Ramesh, J.

Petitioner has sought for to quash the order passed by the land Tribunal, Gulbarga on 31.8.1977 vesting the land in Sy.No.170/2 measuring 19.28 acres of Jogur Village, in the Government thereby rejecting Form 7 filed by the 3rd respondent and also on the ground that no notice has been issued to the vendor of the petitioner one Rachaiah Matapathi (@ Swamy) and only by issuing notice to one Venkata Rao - 4th respondent who had sold the property in favour of the vendor of the petitioner in the year 1967.

According to the petitioner, property in Sy.No.170/2 is measuring 19.28 acres originally belonged to one Venkata Rao who was in possession and cultivation and from him this Rachiah Swami had purchased the property during 1967. Originally the vendor of the petitioner had filed WP 5091/1980 challenging the order of the Land Tribunal vesting the land in question in the Government by order dated 31.8.1977 on the ground that the said order is being passed without hearing him and without notice to him and also without impleading him as a party by virtue of the sale deed in his favour dated 29.4.1967.

During pendency of the writ petition, since the Land Reforms Appellate Aut