High Court Karnataka High Court

Smt Gayathri W/O. Late S Ravindra vs Bangalore Development Authority on 26 June, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Smt Gayathri W/O. Late S Ravindra vs Bangalore Development Authority on 26 June, 2009
Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar
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(By 3:1 ems: ;aw%%;~am¢:g; Adv.,)

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}’ mngaiege I)a§e}Qpmcnt Authority
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Repby its Commissioner .. RESPGNDENT

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‘£3113 writ pefition is filed under Articles 225 am of
the Constitution of India, praying to quash theWo1′!ier_tla!r:ti

25.7.2069 (Annexuro—A) passed by the 1espond¢:-§tit’oof;:oei’t%;;igt_
the alloteaent of site bearing No.799 in 10th Bloek, .Azékav&thy V’

Layout, Bangalore, measuring 6X9 ttt1:rs., €’:1′.’.’;.”» .. .. :2. b

This writ petition coming of; in
B–Gmup, this day the Court made ttte’fo11owiiig:«’~ , «. V’

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Petitioner–wido§i?,’% ‘ he ‘ V % 39 years filed
application :Ai’kavath32 Layout,
Section Scheme.

She a got a son aged about 15
hf} ‘ three attempts, she was

11I1§l.iC(_2E:SSf1J} U to’: get the site. However, in the 4*”

” Tsite No§99 was allotted to the petitioner in

.V_V1£}f5éTA .-‘Arkavathy Layout, measuring 6×9 mtrs.,

oI1=.2 it is not in dispute that the said attempt;

.i:”.~:__=1~m attempt. However, by issuing the impugned order

‘ AImexure~A, dated 25.7.2008, the allotment made in

t’ V’ ” “favour of the petitioner is cancelled on the gound that

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the petitioner was not born prior to 10.12.1959, the out
off date of birth prescribed for the said quota for
allotment of site in Arkavathy Layout the

relevant year.

2. In the impugned order, the

stated that the date of birth as pceeaacxj 95:

mentioned in her application ;§i’a5}ir1g V. e’

site. it is no doubt true the tpetitioneitg has not

mentioned her date ._el,re–.has the

age saidV”‘ai::pficafion was filed on

7.o.2(}(–_32′.«. the petitioner must have

been _ Thus, the petitioner has not

fiiateriai fact. As aforementioned, the

and scantily educated. She

is-.a Having regard to the financial and social

Aetatneef the petitioner, the BDA should have some to

Vth.e.’..éeoneiusion that Izormeentioning of the date of birth

= the petitioner in her application is unintentional,

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inasmuch as the petitioner might not be knowfifig her

exact date of birth. It is not uncommon

that people do not know the exact date evetrltiift

the date of birth is or is not the ”

concerned Ofiicer. Unr§e1_’__ suehV_ me .

petitioner might not have but’ 11.

3. The petitiortef the copy of the
aliotment order itself
reveals aitotted site No.’799 in 10th
Block’ by 6×9 mass. on

21.2.”2ee4% ~

‘i’he maintained by BDA are produced

‘ by learned Advocate appealing on

. ” The ease sheet reveals that the date of

ofhttle petitioner as per Masters’ List is 26.12.1959

whereas, the cut ofi’ date is 10.12.1959, which

means, she is just If) days younger than the cut ofi’

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date, even according to BDA. ‘1’i1erefore, ierfieney may

be shown in favour of the petitioner, View

of the fact that the petitioner is a ”

working as a Coolie.


5. At the time of  
have been more alert    menfioned
that she was 32   the BDA should
have Iejeetegi the  alone. The
i:5.DA      the site under

EcQn0m’i{ Celly :’1 Scheme to the petitioner.
for four years and ultimately

the is passed in the year 2008,

-a.!..l0tment of site. New much water must

V flown within the period of four years. The

e have raised loan also for mortgagng the

site; Since third party’s interest might have been

‘ . involved in this matter, this Court does not propose to

affimtx the order of the respondent-authoI’ity.

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