High Court Karnataka High Court

Kasturbai Khadi Gramodyog … vs The Commissioner Bangalore … on 17 February, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Kasturbai Khadi Gramodyog … vs The Commissioner Bangalore … on 17 February, 2009
Author: Ajit J Gunjal
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IN 'THE HIGH CCKI¥?I' OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALGRE

DATED ms TE-IE» mt DAY op' FEBRUARY 2009 

BEFORE

THE HONBLE Mr. JUSTICE AJITJ    ii) A T   

BETWEEN:

Kaaturhai Kl:1acii  " ~. "
Gr%og Sahakari    
Ho.1186, 31* Cross, 43* Tfilodi, _  2 V 
Jayanagar, [Dpp.ESI Hospimi) *   A}   
Bangalore-560041. "   i'  V
Rept By its Chief Pf01I10tei'" ' V. 1: " 
snu.3.N.Lw1a.~   ' ' 4%  _....1=E'rrnoNER
(Sri S.P.KL1l1~mriIi; Atiwfaej  

AND:

1. The Camm;3a%  t    
  Authority,

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Kama West,

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_ By its  Secretaryl,
','T.C1nt~.!daéyya Road,

   West,

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A %  No.17, 7m Flmr, D.U.

Park Thrimti. M.G.Rt>ad,

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(Sri K.G.Ra.ghavan, Adv. for R3; SI11t.Bhagi1"ath1' far
K.N.Puttcgowda, Adva. far R1 and R2 J

This W.P7n flied under Articles 226 and  V " 
Comfimfion caf India praying to quash the order  1 
6.11.2004 by RS' being arbitraqi, c1'rox;<3_*.<:;i1$,'   
contrary to law equity am justice virie» em_  

'Th1's W.P csoznmg' on for p1'eI1'rI;:"'«ix:;g ;-3; h  

Group this day, the Ceurt made  ro11¢wmg; 
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The petitioner Tm   year
1959 undo::r tha   Act,
1959. The   _13;.y  24.93.1963,
allotted git»;   site in block
Ha.IV T',   

sax 19-5*  South. Acc«ord1r1gIy' ,

   'vifease deer! in favraur cf the

   " d of 30 years. Pesswsian <:<:rtJfi' sate

  favuur of the petitioner society on

 1a.1e.%19§e;A%%Baz however, the claim of the pexzitimer is

% A   m the demand made by the then cm,
  Pronaoter, ciepoaited a sum of Rs.5,oooz- arad
   an:::t11er sum of Rs.26,5%/-- an
 'y&' §§1.o3.19m. After the acpiry cf flu: lease pcried, it

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 .f;J.P.Ho.14034f 2005. The said writ petition was fikxd by

appears the petitioner was in oorzrnwpondeme with the:

State for the renewal of lease. It appears; a letter Wag

also add;-med to the then Chisasf  

conaide-.ra15:u:nI1 of their request 531' rial of  'V 3  K  

appears, the then Chief Mirfistcr    

autlaorixiaea, namely the Com1n_'m§_ion;ér see  V'

could be rarxr.-mad. But   is
flmt  trmtlspired  
The second respondant   dated
05.11.2904, }§£kLas.wi§o.12 made in
fauna: of thc    I968 oi: the
grmmd    already expired and

furtlmr th::"siL1fic-   not put ta the use: for

'flax .T1Breafter pumuant B: a
  V   daat-sec'; 22.11.2004, the petitioner society

 to review the arcier dated

  .  reccnaidcr its claim' for renawal of the

But however,  happened

     . Harms, the petitioner queafiomad the am-dc:
  the allotment by way :31' a writ petIt_1n' ' 11 in



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the Chief Pmmoter crf thc amiety. Tim Catmrt dcclinad

tn ex1I3ertainthewritpeti1:krnu11thegro1n1d 
pctition was not maintainable, irxaamuch as, " 
 ' _. the aaciety was  VV 1 1 
Hquflamr was appoizltad. This Coiég iv

go into Inaariizs of the l1'.lfi13tE.'£';§.-'i.'If_1.I:'1E3.1;.!V.1'.1_:'.'#f?i aJs,_.}9;e~.f}c:1:   .

