- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:90 WP No. 22118 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. 22118 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHASHIKALA W/O LATE G.C RAMAKRISHNAIAHA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC HOUSE WIFE, 2. R. ADARSHA, S/O LATE G.C RAMAKRISHNAIAHA, AGED ABOUT 35YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, 3. R. AVINASH, S/O LATE G.C RAMAKRISHNAIAHA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 3 ARE R/O CHANNASANDRA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK 571428. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. ARCHANA MURTHY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA – 571401 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MANDYA SUB DIVISION- 571401 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:90 WP No. 22118 of 2025 3. THE TAHSILDAR, MADDUR TALUK 571428 4. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR KASABA HOBLI-2 - 562132 5. THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, CHANNASANDRA VILLAGE 560067 6. G.C RAMCHANDRAIAHA, S/O LATE CHIKKACHANNAIAHA, 1ST FLOOR, NO 12, I.T.I LAYOUT, 80 FT ROAD, NAGARBHAVI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-560072. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SETTING ASIDE THE MUTATIONS DTD 21.05.1985 VIDE ANNX-E AND ALSO MUTATIONS DTD 12.09.2015 VIDE ANNX-H AND THE ORDER OF THE R2 DTD 29.10.2024 VIDE ANNX-N AND THE ORDER OF THE R1 DTD 24.03.25 VIDE ANNX-P AND ETC. 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. Notice to respondent No.6 is not necessary for the following reasons: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:90 WP No. 22118 of 2025 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 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 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner 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 petitioner to 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:90 WP No. 22118 of 2025 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the record. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY