1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 24 TH DAY OF JANUARY 2013 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NARAYANA SWAMY WRIT PETITION NO.41381 OF 2012 (KLR) BETWEEN: MRS.SHABANA D/O.JEENAM DAWOOD, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT D/NO.4-6-550/2, AKSHAYA APARTMENT, KARANGALAPADI, KODIYAL BAIL, MANGALORE-575003 REPRESENTED BY GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER MR.V.ABDUL LATIFF, S/O.IBRAHIM HAJI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1-84, VOGGA HOUSE, KODABETTU VILLAGE & POST, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI YADAVA KARKERA FOR A.NAGARAJAPPA & ASSTS.,) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA 2 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, MULTISTOREYED BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, D.K.DISTRICT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, STATE BANK, MANGALORE CITY, D.K.DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MANGALORE SUB-DIVISION, D.C.OFFICE COMPLEX, STATE BANK, MANGALORE. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MANGALORE TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, STATE BANK, MANGALORE, D.K.DISTRICT. 5. DADA RICE FLOOR & OIL MILLS PVT. LTD., KODIKAL, DEREBAIL VILLAGE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRITOR, M.D.HUSMAN, S/O.AHMEDSAB, HOSANAGARA TOWN, SHIMOGA DISTRICT-575418. 6. SRI DEVI RAGAVENDRA NAYAK, NAYAK FAMILY FOUNDATION, DADA COMPOUND, 3 KONCHADI, DEREBAIL VILLAGE, MANGALORE TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY GANAPATHY NAYAK, DEREBAIL VILLAGE, MANGALORE TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI R.B.SATHYANARAYANA SINGH, HCGP FOR R1-4 SRI PRASANNA V.R., ADV. FOR R5 M/S.SUNDARSWAMY AND RAMDAS FOR R6 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 4.7.2012 ISSUED BY THE 2 ND RESPONDENT-DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, D.K.DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE-F. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRL. HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: O R D E R The impugned order passed by the Deputy Commissioner u/s 136(3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act is in question. The Deputy Commissioner referred judgment of this Court in Mallegowda vs., Channaveeregowda & others (ILR 2011 KAR 4225) and 4 holds that the Deputy Commissioner lacks revision jurisdiction. 2. The judgment of the learned Single Judge in Mallegowda’s case was reviewed in Full Court judgment in W P No.67926/2011 disposed of on 21.8.2012 wherein revision power of the Deputy Commissioner has been affirmed. 3. In the circumstances, the Revision Petition No.DDS.RAP.36/12-13 is restored to file and it is directed to the Deputy Commissioner to pass fresh order in accordance with law. 4. Both the parties are directed to appear bfore the Deputy Commissioner on 26.2.2013 without awaiting any notice. The parties are at liberty to produce additional documents, if any. 5 Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- JUDGE AKD .