- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1317 WP No. 26764 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26764 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI G. M. BASAVANAGOWDA S/O LATE CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, R/AT JIGALI VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 530 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYKUMAR B.HUGAR., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SIDDARAMAIAH V B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, HARIHAR ROAD, KARUR INDUSTRIAL AREA DAVANAGERE 577004. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE SUB DIVISION HARIHAR ROAD, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1317 WP No. 26764 of 2025 KARUR INDUSTRIAL AREA DAVANAGERE 577 004. 4. THE TAHASILDAR P B ROAD, HARIHARA, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 528. 5. SRI G PRABHAKAR PATIL S/O LATE PARAMESHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT SHAKTI COLONY, HUBLI 580 029. DHARAWAD DISTRICT. 6. SRI BASAVARAJ PATIL S/O LATE PARAMESHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO. 67, MADAVI NILAYA, ASHOKA NAGARA, TUMAKURU 563 121. 7. SRI RAJASHEKARA PATIL S/O LATE PARAMESHARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO. 64/301 10TH CROSS, 6TH MAIN, SBM COLONY, MATTIKERE, BENGALURU 560054 8. SRI G M HANUMAGOWDA S/O LATE G M RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 9. SRI G M BASAVARAJ S/O LATE G M RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 10. SRI M R ANANDA S/O LATE G M RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1317 WP No. 26764 of 2025 11. SRI M R YOGESH S/O LATE G M RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 12. SMT NIRMALA W/O LATE SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 13. SRI DEVARAJ S/O LATE SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESPONDENT NO.8 TO 13 ARE R/A JIGALI VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 530. 14. SRI G M MAHESHWARAPPA S/O LATE BASAVANAGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT GUDDADA BEVINAHALLI VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 601. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 10.07.2025, PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, HARIHARA ROAD, KARUR INDUSTRIAL AREA, DAVANAGERE, PASSED IN CASE NO. RP-8/2025, VIDE ANNEXURE-H AND ETC., - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1317 WP No. 26764 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate 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 Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1317 WP No. 26764 of 2025 respondents are hereby directed not to take any precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioner 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. 5. Office to return the original documents/certified copies to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL