- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1488 WP No. 304 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 304 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. CHANDRAMMA W/O LATE KARIYAPPA, S/O MOTUGAI CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, 2. CHIKKAPPA S/O LATE KARIYAPPA S/O MOTUGAI CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 3. CHANDRAMMA W/O LATE K. MAHALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 4. VIJAYAKUMAR S/O LATE K.MAHALINGAPPA, AGED 43 YEARS, 5. JAGADISHKUMAR S/O LATE K.MAHALINGAPPA, AGE 42 YEARS, ALL ARE R/O NEERAGUNDA GOLLARAHATTI VILLAGE, SANIHALLI POST, KASABA HOBLI, HOSADURGA TALUK-577 527. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. R SHASHIDHARA., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1488 WP No. 304 of 2026 AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, CHITRADURGA-577 501. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHITRADURGA SUB-DIVISION, CHITRADURGA-577 501. 3. THE TAHSILDAR HOSADURGA TALUK, HOSADURGAR-577 527. 4. REVENUE INSPECTOR KASABA HOBLI, HOSADURGA TALUK-577 527. 5. THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT SANIHALLI FIRKA, KASABA HOBLI, HOSADURGA TALUK-577 527. 6. GOWRAMMA W/O THIPPESWAMY, 7. MAHALINGAPPA S/O KARIYANNA, 8. SHIVANNA S/O GANIKARIYANNANA CHIKKANNA, 9. RANGASWAMY S/O CHITTAIAH, 10. THIPPESWAMY S/O CHITTAIAH, 11. SURESH S/O CHITTAIAH, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1488 WP No. 304 of 2026 12. OMKARAPPA S/O KARIYAPPA, 13. RAJAPPA S/O KARIYAPPA, 14. MAHALINGAPPA S/O CHIKKANNA, 15. SHIVANNA S/O CHIKKANNA, 16. CHANDRAPPA S/O CHIKKANNA, 17. UMESHA S/O DEVEERAPPA, 18. CHITTAIAH S/O THIMMAIAH, 19. PARAMESHWARAPPA S/O THIMMAIAH, RESPONDENTS NO.6 TO 19 ARE R/O NEERAGUNDA GOLLARAHATTI VILLAGE, SANIHALLI POST, KASABA HOBLI, HOSADURGA TALUK-577 527. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1 TO R5) SRI. GIRESHA S.N., ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION, IN THE NATURE OF WRIT, QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN R.P.NO.49/2025 DATED 09.12.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-J, TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1488 WP No. 304 of 2026 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 5. Learned Counsel Sri.Ganesha S.N., has entered appearance for respondent No.6 by filing a Caveat Petition. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader 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 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 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1488 WP No. 304 of 2026 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners 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 petitioners approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 5. Office to return the original documents to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL