- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:49 WP No. 33492 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. 33492 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. M.V. VENKATESH S/O LATE MUNISWAMY, AGED 52 YEARS, R/AT NO. 1/A, 17TH SECTOR, 4TH MAIN ROAD, 17TH CROSS, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 068. 2. V. PRABHUKUMAR, S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED 56 YEARS, R/AT NO. 87, 6TH CROSS, NO. 25TH MAIN ROAD, I BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU - 560 034. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DEVARAJ N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. ASST. COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:49 WP No. 33492 of 2025 3. TAHSILDAR ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL BENGALURU RURAL DIST. - 562 106. 4. MUNISWAMY, S/O LATE CHENNAPPA, AGED 74 YEARS, R/AT ANEKAL TOWN, NEAR KSRTC, ANEKAL, BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562 106. 5. AKKAYAMMA, W/O LATE PILLAPPA, AGED 84 YEARS, R/AT SIGENE AGRAHARA VILLAGE, SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU DISTIRCT - 562 106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION O INDIA PRAYING TO 1. ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION SETTING ASIDE OR QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 19-6-2025 PASSED IN RP NO. 56/2010, BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT ANNEXED AS ANNEXURE A CONFIRMING THE ORDER DATED 1-3-2010 PASSED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT IN RA(A) 194/2006-07 ANNEXED AS ANNEXURE B AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:49 WP No. 33492 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondents Nos.1 to 3. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader 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 petitioners 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 High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:49 WP No. 33492 of 2025 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader 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 petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21