High Court Karnataka High Court

Krishnappa vs The Land Tribunal on 4 December, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Krishnappa vs The Land Tribunal on 4 December, 2009
Author: A.S.Bopanna
IN TH E HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

DATED THES THE Am DAY OF DECEMBER 2009"'*--.G

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.s.BoP4Aj\;NAV.:  O 

WRIT PETITION NO.E:4O2'/«QQC-.48 (1:.R}V'-V   

BETVVEEN:

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S/D.LATE.vENKATARAMANAPPA,
AGED 45 YEARs_,"R/AT*.NQV.9s, , 
TERU BEEDI-11, HOS}{OTFj;., ; "  , 
BANGALORE RURAL D1S"I'F6_1CT;_ " A  4_ 

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TERLIVB-RRDHI, Hos.K0f1*E. 

 BA1'-IQALORE' RU RAL. DESTRICT.

3 =.sM'I' JAYAMM =1)/'Q LATE MUNE GOWDA
w/ G. LA*FE.V"E1'-~lKfi.{1'A§{A.R/EANAPPA,
AGED 50 YEARS..R.'/AT.No.184,
-- .. 4TH CROSS; MUNVESHWARANAGAR.
.  Y'E3SHWAi\1THPUR.
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  A. °SMT"'::«.AROJAMMA

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AGBDAD36 YEARS, R/AT HAL.
~ A NAGA REDDY COLONY, 7TH CROSS.
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VBANGALORE2.  PETITIONERS

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AND :

I THE LAND TRIBUNAL
BANGALORE SOUTH TAL-UK.
BANGALORE.

2 GOVINDARAJ U
SENCE DEAD BY LRS.

(A) B.G.UMASHANKAR

S/O LATE GOVINDARAJU   ».
AGED 52 YEARS,   
R/AT NO.l229. Sm MAIN ROAD,1_ 'A
K.N.EXTENSION, TRIVENI ROAD 
YESHWANTHPUR. ' _  
BANGALORE.   '

(B) MURTHY S/O LATE GOvINDARA;J.1_I
AGED 50 YEARS'=--_f'_    
R/ATNO.259,6TH   
MALLASANDRA, ASOIJTH 'IvIA_RI'-:ET.   "
BANGAL.QRE_~57§.: '  

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"AGE IvIAJOR..,_ A  '  --- '
R/AT % NADAGOWDANA' GOLLAHALLI.
EIDARAHAID.ImI'OBI.I',
. _ BANGALORE EAST TALUK.
BANGALORE. V  RESPONDENTS

I W{By SRIIRAMAGHANDRA R. NAIK, HCGP FOR R--1.

 V IR:2{AI_a&r2IB) 'AND RAB ARE SERVED)

 TH:S--,v§zRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
AND ;?,27'*'OI? THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO
QUA'SH':.'FHE IMPUGNED ORDER DT. 25.6.1996 PASSED BY

A  = GIST RESPONDENT IN ITS ORDER PRODUCED AT
 .VAN':'_.EEXURE~--J l.

E THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR EWNAL HEARING THIS
 DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOVVING:

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ORDER

The petitioner is calling in question the order

dated 25.63.1996 passed by the first

NOLRF (B) N.G.3:122’7:79 produced at

the petition. ._

2. The father of petritionezr

also husband of the second’~..pet.iti’oner._V’had’:..;fi’ieVd’°Form»V

No.7 seeking occupancy;.—rights–».._ in “revs.pec§t of the
properties measuring’ in Survey N0.

34, 1 acre and lacre 16

guntas I situate at Nada Gowdana
Gollahatljj/.i~ Bangalore East Taluk. In

respeczet of the._VS:aid iproperties, at the first instance, the

. ‘o.c_cu.paney*~.vright was granted in favour of the said

2VeI1katar–ar1:.ai’1appa. However the same came to be

qttitesttbneéd before this Court, in W.P.No.24596/81. by the

it original second respondent herein. This Court had set

Aitatside the order and rernitted the matter to the Tribunal

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for fresh consideration. Pursuant therein the present

impugned order is passed.

