- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6296 WP No. 39558 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 39558 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MANJULA W/O LATE MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 2. KUM. JAYASREE D/O LATE MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 13 YEARS, 3. KUM. PRATHIKSHA D/O LATE MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 11 YEARS THE PETITIONERS 2 AND 3 ARE MINORS AND THEY ARE UNDER THE CUSTODY OF THEIR MOTHER PETITIONER NO.1 THE PETITIONERS ARE RESIDING AT DODDAKAMMANAHALLI VILLAGE, BENGALURU - 560 083. 4. SRI. KANICKYARAJ S/O LATE ANTHONAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT BASAVANAPURA VILLAGE, BEGUR HOBLI, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6296 WP No. 39558 of 2025 BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU - 560 083. 5. SMT. PUSHPALATHA W/O K SHANMUGHAM AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT AMMAN GARDEN S.S.POST, BINNEY BANDE KAMMANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 083. 6. SMT. SUNANDA W/O SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT DVH ROAD BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU - 560 019 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SOMA SHEKARAIAH H.M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, VIDANA VEEDI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, DISTRICT OFFICE COMPOUND, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAND SITRICT, DISTRICT OFFICE COMPOUND, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6296 WP No. 39558 of 2025 GANDHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 001. 4. THE SPECIAL THASILDAR BENGALURU, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, KANDAYA BHAVANA, BENGALURU - 560 009. 5. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR BEGUR HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU - 560 068. 6. THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT BEGUR HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU - 560 068. 7. SRI MUNIBYRAPPA S./O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 8. SRI MUNIYAPPA S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 9. SRI RAJAPPA S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 10. SRI NAGARAJU S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT DODDAKAMMANAHALLI VILLAGE, BENGALURU - 560 083. 11. SRI. HONNARAJA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6296 WP No. 39558 of 2025 S/O LATE NARAYANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT DODDAKAMMANAHALLI VILLAGE, BANNERAGHATTA ROAD, KOTTIGEREPOST, BENGALURU - 560 076. 12. SRI. N KRISHNAMURTHY S/O LATE NARAYANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT DODDAKAMMANAHALLI VILLAGE, BENGALURU - 560 083. 13. SRI. HONNARAJU S/O LATE BYANNA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT DODDAKAMMANAHALLI VILLAGE, BENGALURU - 560 083. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO WHEREFORE THE PETITIONERS PRAYS THAT THIS HON BLE COURT BE PLEASED ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI SUCH OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTIONS CANCELLING THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION 3RD RESPONDENT HEREIN IN R.A.(S).NO.369/2015-16 ANNEXURE K DATED 25-7-2017 AND ANNEXURE P THE ORDER DATED 17- 9-2025 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT IN R.A.NO.282/2018, BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION AND TO PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER OR ORDERS AS THIS HON'BLE - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6296 WP No. 39558 of 2025 COURT DEEMS FIT TO GRANT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 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 Nos.1 to 6. Notice to respondent No.7 to 13 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 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. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6296 WP No. 39558 of 2025 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioners 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 petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18