1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13 TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK B. HINCHIGERI WRIT PETITION NO.16106 OF 2014 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN : Sri M.Jayachar, S/o M.Gopalakrishna Rao, Aged about 78 years, Agriculturist, R/o Anavatti Village, Sorab Taluk – 577 429 Shimoga District. ... Petitioner (By Sri S.P.Kulkarni, Advocate) AND: 1. The State of Karnataka, Represented by its Secretary, Department of Revenue, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore – 560 001. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Shimoga District, Shimoga – 577 201. 3. The Tahasildar, Anavatti Village, Sorab Taluk, Shimoga District – 577 429. 4. Sri Hanumantappa, S/o Late Talwar Basanna, Aged about 63 years, R/at Kathuvalli Grama, 2 Anavatti Hobli, Sorab Taluk, Shimoga District – 577 429. …Respondents (By Sri H Venkatesha Dodderi, AGA for R1 to R3: Sri Venkatesh R.Bhagat, Advocate for C/R4) This writ petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the constitution of India praying to quash the order dated 27.01.2014 passed by the R-2 being arbitrary erroneous and opposed to law vide Annexure – J and allow the application for amendment filed by petitioner before the R-2 authority under Sec.25 of Land Revenue Act filed on 28.7.2009 and permit the amendment sought for in respect of the survey numbers therein mentioned in the said application filed by the petitioner (Annexure – G) and etc. This writ petition, coming on for preliminary hearing, this day, the Court made the following: O R D E R Sri H.Venkatesha Dodderi, learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to take notice for the respondent Nos. 1 to 3. 2. The petitioner has called into question the second respondent Deputy Commissioner’s order, dated 27.01.2014 (Annexure-J). 3. I am disinclined to entertain this petition on merits on the short ground of the availability of the alterative remedy. Keeping all the contentions open and reserving the liberty to the petitioner to avail of the remedy of filing an 3 appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal invoking Section 49 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, I dispose of this petition. 4. Needless to observe that it is open to the petitioner to make an application for the condonation of delay invoking Section 5 of the Limitation Act and also seek exclusion of time bonafide spent on these proceedings invoking Section 14 of the said Act. 5. No order as to costs. Sd/- JUDGE Cm/- .