3. The ease of the petitioners is that._4.atter~.._the

remand, when the matter was pe11ding:__befofr”e.f

Tribunal. the said Venkataifarnelnappa’.Vand’V

thereafter the petitioners ~ are

Representatives herein we;~.e”11.ot broughtp on It is V

contended that the third re–sp’ond–ent. whov..is..o11e of the
sons of Venkataramanappa..iI’»ivitthoutithe knowledge of

the petitioners hei”ei_n a.p’;:te_areV’d”:bvefore the Tribunal

and abasetd theV’st.sat’e.n1e1’1t: said to have been made by

the third Tribunal has rejected the

claim _ in Viespeet or two Survey Numbers and has

right only in respect ot Survey

nie.asuri11g 1 acre 7 guntas The petitioners

have therefore questioned the said order. It is no doubt

.. true the outset the order impugned In this petition is

‘flhdated 25.6.1996. However, the petitioners have

‘explairaed the reasons for approaching this Court

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belatedly by stating that they were not aware of the
proceedings.

4. At the outset, the very nature of the conter:.tion

put forth is that they were not made

proceedings after the death of__the__fatl_–1’er’thvirdfl

respondent. has also been irn’pleade’d to A’this’lpiet.itiion

with allegations made aggainst. h’irn.»_ llen.e’e=».ir’1l that’

background a perusal of woul-d.’yindicate that
during the pendencyl’theprrjceleldiengsybefore the Land

Tribunal, 1 Rule 10 was

made hirnseli” indicating only
the narne’ of the third petitioners herein.

In fact. zip-plieat-ion was supported by affidavit

respondent; as if he has been authorised to

which is available along with.

Anne.:'<ure'–°H would indicate that the third respondent

A. h.irnseli" had mentioned about the other applicant being

younger brother that is the first petitioner herein.

" llowever, perusal of the app1icat.i.on at Annexuremi-*1

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would indicate that. his name not indicated therein.
Further the originai second respondent herein had

objected to the said application as at AI1nexure..~_iE;_V In

fact. in the objection, the contention raised”w_a–S__”t;h_at_

there are other legal 1*epres’evn.tatiVes’~AV “Of.

Venkatararnanappa.

5. In that Cont.e,xt,”a”–perusa1’of the’A=ord.er–3sheet.i’

maintained by the __Land T.riubun’a1_v wouI«d.V_inAd§icate that
the said appiictationttéwas Ct)i3Sid€Tati011 before

the TribunaI,_:V’f__)n was adjourned

for (::o11sid’efa,ution4.V– .S’u.bsequeVntIy, the order sheet does
not indicate tuhatliaeé”aairi””a1pplicatioI1 has been disposed

of,’ in t.huat.vxeo1’11te§{t. from 25.1.1996, the matter was

and on the said day, the

it has been pronounced by the Tribunal.

A’««peri_1sa,i«:”of the order would indicate that reason for the

.. Tribunal to grant. occupancy right in respect. of only one

‘ ‘*._VSuArvey Number is that the third respondent herein had

“himself stated that the claim is only in respect of one

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Survey Number and the other properties are not
claimed. The statements as made by him was recorded

and the Tribunal has passed the order. Cont:rary_to_V the

said position. the statement of Venkatarama-n_appa;_

Whicli was originally recorded bypthe COp3.’a:

which is available at AI1I1€Xui’._€~K”‘w’:)L1ld_ ‘i1idicia:teyt;i,i_at:

Venkataramanappa had ‘elairrledd’~occupa._neyv«»rigl=its

respect of 3 Survey’Il?’:oArInf§No.7 had
been submitted. _When the claim
was made name by filing
Form No. representatives
would be same and in any event, the
third resporivdentkhlad’not claimed right to the properties

filing Form ….. ..No.7′ in his individual capacity.

‘ after the death of Venkatararnanappa, the

‘border by the Tribunal without appropriate order

to bi’iIi;%f, the legal representatives on record would be a-n

.irre_gu1ar order.

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6. Therefore, the procedtire comemplated in law
has not been complied with and as such the order dated

25.6.1996 impugned in this petitiorl be

sustained. The same is accordingiy q}_§_ashe’d-i.

matter stands remitted to the ‘1_,a11_(:1 “I’r_i1E)ii1″1e1’i~ restQre”.

the case in NQLRF (B) N.G.3:Vi.221?:i7§ tori

Land Tribunal is further (ii1’_v.€CIV8d to lziiringi’tviieipestiitiioners. i’

1 to 4 herein on 1’€CQ_i”d. the.r.e§;it’.er«.issLie”110.tice§ to all the
parties and 1’ec0nsidei: in accordance
with law. are ieft open to
be ‘

In above, the petition stands

disposed 0i’.O”Orde’r as to Cost.

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JUDGE.