- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12843 WP No. 49232 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 49232 OF 2015 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI T G RAMESH KUMAR S/O G GIRIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEAR R/AT NO 2, FLAT NO 101, 1ST FLOOR, SCIENCE VIEW, H M T MAIN ROAD, YASHWANTHPUR, BENGALURU - 560022 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H.RAMACHANDRA., FOR SRI. H R ANANTHA KRISHNA MURTHY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH DIVISION VISHVESHWARAIAH TOWRS BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR BENGALURU NORTH TALUK VISVESHWARIAH TOWERS BENGALURU - 560001. 3. KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MULTISTORIED BUILDING BENGALURU - 560001 4. SRI B S MANJUNATH S/O B N SUBBARAO AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SECRETARY OF KTOI CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12843 WP No. 49232 of 2015 NO 115, 3RD MAIN, 5TH CROSS, GIRINAGAR BENGALURU - 560085. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. CHANDINI.S., HCGP., FOR R-1 & R-2; VIDE ORDER DATED:01.06.2016, NOTICE TO R-3 IS DISPENSED WITH; SRI. SIDDARTH SUMAN., ADVOCATE FOR R-4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD. 15.9.2015 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN CASE NO. 987/2011 PRODUCED AT ANNX-K, ETC. 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. The Writ Petition is filed challenging an order passed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal (KAT), whereby the KAT has rejected an application filed by the petitioner for impleading. 2. The petitioner is also challenging the subsequent order passed by the Tribunal, whereby the KAT has allowed the appeal filed by Sri.B.S. Manjunath and quashed the order of the Assistant Commissioner, which had ordered forfeiting of the lands in favour of - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12843 WP No. 49232 of 2015 the State on the ground that the purchase made by the petitioner contravened Section 79A and B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. 3. In the light of the fact that during the pendency of the Writ Petition, the Land Reforms Act was amended and Section 79A and B were omitted and the amendment also declared that all proceedings would stand abated, it is obvious that the prayers made in the Writ Petition i.e., to set aside the order passed by the KAT cannot be maintained. This Writ Petition is, therefore, allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioner shall stand abated. 4. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40