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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA

WRIT PETITION NO.47468 OF 2018 (LR)

BETWEEN:

SRI. B.R. KESHAVANANDA

S/O SRI. K.N. RADHAKRISHNA

AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS

RESIDING AT NO.284

SEVEN HILLS INTERNATIONAL

4^TH MAIN ROAD, 4^TH PHASE

2^ND CROSS, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL ZONE

BENGALURU

... PETITIONER

(BY SRI. H.Y. HARISH, ADVOCATE)

AND

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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

SHIMOGA SUB-DIVISION

SHIMOGA-577 201

2.

THE TAHSILDAR

BHADRAVATHI TALUK

SHIMOGA DISTRICT-577301

3.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS

ADDITIONAL SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

M.S.BUILDING

BANGALORE-01 ... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. R. SRINIVASA GOWDA, AGA)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED

ORDER DATED 2.2.2015 PASSED BY THE R-1 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND

QUASH THE IMPUGNED FORFEITURE ORDER DATED 14.11.2016

PASSED BY THE R-1 VIDE ANNEXURE-H IN RESPECT OF LAND IN

SURVEY NUMBER 17/1 MEASURING 4-35 ACRES, IN YAREHALL