- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5565 WP No. 22339 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 22339 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT MUNICHOWDAMMA W/O SRI. RAMAIAH, D/O LATE C.MUNIYAPPA & LATE MUNIYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT, NO.217, BIDARE AGRAHARA, VIRGONAGAR POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU 560049. 2. SMT. ANURADHA, W/O SRI. M. MANJUNATH, GRANDDAUGHTER OF LATE C. MUNIYAPPA AND LATE MUNIYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT, AVALAHALLI, VIRGONAGAR POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU – 560049. 3. SMT. SAROJA, W/O SRI. RAMANNA, GRANDDAUGHTER OF LATE C. MUNIYAPPA AND LATE MUNIYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.203, 8TH CROSS, NARAYANA REDDY LAYOUT, RAMAMURTHY NAGAR, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5565 WP No. 22339 of 2025 SHANIDEVA TEMPLE ROAD, DPPRAVANI NAGARA POST, BENGALURU – 560013. 4. 5. SRI. M. MANJUNATHA, C. S/O LATE C. LATE MUNIYAMMA AND LATE MUNIYAMMA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT AVALAHALLI, VIRGONAGAR POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU – 560049. SRI. MANOJ KUMAR.M S/O M. MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT AVALAHALLI, VIRGONAGAR POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU – 560049. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VARADARAJAN M S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU – 560009. 3. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-3 BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU – 560009. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5565 WP No. 22339 of 2025 BENGALURU – 560009. 5. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU EAST TALUK, K.R. PURAM, BENGALURU – 560036. 6. SRI. K. MANJUNATH, S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AND LATE LAKSHMAMMA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 7. M. CHANDRIKA, W/O K. MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 8. M. PREMASAGAR, S/O K. MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 9. M. MADHUSAGAR, S/O K. MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESPONDENTS 6 TO 9 ARE R/A NO.11, 1ST CROSS, NEAR GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, GOVINDAPURA POST, ARABIC COLLEGE, BENGALURU – 560045. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA FOR R1 TO R5 SRI.H.MAREGOWDA., ADVOCATE FOR R6 TO R9) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 25.02.2025, PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT IN CASE NO.RRT(2)(E)/CR/04/2022-23 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC., - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5565 WP No. 22339 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 Senior Counsel Sri D.R.Ravishankar, appearing for the contesting respondents submits that having regard to the amendment brought to Section 136 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, the petitioners will have to be relegated to the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, learned Senior Counsel submits that the interim order passed by this Court protecting the interest of the petitioners may be extended for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioners to file a revision petition before the Tribunal. 2. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal within a period of four weeks from today. The interim relief given to the petitioner shall stand extended for a period of four weeks. The Tribunal - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5565 WP No. 22339 of 2025 shall take up the interim application that would be filed by the petitioners and after hearing both the sides, a fresh order may be passed by the Tribunal. 3. In the meanwhile, the respondent Tahsildar, Bengaluru East Taluk, is directed to enter in column number 11 the disputes pending in O.S.No. 1281/2025, so that no third party interest will be created and there shall not be multiplicity of proceedings. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL