- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14185 WP No. 3464 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 3464 OF 2026 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI VENKATRAMANAPPA S/O LATE PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 2. SMT NAGARATHNAMMA W/O LATE ASHWATHANARAYANA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 3. SRI. THIMMEGOWDA @ANANTH BABU S/O LATE SUGRIVA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 4. SRI. MUNINARAYANA GOWDA S/O LATE GOPALA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 5. SRI. SATHYANARAYANA S/O LATE GOPALA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 6. SRI. G. NARAYANA GOWDA S/O LATE GOPALA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 7. SMT. CHOWDAMMA W/O LATE VIJAYKUMAR AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14185 WP No. 3464 of 2026 8. SRI. HEMANTH KUMAR S/O LATE VIJAYKUMAR AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS 9. KUMARI SANGEETHA D/O LATE VIJAYKUMAR AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS 10. SRI. SG MANJUNATH S/O LATE GOPALA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS PETITIONER NO.1 TO 10 ARE R/A SANTHEHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, KASABA HOBLI, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT – 563130. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S.R. RAVIPRAKASH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTYCOMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT KOLAR-563103. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOLAR SUB-DIVISION, KOLAR-563103. 3. THE TAHASILDHAR MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 26 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 IN RA NO.130/2020, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14185 WP No. 3464 of 2026 DATED.26.09.2024 AT ANNEXURE-Y AND ORDER PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 IN RAP NO.321/2024, DATED. 13.05.2025 AT ANNEXURE-Z 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. 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14185 WP No. 3464 of 2026 3. Upholding the submissions made by the learned High Court Government Pleader, 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 CT: JL