High Court Karnataka High Court

Shivamma vs State Of Karnataka on 4 August, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Shivamma vs State Of Karnataka on 4 August, 2008
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
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IN THE men comm' or  «  

DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY=:QF:Aij{'}US;'If 'A T

BEFORE   
THE HOIWBLE MR. JUsT1CE%. V'»mVM  1§§3DDY
WRIT PE'FiTION"'N{},. 1439;}   (SC/ST)

BETWEEN;   '

SI-IIVAMMA mo. 5(;1.;e1¥APm

AGE 64 YEARS_"--.  »    M.

REP. BY HER. P'-A :1}§:oLr)E;VR  I ~

13 A HAisE'UI»£.AA1*iTHA§;i'iH   

S] 0. ANADANALPPA 'V « _ v 

AGE41IA PRAYING TO
QUASH 'I'HE.--{'r§?DER'_ DTD,,2Q.o14;2i;05,.PAssED BY THE R2.
THE LEAREIED; "DEPUTY'*C3:OMMISSiONER, TUMKUR, VIDE
ANWD ANI>m~G44  A %  *  

THIS PET{'FI§3N," COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY
HEARINGIN"B' <7fE?.OU_P;.fI'I;IIS DAY THE coum MADE
THE FOLLOWING: ,1  %

V   'V '  purchased 2 acres out of Sy.No.26/ 1

of  village, Dabbegatta hobli, Turuvekcre

 '*:1_ޣier a sale deed. dated 13.10.19?4 executed by the

A " fe;§pondent, the gasntce of the land. The petitioner when

'  viaaited with a nofice of proceetiiugs under the Karnataka

 Wf-Scheduled Casi:-:,s and Schttduied. Tribes (Prohibition of

Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, for short the Act,



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entered appearance and opposed the application.   1'
Asst. Commissioner, after an enqui. 4,'  1
21.1.2002 Amxexure C held that   

the sale deed dated 13.10. of * 1'

non-alienation of ten years      i.e.
31.12.1939 and hence   _of the Act. The
4333 respondent  "  appeal, the

Deputy 1. 2005 Annexme
D afloweq the order of the Asst.

CommissieItei;’j’z1ee_1s:ed« of sale as null and
void, and restoration of the iand to

the o;cigi;pa1 Renee, this petition.
_Le.aA1ned” for the petitioner contends that

is dated 31. 12. 1957, for an up set price, with

at c§eaieefi’i¢£i§aon aiienation for a penlod of 10 years from

the efhv grant, as pmvided in the Mysore Land Revenue
1′ ” bflmught into force by notification dated 6*’-” July,
. and 12/18.1.1956 for short Rules of 1950, and the

1 deed executed on 13.10.19′?4, is not in breach of the

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condition of grant. According to the learned

Asst. Commissioner was fully -j”lISfif2’l’€d~: 8, u

finding that the alienation was not {hit

Learned counsel hastens that * L’

certificate was issuedfi . on a
condition of non of 10 years,
nevertheless, rtlne non’ ought to be
computed 15:’ and not from
the dategf1the:§gntV’V’£:e1~nfiea}e_H:iIn :$aridition, it is contended
that afiéer of nofification dated 10″‘
May, the Mysore Land Revenue

(Am¢n.:1men£)’ 1§59 ; for short Rules, 1960, Rule 43-J

. ‘ fbzqé land to persons to Wham lands

before the commencement of the

fiulee, the land is available for disposal and

“..,condistip;s’s of lease have been complied with. According to

Counsel, the grant of land in the year 195?’ in

fégvour of the 4″‘ respondent, must be reckoned as a

grant of lease of hand, temporarily, and the grant ceriificate
issued on 29.08.1974, is to be deemed as a grant under

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‘_ DE§=€–.:’1*Ye’* CVOM NIi-SSQNVER, CHITRADURGA AND OTHERS
ii?! 2002 KAR.2’?58, interpreted the meaning of

‘;J:i_a.te’§;of..gx’ant”, for the purpose of computing the

V 1*i}£”~8y Rviiles, to be understood as from the date of taking

Zpoésession of the land. Learned counsel further submits if

Rule 43-.1 of the Rules, 1960. It is iastly contendge

Tahsild/ar who issued the grant certificate on

incompetent to impose the condition of -V

3. Per contra, learned count-gel for t_3:1e._4’h respo3;(1e;1tA’

seeks sustain the onder ofthe Depiity Corefifiefiionégr’ \’
being well merited, fuiiy ju’§*t:i:Vfi;e:i’ for V
interference. The 1ea:m’;e’d«_ ‘ jé « ‘ fi:a”t’ the 49*
respondent was put in land only

after the issueiof 11. 1974 Laced

with a condifio;ti*– a period 10 years from
the date”o’f’ “:not from the date of the
order of {he learned counsel, at Full

