- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4703 WP No. 19787 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 19787 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI C A KRISHNE GOWDA S/O LATE APPAIAH GOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT CHANNASANDRA KADUGODI POST BENGALURU 560 067 2. SMT. SHANTHA H K W/O SRI C A KRISHNE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT CHANNASANDRA KADUGODI POST BANGALORE 560 067 3. SRI GOVINDAPPA S/O ERAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT CHANNASANDRA KADUGODI POST BANGALOE 560 067 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BALLARI BASANAGOUDA BASALINGAPPA., ADV.) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4703 WP No. 19787 of 2025 AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALURU NORTH TALUK BANGALURU 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALURU NORTH SUB DIVISION BANGALURU 3. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR BANGALURU EAST TALUK K R PURAM BANGALURU …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.K.P.YOGANNA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDERS PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1, PASSED IN R.P.NO.308/2024 DATED 10/03/2025 ANNEXURE-G AND CONSEQUENTLY SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT PASSED IN RRT(BE) CR 261/2023-24 DATED 10/01/2024 ANNEXURE-F AND ALSO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT PASSED IN RRT/CR/117/2023-24 DATED 17/11/2023 ANNEXURE-E. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4703 WP No. 19787 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises 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 Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4703 WP No. 19787 of 2025 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2