This writ petition is filed being aggrieved by the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Rural District, Bangalore allowing the revision' petition and setting aside the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Doddaballapur Sub-Division, Bangalore.

2. It is the contention of the petitioners that the petitioners are the owners of the land comprised in Sy. No. 18/2 measuring 3 acres 12 guntas of Ex. KG. Dyavarahali and the said land has been granted to Motappa by Inam Abolition Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore. Respondents 4 to 7 practiced fraud and filed a joint compromise memo and obtained decree in O.S. No. 225 of 1991 from the Munsiff and Magistrate Court of Devanahalli and obtained the khata fraudulently vide Mutation Entry No. 21/95-96, dated 7-12-1995 .and a criminal complaint has been filed against respondents 4 to 7. The petitioners filed an appeal before the Assistant Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner allowed the appeal and set aside the entry in favour of respondents 4 to 7. Being aggrieved by the same, respondents 4 to 7 preferred revision before the Deputy Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner allowed the revision and set aside the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners.

4. The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the decree obtained in O.S. No. 225 of 1991 is fraudulent and the joint compromise memo is also fraudulent and the said suit does not pertain to Sy. No. 18/2 and it is Kaneshumari No. 18/2. The learned Counsel further submitted that even the judgment and the seal of the Court is concocted by respondents 4 to 7 and a complaint has been filed before the Criminal Court and registered in PCR No. 24 of 1998. He further submitted that respondents 4 to 7 had committed fraud and the Assistant Commissioner has rightly set aside the entry and the Deputy Commissioner has erroneously allowed the revision by setting aside the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner without assigning any reasons.

5. I have considered the contentions of the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners.

6. It is clear from the perusal of the material on record that there is no merit in the contention of the learned Counsel for the petitioners that the Deputy Commissioner has not assigned any reasons for setting aside the order of the Assistant Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner has assigned valid reasons for setting aside the order of the Assistant Commissioner. Mutation entry is effected on the basis of the compromise decree passed in O.S. No. 225 of 1991 and the question as to whether the said compromise decree was obtained by fraud or not has to be ascertained by the Court which has granted the decree and the Revenue Authorities cannot go into the question as to whether the decree has been obtained fraudulently and wherefore the Deputy Commissioner has rightly held that entry is made on the basis of the compromise decree and the Revenue Authorities cannot go into the validity of the decree. There is no merit in the contention of the learned Counsel for the petitioners that Sy. No. 18/2 was not the subject-matter of suit O.S. No.225 of 1991 and the petitioners were not parties to the said suit, as it is clear from the joint compromise memo produced by the petitioner as per Annexure-E that the subject-matter of the suit was Sy. No. 18/2 which is the subject-matter of this writ petition and the entry made in the revenue records are not Kaneshumari as submitted by the learned Counsel. It is also clear from the perusal of the joint compromise memo that Muniraju son of Chikkavenkatarayappa-respondent 5 is a party to the said suit and the question as to whether the said compromise decree has been obtained in accordance with law or has been obtained by practicing fraud, is to be determined by the Civil Court as the Revenue Authorities have no jurisdiction to go into the validity of the decree passed by the Civil Cour