- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4820 WP No. 38327 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 38327 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. RAMU S/O AYARAHALLI GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O NADANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-570 028. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANANDA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU-570 005. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MYSURU SUB-DIVISION, MYSURU-570 005. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4820 WP No. 38327 of 2025 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU-570 005. 5. SRI. SHIVALINGU, S/O. LATE JAKAIAH @ KULLEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/O NADANAHALLI VILLAGE, ALANAHALLI POST, KASABA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-570 028. 6. SRI. DOLLEGOWDA, S/O. CHOLLEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 98 YEARS, R/O NADANAHALLI VILLAGE, ALANAHALLI POST, KASABA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-570 028. 7. SRI. MAHADEV, S/O. LATE NINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O NADANAHALLI VILLAGE, ALANAHALLI POST, KASABA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-570 028. 8. SRI. RAMACHANDRA, S/O. LATE C. MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/A NO.349, OPP TO VIDYA VIKAS COLLEGE, R/O NADANAHALLI VILLAGE, ALANAHALLI POST, KASABA HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-570 028. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4820 WP No. 38327 of 2025 9. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI-571 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA R1 TO R4, R9) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMMON ORDER DATED 13.10.2025 PASSED IN R.P.NO. 183/2024 C/W R.P.NO. 165/2024 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.9 AT ANNEXURE-V AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.05.2024 PASSED IN R.A. NO. 368/2024 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AT ANNEXURE-K 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 4 and 9. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has raised 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 Appellate - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4820 WP No. 38327 of 2025 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 Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioner 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. 5. Office to return the certified copies/original documents to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL