Smt Chennu Sampoornamma v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 – Forfeiture of land under Sections 79-A and 79-B read with Section 83
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961; Section 83; Sections 79-A and 79-B; omission of Sections 79A/79B/79C; Karnataka Land Reforms (Second Amendment) Act 2020; Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance 2020; Karnataka Amendment No.56 of 2020; saving clause Section 12 sub-sections (1) and (2); abatement of further proceedings; forfeiture of declared excess/surplus land; Assistant Commissioner Doddaballapura Bengaluru Rural District; absence of notice/hearing; restoration of revenue records; remand for fresh consideration; parity with W.P.No.7821/2021 (order dated 16.08.2021); writ petition disposed of. Relevant for petitions seeking the benefit of the 2020 repeal where forfeiture orders under Sections 79-A/79-B pre-date the amendment and the forfeited land has not been disposed of by the State. Neutral citation printed on file: NC: 2025:KHC:31855.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of; matter remanded to the respondent-Assistant Commissioner to consider the petitioner's case including the consequences of the subsequent amendment (Karnataka Amendment No.56 of 2020) to Sections 79-A and 79-B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act; revenue entries altered pursuant to the impugned order dated 31.08.2018 to be restored in favour of the petitioner; petitioner to appear before the Assistant Commissioner on 8th September 2025 without waiting for further notice; Additional Government Advocate permitted to file memo of appearance within four weeks.