- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:298 WP No. 39124 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 39124 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI C Y SHIVEGOWDA S/O LATE VYKUNTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT NO.38, M BLOCK, USA RESIDENCY, JCST, ADHICHUNCHANAGIRI ROAD, KUVEMPUNAGARA, MYSURU-570023 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.S. VENKATANARAYANA., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MADHUKAR M D., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU-570001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MYSORE SUB-DIVISION, MYSURU-570021. 3. THE TAHASILDAR MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-570001. 4. SRI SAT KUMAR SURESH S/O MUNISHWEER SINGH, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:298 WP No. 39124 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO.117, 2ND FLOOR, SANJAYNAGAR MAIN ROAD, ASHWIN ARCADE PO, RMV EXTENSION 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-560094. 5. SRI C Y CHELUVEGOWDA S/O LATE VYKUNTEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT NO.213, 4TH MAIN ROAD, 7TH CROSS, SHUBHASHNAGARA, MYSURU-570007. 6. SRI RAMACHANDRA G S/O GOPALA, R/AT NO.84, LINGABUNDHI PALYA, KASAB HOBLI, MYSURU TALUK, MYSURU-570008. 7. SRI DEEPAK S/O RAMESH CHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NO.155, BILIGIRI FORM HOUSE, VTC KELLAMBALI, KELLAMBALLI POST, CHAMARAJANAGAR-571313. 8. SRI CHETHAN KUMAR R K S/O KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT RAMASAMUDRA VILLAGE, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT-571342 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:298 WP No. 39124 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 08.12.2025 (DIGITALLY SIGNED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1) PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN R.P. NO.149/2025 (ANNEXURE-A) 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 3. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader 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 Revenue Appellate Tribunal questioning the impugned order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 136(3) of the Act. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:298 WP No. 39124 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. 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 High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. 5. Office to return the original documents to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT:JL