Bench of coo1?_t i1V1” case of the NARASAREDDY VS.

of: «1.:31*e’ecription against the alienation under 1956 and

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the iaw Laid down by this court is applied to ‘

case and non aiicnatzion period of

20.08.1974, the sale deed executecllhn7.13510:19%?-iflinu

of the petiiioner was

4. Having heard the cgunséi thé} parties,

peruseci the pleadings then: is no
dispute that the VA ordered to be
granted to of the scheduled
caste. Tho1i:Laguh.;::f_}i;s. tbs date of the order of
grant ‘ nsxésfflssless, the Assistant
Commissitsncf of fact that the order of

grant is dafiéd There is also no dispute that

grant dated 20* August, 1974, states

for an upset price, while demancating,

of boundaries of the 2 acres of land

ganicd {the 4″? respondent and irnposing a condition of

V’ afiefiafion for a perioé of 15 years therefrom. Q fi

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5. The statement of objections fixed by the poasgooor

in the proceedings before the Asst. Commissiongo’-r*–

disclose the advancing of a pkea that the land. -A

to be gantcd was by way of the * L’

oontraly, it is specifically [. was for
an upset price, laced O.f}:f1QI’1 alienation for
a period of 10 the Mysore
Land Revenoé.:v contention of the
learned Rule 43~J of the
Rules, who issued the grant
cefiificofe incompetent to impose the

condition of; nofi~aiieni3:fioi3, cannot be countznanced. More

.– V. _,ovoi*,.’. 4o*1§rcspoiido1::t is the giants: whiic the petitioner

— cannot be pexmifixd to question the

dated 20.8. 1974 imposing the condition of

‘V.,VI1OI1-a§t}’I;AtEZ2t’;.OI1. On that were too, that contention must be

” of “rI:3’Vc:L<'§t¢d.

T “ativanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that

” 6. The sum and substance of the contention

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the meaning of expression ‘date of gant’ for the

computing the period of preacription against

act out in Rule 43 A(3)(a) of the Rules b

Janualy 19, 1955, Rules of 1956, Cnght:Ato;1)’e re¢k§nedt.V fr¢3p’en,

the date of order of the grantand nettfam tiate éf

grant certificate. The Answer q1.1€.SiV’.i(.\_IV_3t”i’.3-.V.Vi’i’10V.”‘1t}'(VV)t;t”: rea
integra in the light of &_ proneiinéetnent of
the Full Bench of this casdsupra).
The Full that the grant
and grant distinct matters
divorcevri” t }:’1eVEd”} that without a gaunt
certifi(:Va*t,e,” ” efiectuated. According to

the Lea2ned«..qudges, the that the legislative intent from

«_ theV»»’~§:§vertEs used”-Vi1;_____3:959 Rules Where instead of the term

»’dVa<.~go£ the 'date of possession' was introduced and

certificate is to be taken as the date on

grantee was put in possession, irrespective of the

V Vt,:ciate4ofVV"'grant, it is the date on which the petitioner was

possession under the grant certificate that would

-~ht)1d the field for the purpose of computing the period.

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Applying the very same principles to the fact
the grant certificate dated 20.8.1974 b
of the pmperty gzranted,

metes and bounds, with exterbxdg

be said that the 4&1 pue «fiesgession of
the aaid land oniy on and
as a consequence, the $1′ 15 years is to
be and not from
the date”e”f the sale transaction
on -..,_i_ssue of grant certificate dated
2o.os.197§;’ ebeindgd of the condition of non-

alienation miist be held’ be void.

« V’ *~ ‘i1:’is{‘f1::1_t the case of the 4&1 respondent grantee that

“‘}1ed.:vs1s; of the property on the date of oxder

V ~V of are there records to establish the delivery of

dd of the land an the date of grant in the year 1959.
Fdeieever Without demamating the land and fixing of

‘”beu11da1:ie.s, the 4″‘ respondent ceuid not have been put in

possession of the granted land in the year 1959, since such

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an effort is forthcoming only finm the grant

20.08.1974.

In the circumstances, V ;1£)~..¢xcc;§tipnVcarz_’t:it: “ia1Lén to
the reasons, findings, and eoxiclusipns a;’1iv.cdVA,sit by the
Deputy Commissioner } D.

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Judge