2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 18677
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
NC: 2026:KHC:18333
WP No. 9589 of 2026
WRIT PETITION NO. 9589 OF 2026 (LR)
SRI.C.V. KANTHRAJ S/O VEEREGOWDA
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/O CHIKKAKOLALA VILLAGE,
KASABA HOBLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.
…PETITIONER
AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT, Digitally signed by
JUANITA M.S BUILDING, THEJESWINI BANGALORE - 560 001.
Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKMAGALURU TALUK
CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 101.
3. THE ASSITANT COMMISSIONER CHIKMAGALURU TALUK
CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 101.
4. THE TASILDHAR CHIKMAGALURU TALUK
CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 101.
…RESPONDENTS
Petitioner: SRI. VINOD GOWDA, ADVOCATE
Respondents: SRI.V.SESHU, HCGP
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER BEARING COMP.NO.924811;KANDYAGRAMA; CKMAC/34014/408/2025 DTD 15.12.2025 PASSED BY THE R-3 AS PER ANNX-G 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
1. Learned High Court Government Pleader is directed to take notice for all the respondents.
2. Although this matter was disposed of by order dated 06.04.2026, nevertheless it is come to the notice of this Court that the order impugned is passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Chikkamagaluru Sub-Division and it is not one under Section 38-A of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (for short 'the Act').
3. In the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, there is a reference to the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner in proceedings, bearing No.DCCKM-REV/148/2025-DC-CNo:931394 dated 07.08.2025 and the petitioner has not noticed the same. If that is the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 38-A of the Act, then the petitioner will have to question the same.
4. Accordingly, writ petition stands dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise a challenge to the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner.
Learned High Court Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today.