ORDER

Heard learned counsel Sri Haneef M.H. for the petitioner and learned HCGP for the respondent.

2. In this writ petition the petitioner is seeking intervention relating to the initiation of the proceedings in LGC (G) No.242/2018 before the Special Judge, Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition, Bengaluru. Subsequent to initiation of proceedings, cognizance has been taken by the Special Judge in the aforesaid proceedings. This submission is made by counsel for the petitioner in support of the grounds urged in this writ petition.

3. Whereas counsel for the petitioner has facilitated copy of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Karnataka Act No.30 of 2022)

wherein Amendment of Section 2 reads as under:

In Section 2 of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011 (Karnataka Act 398 of 2014), in clause(d), for sub-clause(i), the following shall be substituted, namely:

“(i) Land falling in all urban areas of the State and also land falling within 18 kms from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike limits, land falling within 10 kms from the city limits notified under the provisions of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, land falling within 5 kms from t