- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2518 WP No. 35060 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 35060 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. YAMANURAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O KECHANAHALLI - 577 528, JAGALURU TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KALEEMULLA SHARIFF, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, DAVANAGERE - 577 589. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HARAPANAHALLI SUB-DIST. HARAPANAHALLI - 583 131. 3. THE TAHASIDAR JAGALURU TALUK, JAGALURU - 577 528. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER NO. NIL, DATED 13-12-2024, PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-G BY ISSUING WRIT OF CERTIORARI AND ETC., Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2518 WP No. 35060 of 2025 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 all the respondents. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that the impugned order is an original order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Rule 108CCC (4). Therefore, there is an appeal remedy available for the petitioner to go before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in terms of clause(d) of Section 49 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. 3. Upholding the contentions of the High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands disposed of, while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2518 WP No. 35060 of 2025 4. Office is directed to return the certified copy, if any produced by the petitioner to the petitioner, while retaining a copy of the same for the records. 5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file his memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6