Annexure-K was net liable    The
petitioner' preferred a 
It app-aa.r3, dufing   arder
appainting mg   'é.i""';1aught. The
Division    iimma filed by the
  2 figrithdraw the writ apmal

resae11m.'¥' Lib-&~rl:y«  -  Ether remedy axrafl able to

F 1;; éppearé', the p:I:'es¢.=:nt writ petificm is

  relief. Indeed, in this writ petiticm,

 %       the cancellation of the Ewe

     the poaamaion. Ancathm' relief

  '  59:» by the petitioner is for quashing the
   order dated 18.03.2005 made in favour of the
 ' D»  respondent and to re-allot the same to the

p5¥fiti0I)sE:1′. >

u-nu-1 In many-

– -warn-ny__u Is:-nnlirlll-‘Ru-| l1IlJl”I I-\lUlII Elf’ BHKIVIIIHKR H59″ LUUKI OF

2. Mr.S.P.Ku1karni, kearned cnurusel appaa.ri11g fd1f

the petitionexr submits that the impugned ”
tha base deed and reallotmexlt of the 3
rwpondent was in violation of _ i_

He further suhmijzs V.

itltxerrwum, i.e., between the of
and the disposal of to a
reaolufian, thus Banwra. has
allotted the siféf: respondent
No.3. He hésffire cancelling thfi
base of the site, the

petitiezmsezr not {he altcmate, he aubmita

gm: t1;eree,peofidm us be% dig-acmd to gum; the petitioner
site far the Purpeae at’ running :3.
j Sangha.

for the third rmpondent submits that indeacad,
V fiociety was superseded and a liquidaixar

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was appointed and pursuant ta :9: commtmmtimn. a W

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1-rad uurvtrf. l’\.f”l,l\l’l”|lDI.I\l’| l”u\.fl”l MUUK! U!’ KHKNREAKA HIGH CCU”? OF KARNATAKA HIGH

copy sf which is produced at Annexuzm-R1 along with

the amemm of abjections hf Bangalore Dmmhpnrgfit
Authority would indicate that the IiqL1id.atgr.”
requested the Bangalore Developnment p.ut1aaz~i:3«§;. f ”
back the poaamaion, inasmuch 3:3;

tnmutlmriaed mnanucfinns 1

property was not put to usage it “Ha
further submits that in
favour of tluc third has
already came cf the
gcncral amt: cthexwiaa,
the % fignum, raquested the

Bangalore: to take back the

be in the nature of de jizcio

that the: petitioncr has no

the base was initially fur a perinni

% of so from 24.08.1968 and the: same

% Q 1ong back, the question ofthe petitioner

L quaahing Amuse-K and aiso annufling the
made in favour of the third respondent do not

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4. Learned ccurmel appearing for the
reapondent aubmita that pursuant to ”
produced along with the mmmmt T

posasasian has alraacly beam _

of quanhing Ann:-.xure-K ..

5. The facts grmgmh

.as, the then C.ITB_ site in

question in 32-1-‘;:O8.1968 for a
mm’ of so %:t%;4a am, & xéiiaputc that after
the of tha petitioner society ran

into some was amaointeti. The

aka: ‘V .tm:1ure as a liquidatar had

to the Bangakm: Dewlapmmt

possession on the grouzuzl that

the aifié’ been put to use and aha that them are

. construction. ‘ the
gtepondent, Bmalore Develepmcnt Authority
the ammmt and has taken back

‘gfiossessinn. It ‘3 no doubt true that fiaumg’ thia

‘ “”””” “‘ “””””'””W–‘- “W” ~»vvff’!. mumu-unnn mun <-..uuIu ur KAKNAIAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COUR

intcrmgnum. thus pctitionzer was in oorrespondencm with

t& Stain and Bangalore Bevelnpment Authority .ftnj
ranewal of the lease. But however. what is "
tint the said Isaase was not reneweé T' 1
rezzsommmdation made by many.

