I have heard the Counsel for the review petitioner and Government Advocate for respondent 1 and Counsel for respondents 2 to 4.

2. The petitioner herein had filed writ petition in W.P. No. 41864 of 2002 challenging the endorsement refusing to pay the compensation to the petitioner in respect of acquisition of 4 acres of land situated in Sy. No. 28 of Doddasanne Village of Devanahalli Taluk. The endorsement further reads that compensation would be paid to the petitioner provided he gets a declaratory relief from the competent Civil Court. Challenging the said endorsement, the petitioner had filed a writ petition before this Court contending that one Rudramuni was the owner of 4 acres of land in Sy. No. 28 of Doddasanne Village of Devanahalli Taluk and he had purchased the same under a sale deed dated 15-9-1984. Since the date of purchase, he was in lawful possession of the same. According to him, his vendor Rudramuni had been granted this land under a grant certificate. It was the case of the petitioner that all the revenue records were standing in the name of the vendor prior to purchase of the property and subsequently mutation entries and other revenue entries were transfer