1. This writ petition raises a short but interesting question regarding the maintainability of a revision petition before the Regional Commissioner under Section 27A of the Karnataka (Personal and Miscellaneous) Inams Abolition Act, 1954 (hereinafter, referred to as "the Act": for the sake of brevity).

2. The petitioners have assailed order dated 21/01/2013 in Case No.INA.RP.01/2006-07 (Annexure "F") passed by the third respondent -Regional Commissioner, Bangalore Division, Bangalore. By that order, the Regional Commissioner has held that the revision filed under Section 27A of the Act, is maintainable. Thus, the bone of contention between the parties in this writ petition is with regard to the maintainability of the revision petitions filed by the first and second respondents herein, before the third Regional Commissioner.

3. The facts germane to the disposal of this writ petition are that the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Division Bangalore, had passed an order of regrant in favour of one Akkayamma in Case No.5A/1959-60 on 28/08/1965 under Section 10 of the Act. That order is stated to be in operation since then. That order has been assailed by first and second respond