- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010437432025 NC: 2026:KHC:42600 WP No. 20334 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.20334 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. VENKATASHIVAREDDY R.C. S/O CHIKKA ADIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.02, RAYANAKALLU, MANCHENAHALLI, GAURIBIDNURU, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561211. 2. KRISHNAPPA, S/O CHIKKANARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/AT MANCHENAHALLI VILLAGE, GAURIBIDNURU TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561211. 3. NARAYANAMMA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT MANCHENAHALLI VILLAGE, GAURIBIDNURU TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561211. Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010437432025 NC: 2026:KHC:42600 WP No. 20334 of 2025 4. NITHIN S/O R T SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/AT RAYANAKALLU, MANCHENAHALLI VILLAGE, GAURIBIDNURU TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561211. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BIPIN HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPUR-562101. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CHIKKABALLAPUR SUB DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPUR-562101. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MANCHENAHALLI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR-562101. 5. THE CEO, TALUK PANCHAYATH, - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010437432025 NC: 2026:KHC:42600 WP No. 20334 of 2025 MANCHENAHALLI TALUK-561211. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE N., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; R5 SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER BEARING NO.LND(M)CR/76/2024-25(E) 525163 DATED 24.04.2025 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE -D. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. Bipin Hegde, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Sri. Spoorthy Hegde N., learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent-State. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioners are assailing the order dated 24.04.2025, produced at Annexure-D, passed by Respondent No. 2. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010437432025 NC: 2026:KHC:42600 WP No. 20334 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, while referring to the order dated 24.04.2025 (Annexure-D), submitted that Respondent No. 2 has no jurisdiction to review its own order and, accordingly, sought for quashing of the impugned order. 4. Per contra, learned High Court Government Pleader sought to justify the order passed by the respondent No. 2 5. In the light of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties and upon careful consideration of the order dated 23.11.2023 passed in W.A. No. 387 of 2023, wherein this Court has held that Respondent No. 2 has no jurisdiction to review its own order passed under Section 25 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, and therefore, I find force in the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010437432025 NC: 2026:KHC:42600 WP No. 20334 of 2025 6. It is also relevant to note that this Court, in the case of N. Chandra Reddy v. The State of Karnataka and Others, reported in ILR 2016 KAR 3275, has held that a quasi-judicial authority becomes functus officio after passing an order and has no power to review the administrative order passed by it, unless such power is specifically conferred by the statute. 7. In view of the above, I find force in the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. The order dated 24.04.2025, produced at Annexure-D, passed by Respondent No. 2, is hereby set aside. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64