- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17461 WP No. 12113 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 12113 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. PUTTASIDDAIAH S/O. LATE. ANKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT AVVERAHALLI VILLAGE, KAILANCHA HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA – 562159. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.E.SHREEDHARA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, M S BUILDING, 2ND STAGE, DR. BR. VIDHI AMBEDKAR, BENGALURU – 560001 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, RAMANAGARA – 562159 3. THE TAHSILDAR, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA - 562117 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SAVITHRAMMA., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD. 24.02.2020 AT ANNX-A PASSED BY THE R-2 Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17461 WP No. 12113 of 2025 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, RAMANAGARA IN CASE NO. LRF 79(A) AND (B) 89/2014-15 IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTIES, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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 and 79B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 ("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 considering the claims of the purchaser. Since the order of vesting would take away the rights of the ownership of land in question, the appropriate course would be to afford one more opportunity to the petitioner. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17461 WP No. 12113 of 2025 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 allowed. 6. In view of the disposal of the petition, pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. SD/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE GSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43