ORDER The constitutional validity of Section 61 of the Karnataka Land Reforn1s Act, 1961, is no longer res integra in view of the Constitutional Bench decision of the Apex Court in the case of H.S. Srinivas Raghavachar v State of Karnataka, wherein the validity of Act No.1 of 1974 is upheld. Hence, the contentions urged in this regard cannot be accepted and the same are rejected. 2. Since the granted land was sold within a period of 15 years, by the impugned order the land has been restored to the original grantee. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the order is also passed under Section 5(1)(b) of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 restoring the land, which is not permissible 3. In view of the Full Bench decision of this Court in the case of Mohammed Jaffer and Another v State of Karnataka, the provisions of PTCL Act are not applicable. Hence, the impugned order of restoration is passed exercising the power under Section 61(3) of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act Against the impugned order, the petitioner has got right of appeal under Section 113 of the Act 4. The contention urged that 15 years of non-alienation shall be reckoned from the date of vesting of the land in the Government, is not tenable. Section 61(1) of the Act stipulates 15 years from the date of final order passed by the Tribunal under sub-section (4), (5) or (5-A) of Section 48-A of the Act. 5. Writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy.