High Court Karnataka High Court

Jayalakshmi vs The Bangalore Development … on 11 February, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Jayalakshmi vs The Bangalore Development … on 11 February, 2009
Author: Ajit J Gunjal
{N THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 11th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2009 

BEFORE _ L 
THE HOIWBLE MR. JUSTICE AJ§T «}.G1}?»}d;4L..  "CI %

WRIT PETITION NO. 192%-2:-%1%%1 /2oQ5(Bm;:%4L.&%k%k : %

BETWEEN :

Snatfiayaiaiishmi, _T  ,
W/o.Sri.M.Jaya1*am,   '

Aged about 67 yegafts,  '     
Residirlg at No.43:  _. ..    _V   
1532135113138. _RoaC'a        '
Shanthinagar,   

Baflga1orev~->v5'59.:.Q?27T§:,;  t  ...P§:'rm0NER
(By SzgLPadubi&i:~: Rae, Adv.)

AND :

:.'j"i'i1e B2i1£l3331€iIrevV.Dev(§IGpi11€nt

'A}.,1th0zri_ty,_  Park West,
 4' ..   ,

 ». _ Rcp1~"t',f$6:;ntéd   Chairman. . . RESPONDENT

(E3; sgfisgjama,
“Sf:.B.V.Sha11kara Narayana Rae, Advs.)

– ‘This Writ petition is filed under Articles 226 and
“’22_?_ bf the Coimtitution of India with a prayer to direct
“tile respondent»-Baslgalore Deveiopment Authority to

–implement: the resolution of the emhwhile CITE,
Bangalore, conveyed to the petitioner undr

NO.TCF.1690/71-72, dateé 10.1.1973, as per Arlnexure

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two acres in Sy.No.78/7 of Sarakki viilage. The

lands were purchased pursuant to the registered’ «’ it

deeds. It is not in dispute that pursuant to

notification dated 27.05.1970 gaze’tted’-Aogi ido1.o6;mAa,iL 3

the land belonging to the petitioner sought

acquixted for the purpose of ” ‘idydut now
J.?.N’agar Extension, Land
Acquisition Ofiicer’.petssed”‘£dh1 1972 and
the possessien iof over on
31.05. 1972,dd§ ‘is.:::V:1)V1_'(S§<1¥'t1ced at annexure

'E'. These_Afa::ts j.t1~dis§.)ute.

3. It A.:a.ppeai9s lodged a claim with the

“recoI1i%ejéiiig the land or gant an alternate

sited’ VC;fiIS’B, pursuant to the Iesoiution dated

a to reconvey sites bearing No.2.’-36 to
” Layout, subject to the payment of layout
it and other incidental charges. The said
dc-omtnuriicafion was issued as per Armexure ‘F’ and

“directed the petitioner to pay the layout charges of

I3%s.35,O0G/– within a month with the rider that the

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V..-ellotteeffitoi Insi;1rsnoe Corporation. in View of this,

féoronr V petitioner, once again subject to
ot;’1;ajrout and incidents} charges. The claim of
netitioner is that pursuant to the resoiution dated
it $74, the petitioner has been put in possession of

@375 sq. yards. The present writ petition is for {i

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belated payment would carry interest of 9%. The

of the petitioner is that she has deposited it
Rs.1,43,63′?/- towards layout charges i it it
reconveyance of site No.35/2 of _v .
sites in Sy.No.’78/’? of SarakkiV.vi1iage.”‘
the sites lreconveyed in favonriviviéioii the was
2,333 square yards. made a
representation] apépiieatiori’ 1) inéicating
that hers for
revonveyance, Sarakki village. In

the razleetir-1_g,’* on 04.09.1974 it was

found that 9′ sq. yards was already

yards was directed to be released

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matter would involve disputed questions of fact

regarding the allotment of sites as well as

renumbering of the sites after a new

prepared. Hence, the entire controversy to _

in the Civil Court. His main thrust”-of ;i;_ne:V

that under Section 39(0) of
regarding reconveyanoe V eetween ;_ date on
20.12.1973 to 08.05.. and any
resolution ‘eifiect to having
regard to epex’CourtiI1 the
case of -‘Authority and others

V/S. reported in ILR 2005

‘V its _1jare my anxious consideration to the

d”””V’vsnbmissions by the learned counsel appearing for

” as well as the respondent. The undisputed

that bath the Survey Numbers were acquired

purpose of formation of Sarekki iayout. It is also

” not in dispute that two resolutions were passed one in

V. the year 1972 and another in the year 1974. In the

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square yard, which wili be coupled with interest at the

rate of 18% up to 2986.

7. Mr.B.V.Shanka1’anarayana Rao,

counsel appearing for the Bangaiore’«

Authority was directed to make available

relating to the noting and resolutions made ee;;~1:;§:e lint

however, on research, he has the towel and

made available those records ‘

are not of the Bangalore
necessarily give an
irnpressioniitljlat ,indee<fj,'tliere"'tvere two resolutions. But

however, -it is toine rleiiced that whether the petitioner is

of the first resolution on the

§"oi;£.r1<:E_~ independent resolution or that the

x"V'Bangalore Qetrelonment Authority is entitled to contend
" resolution is in sulastitution of the first
is once again a matter, which is required to

reconsideied by the Bangalore Development

it " iilifllizithoxity.