Sri. B.H. Shivananda, v. State of Karnataka
Karnataka Land Revenue Act – Mutation order by Tahsildar
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 11456 of 2024 (KLR-RES), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 21 January 2026 by Justice R Devdas. Petitioner B.H. Shivananda challenged a mutation order in MR No.H6/2011-2012 dated 14.12.2011 of the Special Tahsildar, Bangalore East Taluk (K R Puram) and a 2020 endorsement No. RRT (KA.CR.132/19-20). Petition disposed of on the preliminary objection that Section 129 Karnataka Land Revenue Act orders are appealable before the Assistant Commissioner under Section 136(2); liberty reserved to appeal. Relevant for alternate-remedy/appealability objections to revenue mutation orders.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Assistant Commissioner invoking Section 136 (2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act; no quashing of the mutation order or endorsement. ¶41