- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11098 WP No. 5792 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 5792 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. G.K. MANJUNATH S/O LATE G.M. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDING AT CHIKKASANNE POST, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANKARAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE BHAVAN, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 56 2110. 2. THE ASSISSTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203. 3. THE THASHILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11098 WP No. 5792 of 2026 4. SRI. C. SUNIL KUAMAR S/O LATE CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT SANNAAMANEKERE VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BY PASSING ANNEXURE-J IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 21-08-2024 IN RA (DH) 341/2023 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT, DODDABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION, DODDABALLAPURA AND ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI BY PASSING ANNEXURE-M IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 29-01-2026 IN RP NO. 178/2024 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS BY DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO DELETE THE NAME OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT IN THE MUTATION REGISTER IN RESPECT OF PROPERTY BEARING SY NO. 129 (129/2) TO AN EXTENT OF 21 GUNTAS OF SANNEAMANEKERE VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BY RESTORING THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEFS AS DEEMED FIT AND PROPER IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11098 WP No. 5792 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to respondent No.4 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises 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. 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11098 WP No. 5792 of 2026 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7