( 1 ) HEARD the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned high Court Government Pleader and the learned Counsel for the contesting Respondents 3 (a) and (b) and 4.

( 2 ) THE petitioner being aggrieved by the order dated 20. 7. 1991 passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore South, and the affirmative order dated 29. 4. 2000 passed by the Special Deputy commissioner, Bangalore, rejecting the claim of the petitioner and declaring the sale of the land in dispute in favour of the Respondents 3 and 4 as void and resumption of the land and returning back the same to the petitioner has come up before this Court in the present petition.

( 3 ) AS per the allegations in the petition, in respect of the land survey No. 142 (old No. 22/3) of Suragajakkanahalli village, Anekal taluk, an area of 2 acres was granted to one Doddajulabhovi in the year 1956-57 under the then existing dharkhast (grant) rules, as the said Doddajulabhovi belonged to Schedule Caste. Incidentally the petitioner claims to be the daughter-in-law of the said Doddajulabhovi being the wife of Anjanappa. According to the petitioner, even though this land was granted under the then existing Land Gran