- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4248 WP No. 5965 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 5965 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. B. RAVISANKAR AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O SRI. VENKATAIAH. B PRESENTLY R/A NO.G-4, SVR ICOM HEIGHTS, T.C. PALYA MAIN ROAD, ANADAPURA CIRCLE, VARANASI, K.R.PURAM HOBLI, BENGALURU-560 036. 2. SRI.T.M.SUDHEER KUMAR AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O SRI.T.M. WILSON, R/A DOOR BO.1-33-A, VANI STREET, KADIRI, ANANTHAPURA DISTRICT, ANDRA PRADESH-515 591. 3. SMT. RAJYA LAKSHMI GURUGUBELLI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, W/O SRI. VISWANADHAM METTA, PRESENTLY R/A FLAT NO.S6, BLOCK-A, SRI. PADAM GRAND APARTMENTS, NO.21, T.C.PALYA MAIN ROAD, NEAR MUNISWARA NAGAR BUS STOP, BENGALURU-560 016. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA REDDY J., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4248 WP No. 5965 of 2025 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION KANDHAYA BHAVANA, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, K.R. PURAM, BENGALURU-560 036. 4. SRI.M.T. JOLON, S/O T.T. THOMAS, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/A NO. 17/4, JAI VILAS, SUBBAYYAANAPALYA, BANASWADI, BENGLAURU -560043. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR., AGA FOR R1 TO R3; NOTICE TO R4 IS NOT ORDERED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE CONCERNED RECORDS AND TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 27/02/2015 PASSED BY THE R2 IN CASE NO.LRF.BE.26/2009-10 VIDE ANNX-L AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4248 WP No. 5965 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to respondent No.4, is not necessary for the following reasons; The petitioners are raising a challenge to an order dated 27.02.2015 passed by the respondent-Assistant Commissioner at Annexure-L invoking the provisions of Section 83 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, for violation of the provisions contained in Sections 79A and 79B of the Act, which is an order passed against respondent No.4, the vendor of the petitioners herein. 3. This Court in the case of Sri.Krishna Lagatagere Vs. State of Karnataka and Others in W.P.No.20096/2021 by order dated 01.09.2022 has held that the person against whom such an order is passed under Sections 79A and 79B of the Act is only permitted to question the said order and not the subsequent purchaser. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4248 WP No. 5965 of 2025 4. Even if that is the case, the wisdom behind the said order is that proceedings under Sections 79A and 79B of the Act will be initiated calling in question the eligibility or competence of the person to purchase the property. Therefore, it is irrelevant whether the petitioners herein are the vendors of respondent No.4 or subsequent purchasers. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to respondent No.4 to raise a challenge to the impugned order dated 27/02/2015 at Annexure-L in a manner known to law. 6. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL