Sri Bettaiah v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Short oral order, High Court of Karnataka, 20.02.2026 (R Devdas, J.), dismissing WP 5385/2026 (KLR-RES) purely on forum/maintainability: amendment to S.136(1) Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964 w.e.f. 10.01.2025 routes appeals from Deputy Commissioner orders (S.136(3)) to the Karnataka Revenue Appellate Tribunal; petitioners granted liberty to approach the Tribunal. Keywords: KLR Act 136(1) amendment 10.01.2025; Karnataka Appellate Tribunal; alternative remedy; Articles 226/227; R.P.No.198/2023; R.P.No.1/2024; Mandya; Pandavapura. Useful for advocates tracking post-amendment appellate forum for revenue revision proceedings; no precedent engaged and no substantive land-law determination made.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal; the Additional Government Advocate was permitted to file a memo of appearance within four weeks; the Office was directed to return original documents/certified copies to the petitioners retaining copies on file.