- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2964 WP No. 32748 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. 32748 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: MR. CELESTINE RAJA KARIER B S/O SRI BALASWAMY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS NO. 19, DOMINIC SAVIO SCHOOL GOVINDAPURA MAIN ROAD ARABIC COLLEGE POST BENGALURU - 560 045 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NITIN A.M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION BENGALURU-560009 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REVENUE COMMISSIONER OFFICE 7TH FLOOR, 711, MS BUILDING, DEVARAJ URS RD, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 001 3. MRS. MERY SUGUNA W/O BHUVANESHWARA RAJU AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2964 WP No. 32748 of 2025 R/A NO.10A/58, 1ST CROSS, HEBBAL,BINNY MILL ROAD, NEAR GANGA BAKERY, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DISTRICT OFFICE ROAD AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU, KARNATKA - 560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1, R2 AND R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 17/01/2023 PASSED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB- DIVISION, BENGALURU IN R.A. (YLK) NO. 879/2022, AS BEING ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY, PASSED WITHOUT JURISDICTION, AND IN GROSS VIOLATION OF PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE. HEREBY ANNEXED AS ANNX-E2 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 High Court Government Pleader takes notice to respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4. 2. Notice to respondent No.3 is not necessary for the following reason. Learned HCGP raises preliminary objection - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2964 WP No. 32748 of 2025 that the order in challenge is an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act which is an order which can be revised before the Deputy Commissioner under Section 136 (3) of the Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however submits that a fraud has been played on the petitioner by the third respondent. Without impleading the petitioner, an order is obtained at the hands of the Assistant Commissioner. 3. Having heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned High Court Government Pleader, this Court is of the considered opinion that when alternative efficacious remedy is available for the petitioner, the petitioner will have to go before the competent authority to redress his grievance. With these observations, the petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Deputy Commissioner to redress his grievance. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE SSD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36