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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
VIBHU BAKHRU, C.J., C.M. POONACHA
Ravi Kumar N, S/o Narayanappa – Appellant
Versus
K. N. Narayana Reddy Since Deceased Rep By Lr – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VIBHU BAKHRU, C.J.
1. The appellant has filed the present intra-court appeal impugning an order dated 16.06.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.10441/2020 (LR).
2. Respondent No.1 (hereafter, referred to as 'the respondent') had filed the aforementioned writ petition assailing an order dated 24.08.1981 [hereafter referred to as ‘Order A’] passed by respondent No.2 [the Land Tribunal] in case No.LRF(B)1796/1974-75.
3. In terms of the impugned order– Order A –the Land Tribunal had rejected the application of the respondent's father to register him as Adhibhogadar in respect of land measuring 2 acres and 4 guntas falling in Survey No.69 and 14 guntas falling in Survey No.64 in Dommasandra Village, Bidarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk [subject land]. The Land Tribunal held that the subject land was covered under the Inams Abolition Act, 1977 and an order was passed in Case No.4043/67.
4. It is the respondent's case that he was cultivating the subject land as a tenant under the Jodidhar namely, late Y.Thimmaiah, Y. Appaji and others. He had filed Form No.7 claiming occupancy rights, which was allowed by the Land Tribunal in terms of an order 24.08.1981 in proceedi
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