B Lingappa S/O. Late Honnalappa v. the Deputy Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 105877 of 2014 (LR), High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad, decided 16-10-2025 by Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde. Petitioners B. Lingappa, B. Narasappa, B. Srinivas and A. Shashikala challenged the Assistant Commissioner, Ballari's order dated 27.09.2012 (Annexure-H, No.KAM/BHUSU/272/2011-12) cancelling their registered sale deeds and reverting revenue entries, founded on a Tahsildar's report of illegal occupation allegedly violating the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. Held: order passed without notice or enquiry; State produced no records; order quashed; petition allowed-in-part with liberty to the State to take action as advised in law through the competent authority under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed-in-part: impugned order dated 27.09.2012 (Annexure-H) passed by the second respondent - Assistant Commissioner quashed; liberty reserved to the State to take appropriate action as advised in law.