High Court Karnataka High Court

Sri B R Manjunath vs The Deputy Commissioner Hassan … on 9 September, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Sri B R Manjunath vs The Deputy Commissioner Hassan … on 9 September, 2008
Author: N.Kumar
 

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Dated this the 9*’-1 day of
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Writ Petition No. {:%«%§:};g%?;gR/sun;

BETWEEN:

1 Sri B Re.1;mjé§ath 1; ii;

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Bélur ‘i”Es1uk

(By Sn’ K G Sadashivaiah, Advocate)

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The Deputy Commissioner
Ha.-man District
Hassan –5′?3 207,

The Assistant Commissioner and { ..
Special Land Aoquisifion OfiocrK_ ”
Hemavaflzy Reservoir ‘
Hassan Distxict v

Hassan — 573 201

The Tahsilsdar

Beiur Taluk T _ V

Beiur — V f

Hassan District -~ 5′?-3 “I 15

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S/o latré Mazigowda é A

Aged gbout’;’381.:y_cars ” ‘ ‘
Residing [atif,Go1vL§r’ .

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Hassan Diatxiet -‘%”S’?3V “115
Sn’ Raje Gowda” V

L.Rs.,

Smt.

rm @
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* 0 Riachcgcmda
” 55 years

Sr; Digambarappa
S/o Rajegowda
Agcad about 35 yams

_ ;’}Iti€X’ passed by the Deputy Commissioner
144′ at Am1exu1e–H setting aside: the order of the
Commissiaoncr and the Tahsikiar and mmanding the

K _ i:t§at’t;a;r for fresh considcratian.

7 Sri Gangadhamppa
Sic) Rajegowda
Aged about 32 years

Respondents 5 to 7 are

Residing at Haarohalli

Madihaili Hcbli V
Hassan District:–571 135 ____”‘-…v.’.R¢;:spo11¢ie1;ta

(By Sri R 1305?; to 3;

Smt. Namitha Mahesh, Advgx.-ate. fbi R_s+_;-5§a),’_5{b). and 96-7)

This W1it:_}3e’£i§ti:jz2 iés undm*”Art§cIcs 226 and 227 of
the Consfitulicxanf praying’–£o”qua$h the order passed by
1:11;: Deputy C’;oxx1:1’1L§sai{§ne4_ ;’*.’:E-Eqgisrzin Hmsaan District
(mspondcntfil ‘h::zi:ifi):_’RA -»N0.__117i-BQGQ-2003 dated 14-11-2006

vide.

Thi$-Wrutit for prehm’ inary hca1′.u1′ g this
day, the C»ot1rt_ madé’t&>}1£:i§;vin,g:

….. *3 B E E B

have pxcfcxtrcd this Writ Pefiticm

2. The material on record discloses land bearing Sy. 0.

ROM _ .7 . – .. .5′ ,. . I.’
17 nwasuzres 72 acres in all. which is 31 test} a

A'” “I7axgacefi’p1’uject wen: granted 4 acres of land in Sy.
‘rehabilitation. The said order ef grant was

111.”‘¢1§:i’e.”é:at1 However, the same came to be caneeiieti
é t11e4 ‘!%..ssf i:-?.§te1;’;t Commissioner on 11.2.2001? which order was
by the Deputy Commissioner on 2.1.2001.
by the same respondents 4 to 7′ pxefermd an appeal
T Kamataka Appellate Tribune} whieh ailowed the appeal

en 24.8.2001 setting aside the oztier of canoeliaticm and

Belur Taiuk, Hassan District. In the
K.S.Nan.j11ndaswaIny was granted 25-macxes ‘
Smyanarayana Rae was ganted
between them 50 acres. The oriier 9f fie’ L’
m~granti:ng the hand is dated 3o.5V;%}::’§7e;e.__E§¢:h sold the
land belonging to them teene Selvam under a
registered sale deegi ‘Loopy of the
deed produced shows the extent
menfioned not 25 acres. The
petititanefe each out of the 50 acres
under dated 28.4.1997. In the

meanwhije 1’c;’:;€’§p(}V11€3£3I.,3iSA.”.4- ‘”t..£J 7 who 1031’; their land for the

rcstozrixag the grant in their favbusr. In

petitioners filed a Writ Petition bcfcrm this —

34651-34655/2001 seeking a di;~eca’$a::§ the

authoritiezs to measure 50 £55

boundaries. Respondents 4 to ‘tn:V thc; §said Writ
Petitions. This Court by oxriiejr allowed the
Writ Pcfiticns dimpfing boundaries of
the land in ail the infiemsted
persons firwncrs on the basis of
the Agéfilémcnt records keeping in
View Secfgicm’ Land Revenue Act, 1964.

