High Court Karnataka High Court

Shabeer Ahmed vs Town Municipality Bantwala on 15 July, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Shabeer Ahmed vs Town Municipality Bantwala on 15 July, 2008
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
 

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V. _ TOWN MUNICIPALITY. BANTWAL
" DAKSHIHA KANRADA

 (By an H B iszamvzmwvmnmy

THIS WW3' PEl'l'l'!OR [S FILED 1.185% ARTWCIE 2%
AND 227 OF'I'I'iE CONS'I'!'I'U'I'lOIi 0!'? Ifimh PRAYIKG 'PO
QUASH THE PROCLAMA'i'iO§ OF AUCTION 861.8 D1'.

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22.2.2008 IN so FAR AS 11* RELATES To mam   

CONCERNED WI-HCH IS monucan ANNEXI.IRE»-.A'.--...V:' _

THIS Pmmon, comma  

my THE coum MADE THE maumwma:  - _ _ %

 

0Rfi§E__ 
The geafiomr   on business of
vending muttqn[i rs..a   lat mspoment
pmclaznmfiofi §g ;fi act? are A for auction sale
of  Mutton stan at Item No.1,

amongst tuatbci?-_  _,   this petition.

J  '2;   is opposed by fling statarncat of

   31.3.2003 ofthc mspondcnts inter alia

   bemg' a statutory authority oonstitutcé

 under  xmmtarsa Municipalities Act, 1964, in short

% §1§e"2§ct, is empowcmd by Soc.244 ofthe Act to dispose of

l 3;y public auction or othenwise the privilege of oecupymg

'axzystallorspaee forcarxying onhusinwaudintbc

instantcmc,i'a:mNo.1beinganmtkon stalinwantonly Er
the pmw ofmtaflvcndingdmufionkpntup fifar





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auction for thcperiod 1.-4.91108 to31.3.2009.!t'1g fi;'fti;uer

stated that the petifinu having paItic'mau:d  _

pubhuc auction in respect 0! the same stafi, -« 

1.4.2007 to 31.3.2003 oficrad me jbi1g?.1§a..84.1§d;.--V.'

public aucfion and the clahn     the

3. me 6:?  by the learned

hosi3"}c -.  V 111113.'   the matter of mum' me
   auction ofthc right to use the

    use ofall other stalls am not put to

    auction, cannot be emmtenancnd.

 4".'  the notice Anmaxme A is to dispose

ofihizy  auctzb 1; the pave' ledg: of  ' the nine'

  st:.;~.l_}s  the mutton stail at S}.Ho.1, efi'whic' h the

' being the highest bidder, wm h occupation for

 period 1.4.3007 to 31.3.2008. Unéoubmdly, the

privilegetouae publicpopertyiskahedisposedofihy

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Public mama' . hr the domznm' t  '  6; 'L   

when there is maximum public 
has an opportunity to  jju 

me, the lat respondent  of  under

Sec.72 of the Act Kaznataka
M ‘ ” Copies and
Mwne-m for am am.

72 competence of Municipal
Councifteo or othe1wne’ transfer may
moygaamr Rule m

the pxoccdtme I’m it-spent of lease
‘R movable and nnmovah’ 1:: pmperI:Ies’ 4 the:

zmzthodology adopmd by the lat

: ‘v»-.A;3m_I§:rt3rcannotbutbc said tube man amdvalid. “K

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S. Thcobae1vationsofD%Bc1u:hd’thisC;3-311511

MOI-IAN P sorzu -vs– STATE or KARNATAKA .2

following’ the deems’ ‘ :1 in JAICHAND «ifs.

Mtm1c1PALm !2OBEl2’I’SONPE’I’?,,: “While 1

said pmntisiona. in the creams’ 1 _ 7]’
‘xxxx xxxx 9f
puhiicity to the ‘as
respect of a to albcal
authority before it” gm. Vila: is quite
obmm \’ 3″ mm

gag. income and so
of the Munnmal’ ‘
tightshafavmxrof
_ they an inwrestcd.

the pmissons of Rule 39

overlooked. It is a mmdntoxy rule

protect public revcnuc. Matters
A to public mcvenue cannot be desk with

L * Whateverdoncinthatreganiahouldbedonein

-=’aocox1iancewith1aw,which,?1ntheimtantcaac,

mquirmduepubticzitytnbegimtodhposeof
thep1’opertyintheptcscrihedm%*.

