- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4082 WP No. 37198 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 37198 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: MAHENDRA M S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT NO. 85, HOOVINAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 149 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SATEESHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SPECIAL ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER-2 BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 064. 3. SMT. NARASAMMA, W/O LATE VENKATASWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4082 WP No. 37198 of 2025 4. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S/O LATE VENKATASWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 5. SRI. MUNIVENKATAMMA W/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, 6. SRI. MUNIRAJU S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 7. SRI. KANTARAJU S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESPONDENT NO.3 TO 7 ARE ALL RESIDING AT HOOVINAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, BANDIKODIGENAHALLI POST, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 149. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD. 06.03.2025 PASSED BY THE R-1 IN RA/YLK-196/2021 AS PER ANNX-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4082 WP No. 37198 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Notice to respondent Nos.3 to 7 is not necessary for the following reasons. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader raises a preliminary objection that the order under challenge at Annexure-A is passed by the Special Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore North Sub-Division, under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (for short, 'the Act'), which is an order revisable before the Deputy Commissioner in terms of Section 136(3) of the Act. 3. Upholding the submissions of the learned High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Deputy Commissioner. 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4082 WP No. 37198 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.: 5