( 1 ) WITH the consent of learned counsels appearing for the petitioner and respondents, the matter is taken up for final disposal.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is assailing the correctness of the impugned Order dated 15-4-1999 issued by the tahsildar, magadi, 2nd respondent and also the final Order dated 9-10-2000 passed by the deputy commissioner, bangalore, 1st respondent herein. The case of the petitioner is that he is an agriculturist by profession. He inherited the ancestral property bearing sy. No. 33 measuring 2 acres 28 guntas situated at kudlur village, solur hobli, magadi taluk. The said land was dry land. After investing huge sums of money to the tune of rs. 3 lakhs for digging up borewell, installing submersible pumps, having electricity connection, converted the said land into the garden land and also constructed a farmhouse and residing in the farmhouse. He was doing better agriculture raising garden crops like paddy, ragi, banana, tomato and also eucalyptus trees. In the edge of the land, he has fenced the said land by stone pillars with barbed wiring. While doing so, for the benefit and utility of the general public, he has provided a road, towards eastern portion of