AccordingIy,VV’th_# ‘i$é.ucd notices ten the petitioners as

» ,’S§’€H 3_.&i’;:I1;O:f_{1§fl vmsfiindgnm 4 to 7′ and prepared a sketch as per
50 acres of land puzchascd by the

sale dcreds. A by the amine

.I1:spc>iiii:ic11v*1i.~:.¢.. ‘=’.4 to 7′ pmferrfi an appeal to the Assistant

H 4.44’€.3@im1t1fissidn;::r who dismissed the: same. 11: “m against these

iitspondents 4 ta 7 preferred a second appeal to the

Comzmssioncr, Hassan District. The Deputy

Commissioner set aside the azforcsafi order of the Assistant

Commissioner as wcii as the sketch prepared
on the gmund undsr Section 14O(2)_9f_1fihe fiéi’ »e:i:;e;V ‘ ~
was expected to prepare a sketch
respect of the entire extent of mg >
said land belonging to the _”§V’fhe:1;§§:forc. the
Deputy Commissioner to’AAe:vsAs.*Vect1tc the
bmmdaxy work st;-gguy 30(2) of the Act.

Aggricved by the: hf-fifom this Court.

3. Res;13bi§d¢iz”téS.V__i:1ave._ aqzpearancc. They have

filed a have 3139 produced
dmumczfis contention. The sum and
substance of ‘in the first place the vendors of
_t’hc only to an extent of 50 acres of

331: dead dated 22.10.1987 under which

that they own 54 acres af land which

is pafbntljgfi ézfiirfimus. Secondly they contend out of the 50
H H owned by the vendors of the petitioners an extent
V. A aegis 1′? gamma belonfing to both Saniyappa and Scivam
acquired for Yagachi Canal and possession of the said land

Rivas takzm on 19.7.1991 as per AImexu1.r=:—R14. if the; afomsaid

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exizem: of land 4 acres 34 glmtas is cxcludati,
with the vendors of the petitioners _is.~~e_I_1’ly gjjnti-:5

and, thfircfore, they could not havc:”:Qon §%ey¥é:d
petitioners and the authorities ‘iisfutgot t he L’
acres of land on the basis the said
ezxtcnt. It is in the suxvcy
conducted by thg: the Deputy
Commissioner said oxficrs and

dimcting re-s;«1;’V€;§.;»’_ H

4. :*._Pe;r’ counsel for the petitioners
countcfing an enéonscment issuw
by the; Oficcr stating that in Sy. No.

extent of ? mlm 10 guntas and as

M belong to the Government no award is
‘gm-Inpcxasation is paid. Relying on that the
§c:amed for the, petitioners submit the: contcnfien that 4

guntas was acquired is without any substance.

S. Fmm the aiizvresaid undisputed facts what emerges is

No. ‘.72 measures 17 atmas. Out of the said 72 acres 50

.9 fiver: -3-5 only. At any rate before fixing

is for the authorities to find out what is the

K V qnfV’lv;.tg:)1.i1i.daI’11cs. If the extent of 4 ames 34 games ia not

H figcontendad by the petitimzzezs than they wouki be
V 50 acres of land. Pctifiouers would not be ealtiflsd to
of lead if there is aoquisifion. Then their cntitbmcnt

‘kvould be arestrictcd to 45 acres 6 guntas. It is net 2: case where

acms was ganted to K. ‘. :3’ ” ” ;
I{.S.Smyanarayanara<:: where in turn 2 '
Selvam and Saniapjpa, the vendors
as per Annaxu1t=:~R14 an cxte:r;t "cfV..2 17_
acres 34 guntas was taken 0fu6Vt;;2£!.3 EV$cf€;A1ve1Avvv1}*§as.sing of
an award. Thus, the c;f the petitioners
vendors on the day " 45 acms 5
guntas. which reliance is
plasixmd shcrwsi. It is on that basis
pc1ition¢:jb$ fiacy want the boundaries
to be for J No. 17. The authorities have

acqujxt-ti an 'E:-§.'-tm':t,.¢V:;1V"–. and the petifioaars vendors

actu" ' heid by the paxtlb 3 who am seckm g

the petitioners are challenging the grant

respondents 4 to 7 or the respondentaate iiiie it i

of the petitioners of the afo1esaid<pl£n_'id;ii The thin

regarding the extent of ed

which is the land which they Under these
circumstances, the Com] a'aaionr,r ji1stified' in
setting aa1d' e the orders 'pass:-dd and the
Assistant i to keep in
mind thereafter in fix the

which the is utilized' ' for Yagachi Canal

" "and the in the petitioners vendors was
mentioned in Annexu1e–R14 and also to
find' oiitas endorsement, only the land belonging' to the

' Govemnient; land, was acquired and no compensation

"After ascertaining these facts fix the boundaries in

with the directions issued in the earlier Writ

it This would meet the ends of justice. In that View of
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the matter. I do not find any merit in this
Aocoltlingly, the petition is disposed 4:-f: 't

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