SRI GANAPATHI DEV TEMPLE TRUST Vs. BALAKRISHNA BHAT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The judgment dated 14.11.2007 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore in Writ Appeal No. 984 of 2007 is called into question in this appeal.

(2.) The brief facts leading to this appeal are as under:

(3.) It is pertinent at this juncture to note the scheme for land reforms as provided under the 1961 Act. Section 2(34) of the 1961 Act defines 'tenant' as meaning an agriculturist who cultivates personally the land he holds on lease from a landlord and includes a person who is deemed to be a tenant under Section 4 of the Act. Section 4 defines a deemed tenant as follows: