- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32467 WP No. 19131 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.19131 OF 2026 (LR) BETWEEN: SRI. VENKATAKRISHNA ACHARYA S/O. LATE SRINIVASA ACHARYA NEMPE, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS AGRICULTURIST, R/O. HUNASAVALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK - 577 432 SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ACHARYA GURURAJA GOPAL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE SHIVAMOGA - 577 201 SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT 2. SRI. VEDAVYASA HAYAGRIVA BHUVARAHA DEVARU, SRI. SODE MUTT, UDUPI- 574 115 REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR 3. SRI. MULUBHAGILU KRISHNANANDA MUTT DWARAKA JAGADGURU SAMSTHANA, DURVASAPURAM, THIRTHAHALLI-577 432 REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32467 WP No. 19131 of 2026 4. SRI. N.R. SURYANARAYANA, S/O. LATE. RAMAKRISHNACHAR AGE MAJOR, R/O. KANKALALE, HARALIMATH VILLAGE, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK - 577 432 SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT 5. SRI. PADMANABHACHAR, S/O. LATE. NEMPE RAMAKRISHNACHAR AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/O. KANKALE VILLAGE, HAROGULIGE POST. THIRTHAHALLI TALUK - 577 415 6. SRI. MADHAVACHAR, S/O. LATE NEMPE RAMAKRISHNACHAR AGE MAJOR, R/O. VASVE VILLAGE AND POST HOSANAGAR TALUK - 577 418 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SHARADHA H.V., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS, B) SET ASIDE THE ORDER ON I.A. NO.3 IN REV. APPEAL. NO. 91/2022 DATED 10-06-2026 ON THE FILE OF KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AT BENGALURU AT ANNEXURE -A AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE I.A. 3 FILED BY THE IMPLEADING APPLICANTS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32467 WP No. 19131 of 2026 ORAL ORDER Learned AGA accepts notice for respondent No.1. Notice to respondent Nos.2 to 6 is dispensed with. Having taken note of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that, the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in Appeal No.91/2022 by order dated 10.06.2026 has allowed I.A.No.III filed by the impleading applicants therein, and therefore, sought for interference of this Court. 2. Sri A.G.Gururaja, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner vehemently contended that the impleading applicants have no locus standi insofar as the land in question. 3. However, taking into consideration the averments made in paragraph No.5 of the affidavit accompanying the application in IA.No.III, I am of the view that the impleading applicants are to be arrayed as - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32467 WP No. 19131 of 2026 parties before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in Appeal No.91/2022. 4. It is made clear that, it is open for the petitioner to urge all the grounds available for him including the locus standi of impleading applicants at the time of arguments. 5. With this observation, the petition is accordingly dismissed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE PB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27