Writ appeal against a single judge's order in land revenue matters. During pendency, the Government issued a Gazette notification amending the Karnataka Land Revenue (Second Amendment) Act, 2025. The Division Bench held nothing survived and disposed of the appeal.
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NC: 2026:KHC:35903-DB WA No. 1529 of 2024
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
WRIT APPEAL NO. 1529 OF 2024 (KLR-RR/SUR)
BETWEEN:
SRI. KIMMUDIRA A. RAVI CHENGAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, MADENAD VILLAGE AND PO, MADIKERE TALUK, KODAGU - 571 201.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI. RAVINDRANATH KAMATH SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MOHAMMED ASHHAR C.K., ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka
AND:
NC: 2026:KHC:35903-DB WA No. 1529 of 2024
HC-KAR
KODAGU - 571 201.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 TO R3)
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL THE JUDGMENT OF LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED:25.07.2024 IN WP No.27144/2023 (C/w WP No-55534/2013 WP No-27143/2013 WP No.38470/2013(KLR-RES) MAY BE SET ASIDE AND THE SAID WP MAY BE ORDERED TO BE ALLOWED AS PRAYED FOR AND ETC.,
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)
The present appeal has been filed impugning the
order dated 25.07.2024 passed by the Writ Court in W.P.No.55534/2013 and connected matters.
HC-KAR
Land Revenue Act, 1964, nothing survives in this writ appeal and same is disposed of accordingly.
Sd/(D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/(T.M.NADAF) JUDGE
DR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24 ct-vn
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ appeal survives after the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 was amended by the Karnataka Land Revenue (Second Amendment) Act, 2025.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Sri. Kimmudira A. Ravi Chengappa
State of Karnataka, Rep. by its Secretary Department of Revenue
Secretary to Government, Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation
Deputy Commissioner Madikeri
D K Singh
T.M.Nadaf
As recorded by the court registry
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