High Court Karnataka High Court

Chikka Lagumaiah vs The Dy Commr on 20 August, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Chikka Lagumaiah vs The Dy Commr on 20 August, 2008
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
IN THE HIGPI COURT OF KARNATAKA, 

DATED THIS THE 20"»: DAY OF Auauzéfi' 2ziQ¢£    

BEFORE'  

THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE  A 

WRIT PETITION No.263f4»1 OF 2004  J
BETWEEN V' V' A' V'

CHIKKA LAGUMAIAH ..   
S/O. LATE CHOQRI KEMP,AIVAH   % '
AGED ABOUT59 argms %    % 
R/AT aonnafsa-ME VILLAGE   " 
KASABA HQBLL '9E?JAm:..mLLs_T-ALQK
BANGALORE R_U;RAL" r31S?R5Cr;i 

 PETITION ER

(BY M] s.(:'_§~"2%  85 A/S.)

ANEL : "

  1.  'fF§.E .fi?§:P'UTY COMMISSIONER

_  _ BANGALR-OE RURAL DISTRICT
 ._ %. BA§_£QALA')RE.

2   COMMISSIONER
~DQ'£)DABALLAPU RA SU B-{)IVISION
BANGALORE.

"    NARAYANAPPA

SINCE DECEASED REP.BY HIS LRS

V'  33A MUNIYAMMA,

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
W/O. LATE NARAYANAPPA
R[A'I' DODDASANNE VILLAGE

KASABA HOBLI 



3B

3C

3})

3E

DEVANAHALLI TALUK
BANGALORE RURAL DIS'I'RIC.'l'.
KRISHNA VENI

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS

1:)/0. LATE NARAYANAPPA
w/0. REDDY   
R] AT THATHAHALLI WLILAGE

SIDLAGHATTA TALUK, KG;.,AR"DIs'TR1_§:i'r'§

PADMAMMA, 32 YEARS 1 .

D/O. LATE NARAYANAPM; 

W/C}. LAGUMAIAH "  v_ j'  ..
R/AT MALLE5NAHALL;v.§:ILLA¢3E I  "
KASABA HQELI, *DEw.~NAHAi;L1 TALUK.
BAN GA L.QI<£I_:; RU RAL' §)m'R1Cr. .

ANANBAMMA, :3Qf*YEAES.._ .

33/ 0; LAETE NARAm'reAPPA""

'W/0-- CH:%N»DRAPPA  

R',(A'I'._ ANcHAT.'FAH_ALL,£- VILLAGE
MALUR TA1.U'E<:,' KOLAR DISTRICT.

   SIISHEELAMMA; 23 YEARS
"  LATE" NARAYANAPPA

W] 0. NARAYANA SWAMY

' " "  RjAT"«DC3DDASANNE VILLAGE

' K.ASABA~ HOBLI, IDEVANAHALLI TALUK

fl "  BAN€'_}--5i;0RE RURAL DISTRICT.

.K':11vi. xNAGAVENI, 16 YEARS

'13 go. LATE NARAYANAPPA
MINOR, RERBY HER MOTHER a.-.

 NATURAL GUARDIAN LE. R3(A)

3H

R/AT DODDASANNE VILLAGE
KASABA HQBL1, DEVANAHALLI TALUK
BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.

MANJUNATH, 20 YEARS
S/O. LATE NARAYANAPPA 3 K



R] AT DODDASANNE VIELAGE
* KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK
BANGALORE RURAL DISFRICT.

4 HOSAHUDYA MUNISHAMAPPA
s/0. PILLAPPA

AGED ABOUT' 57 YEARS

5 G R SATHENDRA
S/0. CHIKKARAMAEAHV 
AGED ABOUT 45 YEAREKL» 

N{).3 TO 5 ARE REs1DEN*:'s'gm?'~-»}._  
DODDASANNE *v1I;:..AG¢E, ;<A$A£m-HOBLI
BEVANAHALLI TAL'Ui~'Z "       .
BANGALORE RURAL DVIS'__I'F;VICT*.~  ' '

6 THE S§?ECE£3.LV,Lu%ND ACQU..1SiTI{:)N
Zomcgge, man B3539 %
*.{NTERNA'1'}QN'AL' 'A; RPORT PROJECT
KAS'I."URBA Roan, Tsmaas ~-- 560 001.
 -   .   RESPONDENTS

