Sri. a. M. Murali Mohan v. the Deputy Commissioner
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Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru, WP No. 2951 of 2026 (KLR-RES), decided 11.02.2026 by R Devdas J (oral order). Writ petition by A.M. Murali Mohan and A.V. Ankush against order dated 30/12/2025 in RP 25/2023 of the Deputy Commissioner, Chikkaballapur (Annexure-A), with respondents including the Assistant Commissioner, Chikkaballapura Sub Division, the Tahsildar, Chintamani Taluk, and private respondents. Dismissed at preliminary hearing on the alternative-remedy preliminary objection: following the amendment to Section 136(1) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 w.e.f. 10.01.2025, the petitioner is relegated to the Karnataka Revenue Appellate Tribunal against the Deputy Commissioner's order under Section 136(3) of the Act, with liberty reserved to approach the Tribunal. Keywords: alternative remedy; Karnataka Revenue Appellate Tribunal; Section 136(1)/136(3) Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964; maintainability; Articles 226/227.