- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 14224 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. B.K. VENKATACHALA BIN- N. VEDAVATHI S/O. G. KRISHNAPPA AGED 53 YEARS. 2. B K YASHWANTH KUMAR BIN- VEDAVATHI S/O G KRISHNAPPA AGED 49 YEARS. 3. B K LATHA BIN- VEDAVATHI D/O G KRISHNAPPA AGED 47 YEARS. ALL ARE R/AT. SRI VEDA KRISHAN NIVASA NO. 5/49, MAVALLI MAIN ROAD LALBAGH UPPARAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 004. &PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VARDHAMAN V. GUNJAL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR - 561 207 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR - 561 207 3. THE TAHSILDAR CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR - 561 207 4. TIPPENAHALLI GRAM PANCHAYATI CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK AND DISTRICT BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHIKKABALLAPUR - 561 207 5. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHIKKABALLAPUR TOWN POLICE STATION CHIKKABALLAPUR - 561 207 6. SOMESHWARAPPA S/O. LATE PAPAIAH, SINCE DECEASED BY LRS SMT.PATTAMMA W/O LATE.P.SOMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 7. SRI. S. SOMA SUNDAR S/O LATE P.SOMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 8. SMT.SARALA D/O LATE LATE.P.SOMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 9. SMT.S.SANJANA D/O LATE.P.SOMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 10. SMT.S.SHYLA, D/O LATE.P.SOMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 11. SMT.SUMANGALA, D/O LATE.P.SOMESHWARAPPA W/O CHALAPATHI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R6 TO R11 ARE R/AT NO.161, 1ST CROSS, A.K. COLONY, THUBARAHALLI, WHITEFILED POST, BANGALORE EAST, VARTHUR HOBLI, BANGALORE - 560 066 12. JAYAMMA W/O. N. ASHWATHNARAYANA AGED 66 YEARS R/AT. NO.12/9 KILLARI ROAD BALEPET BANGALORE - 560 002 13. VENKATESH.V S/O. VENKATARAYAPPA AGED 53 YEARS R/AT. 9TH WARD, 7TH HILL BEHIND SCHOOL, BAGEPALLI CHIKKABALLAPURA - 561 207. 14. SUMALATHA S. W/O. SUBRAMANI AGED 38 YEARS R/AT. WARD NO.3, BHAGATH SINGH NAGARA VARADHAHALLI CHIKBALLAPUR-562101 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 15. PRABHAVATHI D/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED 47 YEARS R/AT. KODAGURKI BIDANOOR BANGALORE RURAL - 562 110 16. JAISHANKAR. B.C S/O CHENNAPPA B C AGED 42 YEARS NO 117, THIRUMALANIVASA THIPPENAHALLY CHICKBALLAPUR - 562 103 (SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER FROM Y H LAKSHMINARAYAN RAO) 17. PRASHANTH KUMAR P.S. S/O. SATHYANARAYANA SHETTY P.S. AGED 40 YEARS, R/AT. AJJAWARA CHIKBALLAPUR - 562 101 18. C. BYRAPPA S/O. NAGAPPA AGED 71 YEARS CHAGE VILLAGE ABDULLA POST SIDLAGHATTA CHIKBALLAPUR - 562 105 (SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER FROM SMT. SARASWATI W/O V SADANAND) 19. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O. MUNIYAPPA - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 AGED 48 YEARS R/AT. WARD NO.7 BEHIND MARALUSIDDESHWARA TEMPLE, M.G. ROAD CHIKBALLAPUR-562101 (SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER FROM B C JAISHANKAR S/O CHENAPPA BC) 20. SARASWATHAMMA W/O. N. SHANKARAPPA AGED 49 YEARS R/AT. NO.15, POLICE QUARTERS PRASHANTHNAGAR CHIKBALLAPUR-562103 21. N. YASHODARA S/O. LATE N. SHAKUNTHALA AGED 53 YEARS. 22. N SANDEEP S/O. LATE N. SHAKUNTHALA AGED 45 YEARS. 23. N RAGHU S/O. LATE N. SHAKUNTHALA AGED 42 YEARS. 