ORDER :

1. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 18.05.2007 passed by third respondent and the order dated 26.04.2011 passed by the second respondent vide Annexures A and B, respectively, whereby the authorities have rejected the application of the petitioner filed under Sections 4 and 5 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (for short, ‘the PTCL Act’) on the ground that the records are not available.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the land bearing Sy.No.6 measuring 2 acres situated at Singrahalli Village, Kundana Hobli, Devenahalli Taluk was originally granted in favour of the petitioner’s husband under the Land Grant Rules on 14.04.1977 with a condition of nonalienation for a period of 15 years. The PTCL Act came into force on 01.01.1979. The petitioner’s husband sold 1 acre of land to one Tatagatti Munishamappa under a registered sale ded dated 26.03.1994 and another 1 acre to the father of the fourth respondent by a registered sale deed dated 02.06.1997. The fourth respondent‘s father purchased 1 acre of land from said Tatagatti Munishamappa vide registered sale deed dated 29.05.1997. Th