Padmamma vs State of Karnataka

Type Court Judgment Court Karnataka Orders Decided Feb 03, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1568613
Court: Karnataka Orders High Court
Judge: R Devdas
Decided On: Feb 03, 2026
Case Number: WP/26557/2025

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Padmamma

Respondent

State of Karnataka

Excerpt

.....respondent no.3 and impugnedorder dated 01.04.2025 passed in r.p.no.54/2023 by therespondent no.2 at annexure-l. -4- this petition, coming on for preliminary hearing, this day, order was made therein as under: coram: hon'ble mr. justice r devdasoral orderlearned additional government advocate takes notice for respondent nos.1 to 4, 11 & 12. notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons:2. learned additional government advocate hasraised 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 tribunal questioning the impugned order passed by the deputy commissioner under section 136(3) of the act.3. upholding the submissions made by the learnedadditional 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 -5- 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 original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. sd/- (r devdas) judge hb list no.: 1 sl no.: 22

Full Judgment

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26557 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: PADMAMMA (SINCE DECEASED BY HER LRS)
1. SMT. DHANALAKSHMI, W/O SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,
2. SMT. SHANTHAMMA W/O LATE SWAMYGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT OPPOSITE ARALLIKATTE BUS STOP, BELAGOLA HOBLI, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK,

Digitally MANDYA DISTRICT-571 606. signed by LAKSHMI T Location: 3. SRI. NARAYANGOWDA, High Court S/O THIMMEGOWDA, of Karnataka AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, LAKSHMANA, S/O THIMMEGOWDA, SINCE DEAD BY LRS

4. SMT. PREMA W/O LATE LAKSHMANA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,

5. SMT. NETHRAVATHI, W/O BASAVARAJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, -2-

6. SMT. JAYALAKSHMAMMA, W/O GOPALEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, PETITIONER NO.3 TO 6 MANDYA DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K.V. NARASIMHAN, ADVOCATE) AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571 401.

3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PANDAVAPURA SUB-DIVISION, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 434.

4. THE TAHSILDAR, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 438.

5. SMT. PADMAMMA W/O JAVAREGOWDA, MAJOR,

6. SRI. TEJU S., S/O SHIVANNA, MAJOR, -3-

7. SRI. RAJU S/O SIDDAPPA, MAJOR

8. CHANDRAMATHI, S/O SIDDAPPA, MAJOR,

9. NAVEEN S/O SIDDAPPA, MAJOR,

10. BHAGYA, D/O SIDDAPPA, MAJOR, ALL ARE R/AT BELAGOLA VILLAGE & HOBLI, MANDYA DISTRICT: 571 606.

11. REVENUE INSPECTOR, BELAGOLA CIRCLE, MANDYA DISTRICT: 571 606.

12. VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT BELAGOLA VILLAGE, MANYDA DISTRICT: 571 606. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.P. YOGANNA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4, R11 & R12) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDERS AT ANNEXURE-H PASSED IN R.MISC(SRI)7/2019-20 DATED 12.10.2022 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AND IMPUGNED

ORDER DATED 01.04.2025 PASSED IN R.P.NO.54/2023 BY THE

RESPONDENT NO.2 AT ANNEXURE-L. -4- 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 respondent Nos.1 to 4, 11 & 12. 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 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 -5- 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 original documents/certified copies, if any, to the petitioner while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22

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