- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15144 WP No. 103414 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 103414 OF 2024 (LR) BETWEEN: SHRI RAJENDRA GANAPATI HEGDE, AGE. 62 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND ADVOCATE, R/O. TADDALASE, POST: HUNASEKOPPA, TQ. SIRSI-581 403, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJENDRA GANAPATI HEGDE, PARTY-IN-PERSON) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA, ROOM NO.320, 3RD FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-1. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ROOM NO.505, 5TH FLOOR,GATE NO.3, M.S. BUILDING,DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-1. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SIRSI, SHRI DEVERAJ R.,SUB DIVISION SIRSI, TQ. SIRSI-581 401. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, DECLARATION, ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASH AND DECLARE THAT ANNEXURE-A THE KARNATAKA ACT Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15144 WP No. 103414 of 2024 NO.56 OF 2020 PUBLISHED IN THE KARNATAKA GAZETTE ON 30-12-2020 THE KARNATAKA LAND REFORMS (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT 2020 IS ARBITRARY, BORN DEAD, IS AT NULLITY AND IS HIT BY ART. 13, 14, 19 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND HAS NO ANY LEGAL FORCE IN THE EYES OF LAW; QUASH THE ORDER AT ANNEXURE-B IN NO. BHUSU/79 A B/VV/06/2018 DATED 20-07-2020, AND HIMBARAHA AT ANNEXURE-C IN NO. BHUSU/79 A B/VV/06/2018 DATED 31-03-2022 DECLARE THAT THE SAID HIMBARAHA AND ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IS BORN DEAD, IS AT NULLITY AND IS HIT BY ART. 13, 14, 19 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA; DECLARE THAT ANY LAW WHICH AFFECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE CITIZEN WHICH IS EXPRESSLY CONFERED UNDER PART III OF THE CONSTITUTION IS AUTOMATICALLY INVALID OR IS AT NULLITY OR VOID-AB- INNITIO, BORN DEAD UNDER ART. 13 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ON MERE POINTING OUT OF ITS INVALIDITY AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY DECLARATION ABOUT ITS INVALIDITY, SINCE ART. 13 ITSELF DECLARES IT AS VOIDAB-INNITIO AND WHICH IS GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IT BEING THE BASIC STRUCTURE AND MOTHER OF ALL LAW AND ALSO BEING THE PROCEDURE ESTABLISHED BY LAW AND WHICH IS EXPRESSLY MADE BINDING RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE ON ALL COURTS, AUTHORITIES, EXECUTIVES MINISTRIALS UNDER ART. 375 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA; DECLARE THAT THERE IS NO ANY EXPRESS PROVISION OF HIMBARAHA TO PASS ANY COMMUNICATION OR ORDER BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN ANY OF THE MATTERS BEFORE HIM UNDER THE KARNATAKA LAND REFORMS ACT 1961 AND RULES 1974 OR ANY OTHER LAW FOR THE TIME BEING IN FORCE; THE SAID PETITIONER MAY BE AWARDED THE DAMAGES/COMPENSATIONS FROM THE RESPONDENTS FOR CAUSING MULTIPLICITY OF LITIGATION, MENTAL AGONY, AND CAUSAING WAIST OF VALUABLE TIME AND THEREBY FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE SAID PETITIONER AND DECLARE THAT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 HAS WILFULLY ABUSED HIS POWER CONFERED BY LAW ON HIM BY DISOBEYING THE RULE OF LAW, THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE SETTLED DECISIONS OF THE COURTS OF LAW, THEREBY FOR COMMITTING CONTEMPT OF COURT, AND DIRECT THE STATE GOVT. TO DISMISS THE RESPONDENT NO.3 FROM HIS SERVICES FORTH WITH. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15144 WP No. 103414 of 2024 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR DISMISSAL, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) This case was listed on 25.10.2025. There was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. Therefore, this Court passed an order to list the matter on 05.11.2025 under the caption ‘dismissal’. 2. Today also there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE brn CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 68