- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1522 WP No. 24143 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 24143 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. CHIKKANARASAMMA W/O LATE PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS 2. SMT. SHANTHALA D/O RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 3. SRI. RAMAPPA S/O KUNTA RAMAPAP AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 4. SRI. GANGAPA S/O KUNTGA RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 5. SMT. OBBALAKKA D/O KUNTA RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 6. SRI. NARASIMHA S/O KUNTA RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT ARE RESIDING AT MANCHENALLI VILLAGE AND HOBLI Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1522 WP No. 24143 of 2024 GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 561 211. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHOKKAREDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTS BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARMENT, M.S. BUILDNG, AMBEDKAR BEEDHI BEGNALRUU - 560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, SIDLAGHATTA MAIN ROAD CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. 3. ASSISANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB DIVISON CHIKKABALALPURA - 562 101. 4. TAHSILDAR GOWRIBIDANUR TLAUK GOWRIBIDANUR - 561 208. 5. SRI. A. BALAKRISHNAPPA S/O HAVALUKONDAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT ADHEKOPPA VILLAGE MACHENAHALLI HOBLI, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK - 561 208. 6. SRI. H.N. NARAYANA S/O NARASIMHAPPA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1522 WP No. 24143 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT HONNAPPANAHALLI VILALGE MANCHENALLI HOBLI GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK - 561 208. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNX-A, NOTICE DTD. 16.07.2024, ISSUED BY THE R-2 IN RA.42/2024- 25 IN RESPECT OF SY.NO. 344/1 MEASURING 2 ACRE 8 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT MACHENAHALLI VILLAGE, HOBLI AND TALUK, CALLING UPON THE PETITIONERS FOR ENQUIRY IS ILLEGAL AND CONTRARY TO LAW AS PER ORDER ANNX-E DTD. 06.07.2021 BY THE R-4 IN RRT.DIS.191/2019-20 AND ORDER PASSED BY THE R-3 IN R.A.(GOU)398/2021-22 DTD. 18.04.2022 AS ANXN-F BY ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4. Notice to respondent Nos.5 and 6 is not necessary for the following reasons. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1522 WP No. 24143 of 2024 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate raises a preliminary objection that the petitioners are challenging Annexure-A, which is a notice issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Chikkaballapura District, in a proceedings under Section 136(3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. Therefore, it is submitted that such a notice issued by the competent authority cannot be challenged before this Court and the petitioners will have to appear before the Assistant Commissioner and contest the matter. 3. Upholding the submissions of the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Deputy Commissioner to file their objections and contest the matter. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7 CT: BHK