- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32 WP No. 21085 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 21085 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. MURTHY G S/O LATE GIDDAPPA. G, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 326, MUTHANALLUR VILLAGE AND POST NEAR DANDUMARAMMA TEMPLE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT - 560 099. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.GEETHA .S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT KG ROAD, NEAR DISTRICT REGISTRAR OFFICE AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, SAMPANGI RAMA NAGARA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 009. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE SOUTH SUB-DIVISION KG ROAD, NEAR DISTRICT REGISTRAR OFFICE AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, SAMPANGI RAMA NAGARA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 009. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32 WP No. 21085 of 2025 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR TALUK OFFICE BUILDING NAER THE ANEKAL BUS STAND VINAYAKA NAGAR, ANEKAL TALUK ANEKAL, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT - 562 106. 4. Y. VENKATASWAMY REDDY S/O LATE APPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS RESIDING AT SAMANAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE URBAN - 560 099. 5. SMT. CHOWDAMMA W/O APPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, RESIDING AT SAMANAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE URBAN - 560 099. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3 IN RESPECT OF MUTATION IN MR NO.4/1982-83 AND MR NO.1/1991-92 IN RESPECT OF THE LAND BEARING SURVEY NO.61/4 MEASURING 2 ACRES 24 GUNTAS I GUNTA KHARAB OF SAMANAHALLI VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT STANDS IN THE NAME OF THE RESPONDENTS 4 AND 5, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-Q AND R. IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32 WP No. 21085 of 2025 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to respondent Nos.4 and 5 is not necessary for the following reasons. 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 petitioner 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32 WP No. 21085 of 2025 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 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 petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2