- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14464 WP No. 2547 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 2547 OF 2024 (LR) BETWEEN: SRI. C. RAJASHEKARA REDDY S/O C. V. SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.603, 15TH CROSS, OPP. LAST BUS STOP, J. P. NAGAR, 6TH PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. VENUGOPALA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS REVENUE SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, RAMANAGARA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 159. 3. THE TAHSILDAR RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 159. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. CHANDINI S., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS THE R2 IN CASE L.R.F 79 (A) (B)/Ra/71/2015-16, Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14464 WP No. 2547 of 2024 ANNEXURE-A QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD:29.06.2016 ANNEXURE-A, PASSED IN L.R.F 79(A) (B)/Ra/71/2015-16, BY THE R2, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, RAMANAGARA, IN RESPECT OF 1 ACRE 21 GUNTAS OF LAND IN SURVEY NO.274 OF HOSUR VILLAGE, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK, I.E. THE LAND IN QUESTION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. An order of vesting passed by the Assistant Commissioner for contravention of Section 79A & B of the Land Reforms Act ("the Act", for short) is challenged in this petition. 2. The Assistant Commissioner proceeded to pass the impugned order on the ground that the petitioner has not produced any relevant documents despite service of notice. In essence, the impugned order passed was without hearing or without considering the claims of the purchaser. Since the order of vesting would take away the rights of the ownership of land - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14464 WP No. 2547 of 2024 in question, the appropriate course would be to afford one more opportunity to the petitioner. 3. In the normal course, the matter would have to be remanded to the Assistant Commissioner, since Sections 79A & B of the Act were omitted by virtue of an amendment to the Land Reforms Act, no useful purpose would be served by remanding the matter to the Assistant Commissioner and hence, the impugned proceedings initiated shall stand abated. 4. In view of the above, the revenue authorities to restore the name of the petitioner in the revenue record. 5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE PKS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 0