- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13559 WP No. 34019 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 34019 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MUNIVENKATAMMA W/O LATE MUNIKENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT SEETHI VILLAGE VEMAGAL HOBLI KOLAR TALUK - 563 133. 2. BHAGYAMMA D/O LATE MUNIKENCHAPPA W/O SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT DODDASHIVARA VILLAGE DODDAKADATHUR POST KASABA HOBLI MALUR TALUK - 563 133. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. JAYANTHI R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOLAR TALUK KOLAR PIN CODE NO.563 133. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOLAR SUB-DIVISION, KOLAR : 563 133. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13559 WP No. 34019 of 2025 3. THASILDAR, KOLAR TALUK : 563 133. 4. REVENUE INSPECTOR VEMGAL HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK : 563 133. 5. VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT SEETHE VILLAGE, KOLAR TALUK : 563 133. 6. G.RAMAIAH S/O LATE GOPALAIAH MAJOR 7. G.NAGARAJ S/O LATE GOPALAIAH MAJOR 8. G.CHANNAKRISHNAIAH S/O LATE GOPALAIAH MAJOR THE RESPONDENT NO.6 TO 8 ARE R/AT CHANJIMALE VILLAGE VEMGAL HOBLI KOLAR TALUK - 563 133. 9. RAMANJINAPPA S/O LATE HANUMAPPA 10. KRISHNAVENAMMA W/O LATE MUNIYAPPA 11. ANJINAPPA S/O NARAYANAPPA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13559 WP No. 34019 of 2025 12. MANJUNATHA S/O NARAYANAPPA 13. CHANDRAPPA S/O NARAYANAPPA 14. KRISHNAPPA S/O NARAYANAPPA RESPONDENTS NO.9 TO 14 ARE R/AT SEETHI VILLAGE VEMGAL HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK : 563 13. 15. SRI.M.NAGABHUSHAN S/O LATE Y.MUNIYAPPA R/AT SEETHI VILLAGE VEMGAL HOBLI KOLAR TALUK : 563 133. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.B.P.RADHA, AGA FOR R1 TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI FOR QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 VIDE ANNEXURE-A IN RAP NO.282/2024 DATED 04-09-2025 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13559 WP No. 34019 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 5. 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 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. 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. However, the respondents are hereby directed not to take any - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13559 WP No. 34019 of 2025 precipitative action for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioners 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 is directed to return the original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20