Munikrishnappa Dead by Lrs v. the Assistant Commissioner
Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 – Sections 136(2) and 136(3)
Case brief
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WP No. 37378 of 2025 (KLR-RES), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 12.12.2025 by S Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. Nine petitioners led by Munikrishnappa (dead by LRS, represented by Smt. Ammaiamma) challenged, under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the order dated 02.05.2025 in RA (A) 183/2025 passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru South Sub Division, under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, directing the Thasildar, Anekal Taluk, to mutate/enter the name of respondent No.3 (Smt. Jayalakshmi) in revenue records for New Sy Nos. 184, 184/1 to 184/4 (Old No. 72/4), measuring 4 acres 13 guntas, Chikkanagamangala Village, Sarjapura Hobli, Anekal Taluk (Annexure-A). The court noted the statutory remedy under Section 136(3) of the 1964 Act and, without entering into the merits, relegated the petitioners to that remedy before the Deputy Commissioner within four weeks, granted status quo regarding revenue entries as on date for four weeks, directed consideration of any interim prayer in the appeal within one week of filing, and dispensed with notice to respondent Nos.3 to 5.