IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 2017 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH WRIT PETITION NO.16218 OF 2017(KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN:
SRI NANJUNDASWAMY S/O CHOWDE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, NETKAL VILLAGE CIRCLE, B.G.PURA, MALAVALLI TALUK- 571 430 MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJASHEKAR M.B, ADVOCATE) AND :
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA – 571 401 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MANDYA SUB-DIVISION, MANDYA – 571 401.
4. THE THASILDAR, OFFICE OF THE THASILDAR, MADDUR, 571 422 MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401 5. THE REVENUE INSPECTOR ZONE-I, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, C.A.KERE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.PRAMODHINI KISHAN, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 30.06.2014 IN TRANSACTION NO.48, MR.No.H14 OF 2013-14 PASSED BY THE REVENUE INSPECTOR, C.A.KERE HOBLI, ZONE-I, MADDUR TALUK, i.e., RESPONDENT No.5 VIDE ANNEXURE-A TO THE WRIT PETITION AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO MUTATE THE RIGHT OVER THE LAND IN QUESTION VIDE ANNEXURE-B TO THE PETITIONER’S NAME.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R The learned Government Pleader takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4.
2. The plea of the petitioner is to quash Annexure- A, the order passed by the respondent No.5 – Revenue Inspector with regard to change of entries in the revenue records.
3. The learned Government Pleader submits that the impugned order is appealable under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964.
4. In view of the submission made, it is inappropriate for this Court to entertain this petition. Consequently, the petition is dismissed with a liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, in accordance with law.
The learned Government Pleader is permitted to file memo of appearance within four weeks.
Sd/- JUDGE sma