IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 28 OF 2020 (LR)

BETWEEN:

KRISHNAYYA ACHARI AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O MANJUNATHA ACHARI AND KAMALA ACHARTHI NERAMABALLI, HANGLUR VILLAGE, P.O.KOTESHWARA-576 222 KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. VYASA RAO K.S, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by PANKAJA S REPRESENTED BY REVENUE SECRETARY, Location: HIGH REVENUE DEPARTMENT, COURT OF VIDHANA SOUDHA, KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001.

2. SRI.KRISHNAPURA MUTT UDUPI REPRESENTED BY ITS MATADAPATHI SRI VIDHYASAGARA THEERTHA PADAMGALAVARU KRISHNAPURA MUTT, CAR STREET, UDUPI-576 101

3. THE ASST COMMISSIONER/

AUTHORISED OFFICER KUNDAPURA-576 201 UDUPI DISTRICT.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NEELAKANTAPPA K PUJAR, HCGP FOR R1 & 3, R2-SERVED, UNREPRESENTED)

THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD.2.8.2019 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BENGALURU IN APPEAL NO.71/2015 (REVENUE) AT ANNEXURE-A.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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