evan as an taday, the base ii3'~,,_

not renewed. Even as on };;etiiic3§i§égr: 'ti¢§3ss
lmve a aernblamze of a Hcnan an
applicatimm madc by second
ma-pendent sine No.12 in
its favour. %%%% M dated 16.03.2005.
lease agreement is

also third raapcndents on

2e.1a.gm::s.. same day, the third respondent

Thua, after the expiry of the

much wanna' has flown

inasmuch as, third party rights are
Indeed, it is also ts he noticed that a

' statisn has also coma up in the civm' '

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cu-tall In-\rIJl\y_g I\l’Il\l’lIIl’|l\l’| FIIIJI1 EJJIJIKI Ell’ l\l’\Kl’I\ll’\l\.H HIT” QUUKI U!’

6. Indeved, an efibrt W83 made: by I*sir.Kulkami,

barrnefitl muxlsel appearing for the petitioner to the
that wen before the czzancellatic-n cf the Lease in ”
the petitioner at K, a rasohztioxgh T. K

about purporting ta grant the

favour aftlm third It is ‘t:: ‘£ae

the lease was grantead in fawurcimg
on 16.08.2005 the
Conmlissiomr. Homing into the
resolution £3 The fact
remains t:nat: fiumuant tn the
vhad naqunmted the

aeatxmcl loprmxut Authority in

‘take pté!s6£4s3i:.§n’.._ dnubt true that the

Bquidatar was set at naught by the

But however, what is s1gmfica’ ‘ nt is

mt t1?ie.1i§1vi1i:fl1;atnr. durirg his tenurc, had issued a

. in the second rmpondent to tales
of the property. Indeed, the question wcsuld
any acts or axztinns done by the liquidator

his tenure weuld stand. obliterated er m

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“-“‘ “‘-“-“‘t\A’V.A HHMVMIMRH ruun LUUKI ur ISAKNAEAIUI HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COUR’

some amcxw in the said shed. Exszzept fur thia small

continue to hold water. Indeed, the: Apex Ccn.1r*£ in the

case of GOICAIAJTJ’ R.AKGAR.n’-I-3’8 VI. STATE
Album mwm repcrtead in am 1931
w11.1’1em:amm’3.ng’ the doctrme’ afde L

“The defile-to domains is new T
the stem afthe Oficers

within the scape of V»
autlmrity, in the p1iBEiA:¢ ‘ar
persons and not i f:f.nr are
garmally as valid were the

acts ofofi_m::a_ E13 _

The Bench in the
ease of f*vs;kJf§’rA*m or mmsrmu

reported in In was.-w’ of the decisiun

um in this regard, I am of the

and actiem dam: by the liquidator

be gum. am in Ammm
wtfich hvfgasa-sci in the year 2004, mm is an

r made by the mmpetent mztlrmrtity, who on

the site in question has faund that there is
building with three ac sh-eem and there are

. wurunl III nu-mun-nun Iuvli -..vunu_.yr nnnnnunnn nuwn uvulu vr l\l\l(l’.l-II!-|l\.l\ rI|I.-In LUUKI Ur’ IKAKNAIAIEA HIGH L.’UIJRI’ OF KARNATAKA HiGH COUR1

‘£1

eonstructisn, tmre are no other activities. It 53 aim

observed therein that no documents are

shpw that any transactien er busirmss is ”

since 1970. The petitioner scrciety is not 3 1 V

serious activity after 1970. It ‘a

civic site there .

cormtructicsn. mama, the said an
a spot inspection done
This h ano1:her reasan is not
entitled for it has no
Locus, mm: ta an

iheae fhcts, I am of the View

or intcrfcring with the mexmaen sf

j of the civic amenity site to the

Vv dares mat arm. Indeed, an alternate

‘ Qf Mr.Kulkarni is required to be considered.
is tn be ncficed that the least: has come to an
» order Buperced11g’ the society and appointing a
has bean set aside: which would neczscaaarily

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