1. The writ petition in W.P. No. 9573/1999 is filed by the, petitioners claiming to be residents of Balehole, Chickmangalur District. The grant made by respondent Nos. 4 and 5 viz., the Land Tribunal and the Land Reforms Appellate Authority respectively in favour of respondent Nos. 7 to 18 under the Karnataka (Religious and Charitable) Inams Abolition Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as 'the KRCIA Act' for short) is called in question. The petitioners contend that the lands in question which were claimed by respondent Nos. 7 to 18 as occupants for the purpose of grant on abolition of Inams did not continue to be Inam lands as on the date of the coming into force of the KRCIA Act. According to the petitioners, the land in question earlier belonged to Sri Kalasheshwara Swamy Temple, Kalasa, Mudigere Taluk, Chickmangalur District. Out of the total extent of 14357 acres, more than 10000 acres of land are thick forest land consisting of valuable trees and they are notified as 'Reserved Forest'. It is their contention that except for the remaining extent of 4109 acres which remained to be Inam land wherein the grants could be made, the grant in the other extent which are forest