- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31 WP No. 24339 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. 24339 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. B. PRAKASH SHENOY, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O LATE B. VITTAL SHENOY, R/AT SHENOY COMPOUND, KUDUMBI GARDENS, MANGALURU - 575 001 D.K. DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.VIJAYA KRISHNA BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DAKSHIN KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU - 575 001, D.K. DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31 WP No. 24339 of 2025 MANGALURU SUB-DIVISION, MANGALURU - 575 001, D.K. DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MANGALORE TALUK, MINI VIDHANASOUDHA BUILDING, HAMPANAKATTA, MANGALURU TALUK - 575 001 D.K. DISTRICT. 5. SRI. K ABUBAKKER, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O HASANABBA, SCRAP MERCHANT, TIPU SULTHAN NAGAR, KUDROLI, MANGALURU - 575 001, D.K. DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 11.03.2025 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN THE REVISION PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 136(3) OF THE KLR ACT, BEARING NO. CDIS.RAP. 63/2024, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE - A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31 WP No. 24339 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents Nos.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 dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31 WP No. 24339 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 petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6