- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:361 WP No. 33574 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. 33574 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT CHANCHALAKSHI W/O LATE MADHAVA RAO AGE ABOUT 52 YEARS 2. SRI PAVAN KUMAR S/O LATE MADAVA RAO AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS BOTH ARE R/A NO 3-16 YEYAADI JOGIMATTA KADRI, MANGALORE. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. AKSHATHA SHETTY K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT MAGISTRATE DAKSHINA KANNADA-575001. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SUB DIVISION MANGALORE TALUK-575001. 3. MR DEEPRAJ S AMBAT S/O SHASHIRAJ AMBAT R/A RAJ MAHAL NEAR BABUSWAMY TEMPLE Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:361 WP No. 33574 of 2025 VENKAPPASHETTY ROAD VIJAYANAGAR ALAPE MANGALORE-575007. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1 & R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT QUASHING THE ORDER IN RAP NO.129/23 DATED 11.03.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1VIDE ANNEXURE-A 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 for respondents No.1 & 2. Notice to respondent No.3 is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:361 WP No. 33574 of 2025 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 petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioner to 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 record. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY