High Court Karnataka High Court

Bhira Kuppaian Naik vs The State Of Karnataka on 17 August, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Bhira Kuppaian Naik vs The State Of Karnataka on 17 August, 2009
Author: N.Kumar And Gowda
IN THE HIGH COURT OF' KARNATAKA cmcurr BENCH
AT DI-IARWAD 

Dated this the 1701 day of August 2009 

PRESENT

THE I-ION'BLE 1VER.JUS_'_I'I.CE'N.     

AND  _
THE HON'BLE MRJUSTI¢E..§3.SREERI'JASEV:RGQWDA 
Writ Aiaoeai "8,RQ'8-Qf 20025 i R_  
Between: A R V R .
BHIRA KUPPAIAN NA11o~1\1.nE1~sf:'sl.

(BY SR1 K.B.ADHYAPAK, ADDL. oovr. Amfoefareiiisok

AND R2) 

This Writ appeal is filed under  of _'l;.l'i.e._ 
High Court Act, praying to set_asidei'*the'--order~C|.t. V11.O3.2008g
Passed in Writ Petition No. 2E5'5--r_2'3..F'f 2003 afld  " 

This writ appeal _corning_on:A"for"prelirnir1a1jyhearing this
day, N.Kurnar J., deliveired the folioWing:'

  

 llpreferred  appellant challenging the

order Iiassed Single Judge who has dismissed

the writ pet«i.tion. TheA~-appellant claims that he is a tenant in

  .__the a"gri£.=...1lturai lands comprised in Sy.No. 254,

  22/2 and 198 situated at Bengaie village,

Si.rsiliTali;i*l%.j.*:_ dfiliccording to him he fiied Form No.7 seeking

 grant.' of occupancy rights under Section 48(A) of the

 Karn_atal<:a Land Reforms Act on 27.12.1976. By an order

  19.10.1981 the Land Reforms Tribunal granted

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occupancy rights in respect of Sy.Nos.254, 255 and 221 to an
extent of 22 guntas, 24 guntas and 1 acre 37 guntas
respectiveiy. One Narasimha Annappa I-Eegde challengedpthe
same before this Court in writ petition No.334 of 19S'2;--i
petition was allowed and the matter was  .
Tribunal for reconsideration in accordance'   iiS_:.pVo1'1: 

reconsideration the Tribunal has". paissed  _ordier"'*---.onf

12.03.1996 granting occupanicy'--~._.right'~ in  the 

appellant in Sy.Nos.221, 254, 255,i22;5,'V.1_, :98 22/2 to an
extent of 1 acre and 37ig,"..iir1tasi,,   .24 guntas and 1
acre and 2 guntas, 36 guntas  respectively.
Respondents~»(3V  filled iWirit_:_iPetition'"'No.27113 of 1996

cha1ienging~.theVgrant’of'”occ:.1pancy right only in so far as

Sy.Nos. 225*,f 229/i”2_ contending that no reasons are

assigned for gra’nt_iol’ occupancy right in respect of the said

in pwjrit-._petition was allowed quashing the order of the

in respect of the aforesaid three lands

_ against: which an appeal came to be filed in Writ Appeal

it “of” 1999. The matter was remitted to the Tribunal for

9′ _ fresh consideration in respect of the claim

regarding those three survey numbers. The Tribunal on
reconsideration rejected the claim in respect of so
also in respect of Sy.No..’225/1 and 22/2 the’
appellant has not produced any record to riarrie

Finds a place in the cultivator’s coivumniiin r’espect_.:ofut.hieii

three survey numbers.

2. Aggrieved by the,Vsaid:oird’eri,; thefiappellantiiipreferred a
Writ petition. The learned._iSiin’gle:iJLidge_”:Olijxzonsideration of
the material ‘.011: 1*-ecoi/id as Sy.No.198 is
concerned, of some other person
by the orderifoiti.theiffiandigTribunaldated 31.10.1981 and the
same hays not by the appellant and therefore,
the said order in so survey number, the appellant

hasgli-ost this rightiiiin so far as Sy.Nos.225/1 and 22/2 is

iconcerned, ithas recorded a categorical finding that in Form

ii\To.-‘..7_ iiled.:”‘there’-is no mention of these survey numbers and

theirefore___vheld*” that the Tribunal was justified in giving the said

ziiggrieved by the order of the learned Single Judge

ii i”tih’e,ap.pellant is in appeal. Learned counsel for the appellant

assailing the impugned order of the learned Single Judge
contends that the appellant was an illiterate person ajndy he

had to depend upon others even to fill up Form

have not included the said survey numbers in'<.__i*'orin.

Under these circumstances a too technical y_view.;of:Vthe mattenr';
is taken by the learned Single Judge :and'–therefo;fC,"it rec1ui~rels' ._

interference.

3. We do not find said contention.

Unless at c1aim.vi.SlI”11.ade ‘Section 4l~8{A) of
the Karnatak’a””_.._Land_V. Tribunal has no
jurisdicticn..to”enteiEtaini–.a the same and pass
an order Taking note of such

helplessness on many of these tenants, the

legis,l.a;ture arnended the law and extended the time for filing

the. _,applicatio1i._Vand prescribed a separate procedure. When

ithe”p_etition~e_r omitted to mention these survey numbers

in F”orm,_” ‘Nod’? filed, law provided him to file one more

yjapplication Form No.’7A within time prescribed under Section

the Act which admittedly the petitioner has not done.