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= (199212 rum L.J. 245403
2 1975(1) FEAR 1…}. so

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‘Section 72 ‘B a fuzther

Publicity given to the pmpoaal of

Counfl to dbpoee ofpaoperty xighm ‘A

39 would atfirmt 0&2’:

in acquiring such righm
enable the State Govene e nt
contemplated by _ or. .

not be given. fa, thaw-me,
complcmenmy to ;?”:2 operate

£3-., ‘n_ gt ‘ ‘ in the public
aucfionhfi * and being’ the hams’ t ladder’
for usc4″4b£ thehv”Me’¢tteii Stall for the period 1.4.2007 to

< right to continue in the ab]! heyund
:. f§'hus the pe1momr' ' cmnot thwart- the scum'

M1Jn1c1pahty. L ' to secure the law t bid m the manage'

'gof the Mutton Stall for the year 2&3-09, in a

wow' u-

7.mmmma &m

whic:hisw1i:tla1’geinitsaupe1’ficialandcu1xoI’ynm:1c,

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withontmfcmnoctomlcvantmatexial. Evenfiumingtha
thehiunicipalitydixiawaywiththepaivilegcofuscafothcr
stalk in the same locafiifothcxwisn: than by

auction, that by itself and nothing me, _

perpetuation of an illegality. by applying If &
An. 14 ofthe Constitution, in ” qumm.’ ‘

The petitioner cannot be mm…

I. . . . I M 146%:     so
when non: of the     as this

petition.

8.  It   of equal pmtectim

embmees of ‘State action’, when an

ma’ ind’ ;:;.a1;f_3d,a.u°” ‘Ami ‘ inthc Iflattcrofcxgpgggg.’

….. .. ” of . . M . .

of granhng’ pxxvfiy c.n:mpflms’ amd
V position is well settled by a «mama of

% ‘mas games the subjact matter ofthe legamxm’ ‘ is
same, in other wards the action must not be arbIhmy’ .

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9. The Apex Court in
NEW 1331411 MUNCIPAL Asian
ohwmd mm Q ‘ V

‘xxx xxx 14 of the
an-013*!

High’ eiesm of eqmny

kiifkeaeze eeaneea, ‘1 than

emu: md perpetuate

_ so others. 8:59: a
equemy clause ;e upheld a

V A W g;;u£sjt.iie,fcsmblis!wd by the pcfitioncr that ha
just and ma, ha been denied to
it has been cxtended to others and

‘ 10. min in SECRETARY, Jmpmz Dsvsinmwxr

T “”Au’moRrrv, JAIPUR —ee- muwr mu. JAIN Arm

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5 1996(2) sec 459

1!)

to equals and similarly ckmnnstmccd
cannot be given the st: ” A

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ n. V’i£_jwc to

person claim
14 for ?

The answcif ‘No’. In a converse

,, in instance, one my be wrong but

A theWxongo1dermnotbcth:£o1n3daflonfsx’
stamd mm, ms was must be

A upon enforceable right to «mm: mm to
equality trait for t thzreef.
V’ Avwwmng decision by the Gavemmut does not
givearightaoensomemewmngonicxaadchaim

parityorequality. ‘Fwowm@enmncw:rnaakc
aright.:arxxxxxxx”

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12. The concept of eqzmlity under
positive concept, cod when an “‘
or a group

cannot the Gr on
the gzound of oeciat concept cannot
be enfifioed in o toe writ
jurisdiction advauocea by the
Learned the oectotctton ad’
law, af equality undcr Art.14 of the
cccotitooa:o,tt is not only a mtcotic

plcag but is V”

‘ ‘ nadvaxwed by the petitioner” ‘ , oontlmy

to 4Iomv §}¢at:la4′ mm by the Apex Court in seven: jud1cml’ ‘

In the circumstances, I deem it fit to

” cxcm.p1otycoetwhi1edtomosmg’ ‘ ‘ thepehtxm” .

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The writ petition is without merit

mm’ cost of Rs.500()]– payabap-~*’m.Am§ V’

municipality.