(BY SRLR DEVAf)}AS,V’.AGA FOR R1 -3)

v _ (BY_1′:*:*,1:.>;»_1.._ PC DHA1w:~i PATHY, ADV FOR R4)
V Cay M $HW13L.PRAKASH,ADV FOR R4, R3A-E, (}&;.H)
{CA{1TSI3.»_’i’E’I’LEAMENDED AS PER ORDER D’I’D.4.7.2007)

THiS:’WRI’I’ PETYFION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES

226 as 227 OF THE CONSTI’I’U’I’I()N OF INDLA PRAYING

A T€)__ QUASH ANNEXURE.A, PASSED BY R-2 DATED 31-

95-2002 AND ANNEXUREB mssan BY 12-1 DATED
“‘.11~08-2003, AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL
HEARING, THIS DAY THE COURT’ MADE THE

FOLLOWING:

OREZFER

Four acres of land in Sy.No.28 of

Village was granted on lease in favour of

Choori Kempaiah during is x

Special Dharkast order k1s:e.75/M;45 ‘ D§;puty* ”

Commissioner in terms order
No.R.6580/93 -RM.esé;%.1- 1.’_VAt1:3g.fet1:« 494- 1942 “under the
“Grow more cultivation

made absolute ciu1″iI1’ g
the ” of an upset price, laced

with the ‘co;f1di.tioIi”v_of’ ” Vnon~alieI1at’1e1:1. ‘I’hough it is

V’ ._ alieéeci-e~:h’a1; x1e’iVt}1e’r”the petitioner nor his mother being

of the deceased grantee, executed Sale

the ganted land in favour of

Resposririents 3 and 4, nevertheless, filed an application

under Section 5 of The Kamataka Scheduled Castes

so aind Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain

Lands) Act, 1978, (for short ‘the Act’) to declare the

transaction of sale as null and void, for resumption and

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to restore the land in their favour.

Commissioner, having held an enquiry, ” »

fmdings that the gent by way ofia

temporary eultivatiozti duri§}’g._the” A . L’

the “Grew more food Jscheieeft the year
1962-63 in terms of “i€L11e ‘4 absolute in
favour of the of non-

alienatiozt. The Assistant
Cemmi.ssie-tief, the law laid down by
the in the case of CHIKKA

KULLEGi)§fi)A,:V’ t e’E’A’rE or KARNATAKA mm

at1id~….app1yh1g the principles laid down

‘ the claim of the petitioner on the

it was impermissible for the authority to

xestrrietion on the alienation of the property at

A if “time of confizmation of the grant, invoking Rule 43–J

¢;r The Mysore Land Revenue (Amendment) Rules, 1960,

for short Rules, by order dated 31435-2002

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‘IL.R.1997KAR.1753

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Annexure” “. That order when carried in appea1:e»toi.1§he

Deputy Commissioner, stood affirmed by

11-08-2003 A.I1I1€XuI’€–“B”. Henoe, this writ ii ‘V

2. The answer to the Toquesiion’-sis

gnnted under Rule 43«J of R1.1le,s._<i;id :.i1ofg:oiiipowerVV

the authorities to . ineondition 'fregarding
alienation Without adVei'%:ing'.to {of the Act is no

more res 'soffitlie autlrioritative

pronc{nneement_'VV.oif {o'no~«i..VvApe.KwV'Court in GUNTAIAH 3.
ornmxks "vs. & o'rm3Rs2, Where their

lordossiaips lrieleii tine oijhiion of the Full Bench as i11COI'I'6Ct

" eonciiiions restricting alienation are given

of the Rules, which are applicable to

Rifle 4._3~'J making the grant absolute.

" 3. In the admitted facts of the case, that the land

it seas conveyed to Respondents 3 and 4 during the mriod

of non-alienation, being in breach of the terms of non-

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311,11 zoos KAR 4265 (SC)

alienation eondition, as recorded by the

Commissioner and the Deputy

concurrently and in the of the"= 'V 'V

C}u11taiah's case supra overfiflirgge .. :t1ie. V1;"3e11:.:},1

opinion in Cmkkakuflegotiéafs ease tstzpiefgi; HQ;*ders~. V "

impugned are u11sust_ai11ab1e,_L: *

4. In the result, allowed. The

orders to a finding

that iéulet: empower the authorities to

impose” 2; “rest;<'iC1':i.'Qn:_"' iiiiexzation while making the

gra1jt~ eabsomteg quashed. The petitioner's

'V " refiresc:"?:3ts;tiQ11 is allowed. The sale transaction in

fsvg m~-T§:1£V'\V_}§e's@ndents 3 and 4 are declared null and

void, the Ezéiids in question are directed to be resumed to

the State and restored to the legal heirs of the g'ax1tees.

Sd/…

Judge