Doddathimmaiah v. Deputy Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition dismissed on preliminary objection of alternative remedy; amendment to Section 136(1) Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 w.e.f. 10.01.2025; challenge to Section 136(3) order to be made before Karnataka Appellate Tribunal; certiorari under Articles 226 and 227; impugned order dated 5/12/2023 in No.R.MISC (NA)125/2022-23 (Annexure-H); restraint on forcible possession of 2-00 acres in Sy.No.9/21, Doddaguni village, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District; four-week bar on precipitative action; liberty to approach Karnataka Appellate Tribunal; NC: 2026:KHC:11699.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief on the writ; petition dismissed with liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal; respondents directed not to take precipitative action for four weeks; Additional Government Advocate permitted to file memo of appearance within four weeks; Office directed to return original documents/certified copies to the petitioner.