- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:325 WP No. 29949 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 29949 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. K.S. NAGARAJEGOWDA S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, KONAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, SOSALE HOBALI, T NARASIPURA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BASAVANNA K.M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSORE, MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. 2. SPECIAL ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MYSORE DIVISION, MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, T NARASAIPURA TALUK, T. NARASIPURA, MYSORE DISTRICT. 4. SMT. SHARADAMMA W/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, KONAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:325 WP No. 29949 of 2025 SOSALE HOBALI, T NARASIPURA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. 5. SMT. HEMALATHA W/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, KONAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, SOSALE HOBALI, T NARASIPURA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. 6. SMT. ROOPA D/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, KONAGANAHALLI VILLAGE SOSALE HOBALI, T. NARASIPURA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. 7. SRI. PUTTASWAMY S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, KONAGANAHALLI VILLAGE SOSALE HOBALI, T NARASIPURA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. 8. SMT. VAANI D/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, KONAGANAHALLI VILLAGE SOSALE HOBALI, T NARASIPURA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:325 WP No. 29949 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 F THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 13.05.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN RP NO. 274/2024 AS PER ANNEXURE A AND CONSEQUENTLY THE ORDER DATED 23.08.2024 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 IN RA NO.83/2022 AS PER ANNEXURE B 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 respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to respondent Nos.4 to 8 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:325 WP No. 29949 of 2025 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. 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.: 13