Sri Ramakrishna K N v. the Assistant Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: delay and laches; locus standi of subsequent purchaser; order against vendor; auction-purchaser analogues not involved; Ss.79A, 79B and 80 KLR Act; Sarakari/Government land; RTC extracts; Annexure-A; Assistant Commissioner Bengalur North Sub Division; Tahasildar Bengalur North Taluk; Bagalakunte Village; Yeshwanthpura Hobli; vendor Smt. Shashi Mohindra; WP No.18848 of 2024 (LR); neutral citation NC: 2026:KHC:34756; decided 08-07-2026; single judge E.S. Indiresh; Supreme Court precedents followed: Shivamma (D) by LRs. v. Karnataka Housing Board and Others, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1969; H. Guruswamy and Others v. A. Krishnaiah (since deceased) by LRs., 2025 SCC OnLine SC 54; outcome: writ petition dismissed, no costs or quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Since the impugned order was passed against the petitioners' vendor and not against the petitioners themselves, the petitioners have no locus standi to challenge the impugned order at Annexure-A.