- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2965 WP No. 32733 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 32733 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI REVANNA S/O LATE ERABALAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT REDDYHALLI VILLAGE GOPANHALLI POST CHALLAKERE-577 522, CHITRADURGA DIST. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHISHEK M B.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DC BUILDING, CHITRADURGA-577 501. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2965 WP No. 32733 of 2025 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DC BUILDING, CHITRADURGA-577 501. 4. THE TAHSHILDAR CHALLAKERE TALUK OFFICE CHALLAKERE-577522,CHITRADURGA DIST. 5. G. GOPALA KRISHNA BIN LATE GEJJAPPA PURPORTED CLASS-2 LEGAL HEIR OF DECEASED THIPPAIAH, R/AT VENNUKALLU GUDDDA VILLAGE, HIRIYUR-577 599. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO.RP-80/2024, DATED. 16.04.2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-G, PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT-DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE QUASHED AND SET-ASIDE AS ILLEGAL, UNFAIR, ARBITRARY AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL, UNKNOWN TO THE LEGAL PROCEDURE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2965 WP No. 32733 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to respondent No.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:2965 WP No. 32733 of 2025 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 5. 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 SSD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35