IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 48394 OF 2018 (KLGP)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI. B. D. MUKUNDA S/O. B. D. DEVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, ATHUR VILLAGE AND POST, GONIKOPPAL, KODAGU-571 213.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. MRINAL KUTTAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ARNAV BAGALWADI., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, signed by VASANTHA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, KUMARY B K VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, Location: BENGALURU-560 001.

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 2. THE TAHASILDAR VIRAJPET TALUK, VIRAJPET, KODAGU DISTRICT-571 218.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.R.ARUNA, AGA FOR RESPONDENT)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION ACT, 2011 IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THEREFORE NOT ENFORCEABLE AND QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CASE NO.LGC(G)

NO.490/2018, PENDING BEFORE KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING SPECIAL COURT, BANGALORE A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D HOLDING THAT IT IS TOTALLY WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF LAW, ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, TH