ORDER :

1. This is an unfortunate case, where the Deputy Commissioner has initiated the proceedings under the provisions of Section 136(3) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (‘the Act’ for short) after lapse of more than 48 years. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition to quash the impugned order dated 1.4.2011 made in RRT(2)(NA) CR 501/2009-10 by the 2nd respondent-Special Deputy Commissioner.

(I) BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE:

2. It is the case of the petitioner that Rule-41 to 43M of the Mysore Land Revenue Code, 1888 got substituted by Notification No. RD 4 LAD 1960 dated 19.5.1960 and the ‘political sufferer’ also got included in the category of persons entitled for grant of land by the Government. Accordingly, after considering the material on record, the Assistant Commissioner granted 6 acres of land in Sy. No. 1 of Arebinnamangala village, Jala Hobli, Bangalore North taluk (formerly Devanahalli Taluk) to one Sri M. Ramamurthy, who was political sufferer vide Grant Order No. LND-SR/1-551/1960-61 dated 14.11.1962. Totally, 16 persons were granted 6 acres of land each in the said Sy. No. 1. All the revenue records were entered in the name of the said Ramamurthy. After