- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1986 WP No. 39017 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 39017 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: H. NARASIMAIAH S/O LATE HANUMAIAH AGE: 90 YEARS R/O WDDINAKOPPA VILLAGE VIDYANAGAR POST SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PATIL SANGANAGOUDA GURANAGOUDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA -577 201. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA SUB-DIVISION SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. 3. THE TAHASILDAR SHIVAMOGGA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. 4. SMT. PRABHAVATHI H.R. W/O LATE K.V.KUMARASWAMY AGE ABOUT 65 YEARS R/O NO.20, SHARADA NIVAS, 1ST STAGE, 3RD CROSS, MEDARA KERI, VINOBAHA NAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 204. Digitally signed by JAI JYOTHI J Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1986 WP No. 39017 of 2025 5. VIJAYA C.K. S/O K.V.KUMARASWAMY AGE ABOUT 60 YEARS R/O NO.5/35, R/O LAXMIPADMA NIVAS, SITE NO.4, 2ND BLOCK, THANNIR BAVI NEAR KRISHNABAJANA MANDIR CHITRAPURA KULAI POST MANGALURU, DAKSHANA KANNADA DISTRICT -575 019. 6. K.V.GURUMURTY S/O LATE VEERAIAH AGE ABOUT 65 YEARS RETIRED HEAD CONSTABLE R/O HALEPETE, BEERUR - 577 116. 7. K.V.SHARADA W/O VARAHA PRASAD CAFFEE PLANTOR, AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS R/O KODLIPETE, MADIKERI, KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 201. 8. K.V. UMESH S/O LATE K. VEERAIAH AGE ABOUT 50 YEARS RETIRED ASI NO.B42, R/O DRAKSHAYANI NILAYA 3RD CROSS, 2ND STAGE SWAMI VIVEKANANDA LAY OUT SHIVAMOGGA -577 201. 9. SMT. K.V.BHAGYAVANTHI W/O S. SURENDRA BABU (RETIRED COURT SHEERASTEDAR) AGE: 63 YEARS, R/O ONKARA NILAY, BASAPPA LAY OUT BEERUR -577 116. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1986 WP No. 39017 of 2025 10. SMT. K.V. RUPA W/O S. CHANDRASHEKAR AGE ABOUT 50 YEARS, COFFEE PLANTAR, YASALURU, SAKALESHAPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. 11. SMT. JAYAMMA W/O LATE GOVINDAPPA, AGE: 80 YEARS. 12. RAMAPPA S/O LATE HANUMAIAH, AGE: 60 YEARS. 13. NANJAPPA S.O LATE HANUMAIAH, AGE: 59 YEARS, RESPONDENT NOS.11 TO 13 ARE R/O WADDINAKOPPA VILLAGE, VIDYANAGAR POST, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK. 14. KRISHNASINGH, SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS, SMT.LAILITABAI W/O LATE KRISHNA SINGH, AGE: ABOUT 60 YEARS. 15. RAGHUVEER SINGH, S/O LATE KRISHNA SINGH, AGE: 50 YEARS, RESPONDENT NOS.14 AND 15 RESIDING AT URAGODU VILLAGE, NIDIGE 1ST HOBALI, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1986 WP No. 39017 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 13.11.2025 IN CASE NO.R.A.NO.121/2024 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FIRST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-C, 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 3. Notice to Respondent No.4 is not necessary for the following reasons: 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. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1986 WP No. 39017 of 2025 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 High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 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 DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26