IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO.107898 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SHRI. APPANNA S/O. SHIVALING WADER, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NEAR PANCHYATH, KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

2. SHRI. LAXMAN S/O. SIDDAPPA WADER, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALMESHWAR ROAD, KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

3. SHRI. SIDRAM S/O. SHIVALING WADER, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: H.NO.385, KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, D CH ig A it N al D ly R s A ig S n H e E d K b A y R DIST: BELAGAVI.

LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH C KA O R U N R A T T O A F KA DHARWAD BENCH

4. SHRI. MALLAPPA S/O. SHIVALING WADER, AGE: 74 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, 5. SHRI. BHUTAPPA S/O. MALLAPPA WADER, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, 6. SHRI. GANGADHAR S/O. SIDRAM PATIL, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MANIK NAGAR, NIPANNI, TAL: NIPANNI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

7. SHRI. SHIVALING S/O. SIDRAM PATIL, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST.: BELAGAVI.

8. SHRI. SURESH S/O. SIDRAM PATIL, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

9. SMT. KALAVATI W/O. VITAL KARANI, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: KANKANAWADI, TAL: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI.

10. SHRI. VITAL S/O. BHIMAPPA NAIK, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

11. SHRI. OGAPPA S/O. MALLESH WADER, AGE: 77 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: WADER THOT, KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, 12. SHRI. AMASIDDA S/O. PADMAPPA WADER, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: WADER THOT, KABBUR, 13. SHRI. SIDAPPA S/O. MALLESH WADER, AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: RAIBAG ROAD, KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

14. SHRI. AMAR S/O. BHUTAPPA WADER, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

15. SHRI. KENCHAPPA S/O. SHIVALINGAPPA WADER, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

16. SHRI. PRAKASH S/O. SHIVALINGAPPA WADER, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: WADER THOT, KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

17. SHRI. KENCAPPA S/O. SIDRAM WADER, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC.: AGRICULTURE, R/O: WADER THOT, KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI, 18. SHRI. MALLIKARJUN S/O. SHANKAR WADER, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVRAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI, TAL. AND DIST.: BELAGAVI-590 001.

3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CHIKODI, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591 201.

4. THE TAHSILDAR, CHIKODI, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591 201.

5. THE LAND TRIBUNAL, CHIKODI, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591 201.

6. SMT. SANGITHA W/O. PADMANNA WADER, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591 201.

7. SHRI OGAPPA S/O SHIVALING WADER, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KABBUR, TAL: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591 201.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. VIDYAVATHI M. KOTTURSHETTAR, ADVOCATE FOR R6)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI THEREBY QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 13/08/2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN RA NO.199/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE)

1. It is noticed that the order, which is impugned in the petition, is the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Chikkodi under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 on

13.08.2025.

2. Learned counsel for the caveator/respondent No.6 would submit that the petitioner has an efficacious remedy by way of revision before the Deputy Commissioner.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the Assista