V. Gopala Gowda, J.—The Petitioner, claiming to be in unauthorized cultivation of 4.38 acres of land in Sy. No. 49, is seeking a direction to the 2nd Respondent-Land Grant Committee to consider and allot the said extent of land in his favour as per the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 32288 of 1998 or to declare that Petitioner has perfected title by adverse possession. The Petitioner has placed reliance upon the Government Order dated 5.5.1997. According to the Petitioner, the total extent of the land is 244.36 acres comprising of 144.15 acres of Government land and 100.21 acres of reserve forest land.

2. Learned Government Pleader opposed the claim of the Petitioner. Placing reliance on Annexure-A the letter dated 16.7.2001 addressed to the Petitioner by the concerned Range Forest Officer, he submits that the land in question cannot be granted or regularised as the entire extent of 244.36 acres is stated to be a 'reserved forest area'. But, the Record of Rights at Annexure-B produced by the Petitioner indicates that 144.15 acres as Parampoku and 100.21 acres as reserved forest.

3. The writ petition has to be dismissed for more than one reason. Admittedly, the Pe