- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4816 WP No. 2122 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 2122 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. JAYALAKSHMI W/O LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT BHEEMANAPURA VILLAGE, JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562114. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH S GOWDA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, DISTRICT COMPLEX, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562122. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL, DODDABALLAPURA-561203. DODDABALLAPURA SUB- DIVISION, 3. THE TAHSILDAR HOSAKOTE TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562114. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4816 WP No. 2122 of 2026 4. SRI SUBRAYAPPA @ SUBBAYYAPPA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/AT POOJARAMANAHALLI VILLAGE, JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT -562122. 5. SRI MUNISWAMY S/O LATE CHANNARAYAPPA, 6. SRI MANJUNATH S/O LATE CHANNARAYAPPA, 7. SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O LATE SUBRAYAPPA RESPONDENT NO.5 TO 7 ARE ARE R/AT NO.32/18, 10TH CROSS, GARUDACHARAPALYA, MAHADEVAPURA POST, WHITEFEILD ROAD, BENGALURU-560048. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE ORDER DTD 31.12.2025 PASSED BY THE R-1 DC IN R.P NO. 102/2025, CONSEQUENTLY THE ORDER DTD 24.03.2025 PASSED BY R-2 AC IN RA NO. (HO) 603/2022 AND ORDER DTD 20.08.2022 IN RRT (DIS) 63/2022-23, PASSED BY R-3 TAHSILDAR IN REFUSING TO EFFECT INHERITANCE KHATA TO THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNX-A, B & C AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4816 WP No. 2122 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 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 petitioner will have to approach the Karnataka 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. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4816 WP No. 2122 of 2026 precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioner 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 certified copies/original documents to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL