( 1 ) THIS petition is presented by Sri dbarmarayaswamy temple, Bangalore, represented by its committee of dharmadarshis questioning the legality of the order of the land tribunal, Bangalore north taluk allowing the applications filed by respondents 1 to 10 under Section 48-a (l) of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 and granting them occupancy rights in respect of land in sy. No. 79 of neelasandra village, Bangalore north taluk.

( 2 ) THE brief facts of the case and the history of the previous litigation regarding the claims of respondents 1 to 10 for grant of occupancy rights are these:- (i) sarvamanya neelasandra village, Bangalore north taluk was a religious and charitable inam in favour of the petitioner temple. The former state of Mysore enacted the Mysore (religious and charitable) inams abolition Act, 1955. Under the Provisions of the act all religious inam lands stood vested in the state government with effect from 1-4-1959, on which date the act came into force. The act provided that after the inam tenure is abolished, and the lands are vested in the state, occupancy rights in respect of erstwhile inam lands be conferred in favour of persons who were kadi