24. N SUNIL S/O. LATE N. SHAKUNTHALA AGED 40 YEARS. RESPONDENTS NO.16 TO 19 ARE R/AT OPP: KALAMMA TEMPLE PUTTAPPANA GUDI BEEDHI GOKARE ROAD - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 DEVENAHALLY TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 561 201 25. SMT SRIMATI MANJUNATH N W/O NARAYANACHARI AGE MAJOR (NOT KNOWN) R/A DBM ROAD, CHIKKABALLAPUR, CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562 101 26. P RAMAKRISHNA S/O PAPPANNA SINCE DECECASED SMT R SUMANGALAMMA W/O P RAMAKRISHNA AGE MAJOR EXACT AGE NOT KNOWN 27. SMT R KAVITA D/O P RAMAKRISHNA AGE MAJOR EXACT AGE NOT KNOWN 28. SMT SAVITA D/O P RAMAKRISHNA AGE MAJOR EXACT AGE NOT KNOWN ALL ARE R/O 3637, 7TH CROSS, ANAKANAGIONDI ROAD IDSMT LAYOUT WARD NO.6, CHIKKABALLAPURA 29. SMT. M C PRABHAVATI W/O MUNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O KODAGURKI VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT (SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF LAND FROM SATYAMMA W/O ASHWATH NARAYAN SWAMY) 30. SRIKANT S/O NARASIMHAMURTHY AGE MAJOR (NOT KNOWN) WARD NO. 3, KANDARAPPA ROAD, SHIDDALGHATTA TOWN, DISTRICT: CHIKKABALLAPUR (CLAIMS TO BE THE SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER FROM K L SHOBHA RANI) 31. MUNINARAYANAPPA S/O CHIKKA VENKATARAYAPPA AGED 46 YEARS R/A CHENNENAHALLI VILLAGE, SOMENAHALLI HOBLI, POST SOMESHWARA GUDIBANDE TALUK, DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR 32. GOPAL S/O AKKALAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A CHENNENAHALLI VILLAGE, SOMENAHALLI HOBLI, POST SOMESHWARA GUDIBANDE TALUK, DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR 33. PRAKASH S/O HANAMANTHU AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 R/A AROR VILLAGE, MANDIKAL HOBLI, TALUK AND DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR 34. P S LAKSHMIKANTAMMA W/O P S SATYANARAYANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/A AJJARWARA VILLAGE, POST AJJAWARA NANDI HOBLI, CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK AND DISTRICT 35. MANJUNATH S/O SARVAGYNACHARI AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O KALEKAMBA NILAYA, OPO ROAD, CHIKKABALLAPUR TOWN 36. TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNSIL REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, WARD NO. 10, BHUVANESHWARI CIRCLE, CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562 101 &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3 AND R5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNEXURE-A DATED 19.01.2022, NO. 276020, ANNEXURE-B DATED 25.05.2023 NUMBER 489707 AND ANNEXURE-C DATED 31.10.2022 NO. 327212 AS ISSUED BY R1 AS HAVE BEEN GRANTED ILLEGALLY AND IN UTTER DISREGARD TO THE PETITIONERS COMPLAINT AND THE LAW GOVERNING THEM AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER R.DEVDAS J., (ORAL): Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No. 1 to 3 and 5. Notice to the other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises a preliminary objection that the prayer in the writ petition is to quash Annexures-A, B and C, which are conversion orders passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Chikkballapur District. Learned HCGP submits that these are orders that can be questioned before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in terms of Section 49(C) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act', for short). There are also prayers made seeking to quash Annexures- AE, AF, AG, etc., which are revenue entries made in the RTCs. Even for these orders, the petitioners will have to - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1935 WP No. 14224 of 2025 approach the Assistant Commissioner, Chikkaballapur District, invoking Section 136(2) of the Act. 3. There is substance in the submission made by the learned High Court Government Pleader. When there are alternative remedies available for the petitioners in terms of the provisions of the Act, the petitioners cannot be permitted to invoke the writ jurisdiction of this Court directly. 4. With these observations, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the competent authority to redress their grievance. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE PSJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1