- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 14015 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SAMPANGIRAMAKKA W/O LATE SRI. N RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/AT NO.402, GOKULA COLONY, NEAR DIVYA MSR GATEWAY APARTMENT, GOKULA, MSRIT, BANGALORE 560 054. 2. SMT. VARALAKSHMI R D/O SRI. N RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.402, GOKULA COLONY, NEAR DIVYA MSR GATEWAY APARTMENT, GOKULA, MSRIT, BANGALORE 560 054. 3. SMT. K V SARASWATHI D/O SRI. N RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.402, GOKULA COLONY, NEAR DIVYA MSR GATEWAY APARTMENT, GOKULA, MSRIT, BANGALORE 560 054. 4. SRI. GURUPRASAD R S/O LATE SRI. N RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT R/AT NO.402, GOKULA COLONY, Digitally signed by YASHODA K L Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 NEAR DIVYA MSR GATEWAY APARTMENT, GOKULA, MSRIT BENGALURU-560 054. 5. SMT. PARVATHY GANGADHAR D/O SRI. N RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A NO.402, GOKULA COLONY, NEAR DIVYA MSR GATEWAY APARTMENT, GOKULA, MSRIT, BANGALORE 560 054 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.KRISHNAMURTHY., SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAVISHANKAR R.H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001 REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. TAHASILDHAR YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU-581 064. 3. SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER - 3 BENGALURU NORTH SUB DIVISION BENGALURU-560 009. 4. SRI. R N ASHWATHNARAYANA SINCE DEAD BY LRS, SMT. RAJALAKSHMI W/O LATE R N ASHWATHNARAYANA AGE MAJOR 5. SMT. R. A. SHARADA D/O LATE R N ASHWATHNARAYANA AGE MAJOR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 6. SRI. R. A. PUNEETHA SON OF R N ASHWATHNARAYANA AGE MAJOR 7. SRI. R.A. NARESH SON OF LATE R N ASHWATHNARAYANA AGE MAJOR RESPONDENT NOS.4 TO 7 ARE RESIDING AT NO.08, ASHWATHNARAYANA NILAYA, 3RD CROSS, JYOTHINAGARA, AMBHABHAVANI TEMPLE ROAD, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU-560 097. 8. SMT. MUNIYAMMA WIFE OF MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 9. SRI. HARISH KUMAR SON OF MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 10. SMT. NAGAMANI DAUGHTER OF MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 11. SRI. NANDISH M SON OF MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESPONDENT NOS.8 TO 11 ARE RESIDING AT: SHATTIGERE VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK REP. BY THEIR GPA HOLDER SRI. RAJANNA M SON OF MUNISWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 RESIDING AT NO.616, 12TH 'B' MAIN, ’B’ SECTOR, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU-560064. 12. SRI. CHIKKANNA SON OF LATE GUTTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 13. SRI. S. RAM RAO SON OF LATE SUBBARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 14. SRI. MUNIYAPPA SON OF LATE NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, 15. SRI. MUNIANJINAPPA SON OF LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 16. SMT. MUNIAKKAYAMMA DAUGHTER OF LATE NAGAPPA, AGE: MAJOR 17. SMT. JAYAMMA WIFE OF LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGE: MAJOR RESPONDENT NOS.12 TO 17 ARE RESIDING AT SHATTIGERE VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT-562 157. 18. SRI. SONNEGOWDA REPRESENTED BY HIS LRS SMT. ANUSUYAMMA, WIFE OF NARAYANAPPA, DAUGHTER OF SONNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 19. SMT. PARVATHAMMA WIFE OF VENKATARAMANAPPA, DAUGHTER OF SONNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS 20. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA WIFE OF PILLA GOWDA, DAUGHTER OF SONNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS. RESPONDENT NOS.18 TO 20 ARE RESIDING AT METTURU VILLAGE, AVANI HOBLI, MULBAGILU TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563131. 21. SMT. SHARVANI WIFE OF RAVI KUMAR, DAUGHTER OF SONNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.96, 10TH CROSS ROAD, 3RD MAIN, GIRINAGAR, 3RD PHASE, BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU-560 085. 22. SRI. RAVIKUMAR S.N SON OF. T. NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT SHETTIGERE VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, DODDAJAL POST, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU-562 157. 23. SRI. PATALAPPA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 24. SRI. SUBBARAYAPPA H - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 25. SMT. RAJESHWARI WIFE OF RAMESH AGE MAJOR 26. SMT. SOWBHAGYA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 27. SRI. VENKATAMMA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 28. SRI. SARASWATHAMMA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 29. SRI. K.R. SRIDEVI FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 30. SRI. RATHNAMMA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 31. SRI. MUNIMARAMMA T FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 32. SRI. ALUVELAMMA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 AGE MAJOR 33. SMT. GEETHA K FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 34. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 35. SMT. P. SHARADAMMA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 36. SMT. GOWRAMMA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 37. SRI. MYLAPPA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 38. SRI. KRISHNAPPA S.M FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 39. SRI.MUNIANJANAPPA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR 40. SRI. RAMAMURTHY S.N FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 41. SRI. KANTHARAJU S.R FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS AGE MAJOR RESPONDENT NOS.23 TO 41 ARE RESIDING AT SHATTIGERE VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT-562 157. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3 SRI. PRASANNA B., ADVOCATE FOR R8, R14) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 01.08.2025 IN RRT (2) (NA) CR:2B/2001-02 PASSED BY THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-3, BENGALURU NORTH SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU (RESPONDENT NO.3 HEREIN) (ANNEXURE-A) SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO SRI. N. RAMAMURTHY PERTAINING TO SY. NO.78 MEASURING 18 ACRES SITUATED AT SHETTIGERE VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, NOW YELAHANKA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK (SCHEDULE PROPERTY) AND ALL THE ACTIONS TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE IMPUGNED ORDER AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Learned Counsel Sri.Prasanna B., has entered appearance for respondents No.8 and 14 by filing a Caveat Petition. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned Counsel appearing for respondents No.8 and 14 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 Counsel for respondents No.8 and 14, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23936 WP No. 14015 of 2026 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 petitioners approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Office to return the original documents/certified copies to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. 5. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL