B N CHANDRAMOULI S/O. LATE NANJUNDAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 6. B H CHANDRASHEKARA S/O. LATE VEERABHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 7. V NANJUNDAPPA S/O. LATE VEERABHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESPONDENTS 5 TO 7 RESIDING AT BISILEHALLI VILLAGE, KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 166 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.P. YOGANNA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4 SRI. P. NATARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R5 TO 7) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12095 WP No. 5150 of 2026 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 6.11.2025 PASSED BY THE R-1 IN RP/59/2024 VIDE ANX-M, DIRECTING THE R-1 TO 4 TO RESTORE THE MUTATION ENTRY MR H/2021-22 AS PER THE ANNX-G AND ENTER THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONER IN COLUMN NO. 9 AND 12 OF THE RTC AS PER ANX-H 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate 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 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 Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12095 WP No. 5150 of 2026 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 to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SSD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19