- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12516 WP No. 33895 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 33895 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. B.V.NAGESH S/O B K VISHWANATH AGE ABOUT 49 YEARS 2. B V SHANKARGUPTA S/O B K VISHWANATH AGE ABOUT 45 YEARS BOTH ARE R/A NO 14, 12TH CROSS, BENDRENAGAR, KADIRENAHALLI, BSK 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560070. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KRISHNA NAIK., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN, K G ROAD BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB DIVISION RAMANAGARA-562159 3. THE TAHSILDAR RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA-562159. 4. REVENUE INSPECTOR Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12516 WP No. 33895 of 2025 BIDADI HOBLI RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA-562109. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK IN RP NO.111/2025 DATED 01.08.2025 AND BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA TALUK IN RA/616/2024-25 DATED 07.03.2025 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents. 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 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. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12516 WP No. 33895 of 2025 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned Additional Government Advocate, 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 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 to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the record. Sd/ (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL