- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4176 WP No. 36670 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 36670 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. C. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA S/O LATE CHANNABYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS DARMAPURA VILLAGE, VIJAYAPURA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 135. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH G. KANDEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S.BUILDING, AMBEDKAR BEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BANGALORE - 562 110. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION, DODDABALLAPURA, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4176 WP No. 36670 of 2025 4. THE TAHSILDAR, DEVANAHALLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI - 562 110. 5. SRI. ANJINAPPA S/O LATE HANUMAPPA AGED 55 YEARS DARMAPURA VILLAGE, VIJAYAPURA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT -562 135. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN R.P.NO.137/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT AT BANGALORE/2ND RESPONDENT AND IN R.A.NO.(DE) 96/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION, DODDAALLAPURA/3RD RESPONDENT 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 to 4. Notice to respondent No.5 is not necessary for the following reasons. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4176 WP No. 36670 of 2025 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 petitioner 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 petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4176 WP No. 36670 of 2025 Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9