High Court Karnataka High Court

Sri Chandan Mal vs The Special Deputy Commissioner on 11 August, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Sri Chandan Mal vs The Special Deputy Commissioner on 11 August, 2009
Author: A.S.Bopanna
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE mm DAY OF' AUGUST 2009V'A_ ._v

BEFORE

THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE A S Bop.-é:.$I:§zAk*.%Lj;  J

WRIT PETITION NO. 17809 OR 2068. f&:;.R§-£zEsa~  Ak 7

BETWEEN :

SR! CHANDAN MAL
S] G LATE JAWAI-{AR 
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS __ 

R/AT NO 14, SUNDAR NAGAK,   "
GOKULA POST, BANGALoRVE'34  j' =

 i  ;,  PEFITIONER

(BY SR1 $50, A15?)

AND 2

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THE sP'EcIA;.VVI3EP.UT**iLV COMMISSIONER
13ANGALoRE__>URBAN DISTRICT

~ _ J[_<5~;«'.r3;_<:I3_ OF THESPECIAL DEPUTY
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i'3AE€«(})'xL'QR{€ URBAN DISFRICT

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 'ASLQSTANT COMMISSIONER

BANGALORE NORTH TALUK

_ YELAHANKA
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 TAHSILDAR

YELHANKA TALUK
BANGALORE NORTH TALUK
BANGALORE

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4 SMT SHANTHA
w/0 LATE KN RAMACHANDRA
AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS   _ 
R/AT NO 7, PL? SAMAJA LINK _R(3A\D :
BASAVANGUBI : " «. "
BANGALORE 04

5 SMT MUBHYAMMA

W/O LATE DYAVAPPA

AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS   

R [AT CHIKKANAHALLI wLLA',Lo1§§: NORTH TALUK

8 "'SRI».SONNAPPA
 sj~0'LA'r1:«: DYAVAPPA

' .. , % AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS

V MAT KOBXGEHALLI VILLAGE,

' '¥"E£AHANKA HOBLI

BANGALORE mama TALUK
 RESPONBENTS

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES I
ANS 227 OF' THE CONSTITUTION OF' INDIA _._ 
QUASH THE IMPUGNEE} ORDER PASSED  I"'3Y__'I'HE_"': 
RESPGNDENT~1 IN REVISION PETITION NO.   

UT. 11.12.2008 FOUND AT ANNEXURI§3=D.AN[I E'IIfC;--L " I

THIS PETITION comma oféa  I5R.ELIIId¥§I:§Rf'ii./.:
HEARING IN 'E' GROUP THIS Dznf, TI-iEI.C£}UR'if.!§§fi;DE3 '}'HE=

FOLLOWING:

Q.;.33,§...§:E    ;

The petitioner is  'Eiii  the order
dated 1 1.  'paesed  V.  respondent-

Deputy (P) No.68/O8-09

which :’kI;iiiexureVV’I:§’ to the petition.

The f$efi3;ieIier.Ihe§9eir1 claims to be the purchaser

beaImI:IIIIg Sy.N-3.112/2 measizrm g 1 acre

Village. The said property is

I I _ saidio h:eh}*evII purchased from the fourth respondent

I a”Se:1Ie deed dated 29.12.1995. Pursuam: thereto,

thepetiiiorzer is said to have secured the mutation order

I Ibf the purpose of change of revenue entries and the

I same was ordered in M.R.Ne.22/97»~98. The contesting

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respondent N03,’? and 8 claim to be aggieved by __t.’x1e

said mutation entry. They contend that the revefI;t:e_

entries made in their names vide M.R.No.2/ *

the appropriate entry, since they: have it 2

property in question and in this rei”‘gar£f..,i reference’ is

made to the earlier traI1saetio11,r:’f1i€?€Pi19:’g»i11 View total
extent of the land in the the
acquisition as Well as the other. which have

taken place iI1_respect of the_:’Vsaid”‘;.51’oper%;:”yi.

the instant case, the issue

is limitedenigrto of mutation orders for the

V sf rexxrenotie ‘entriee and further, since the parties

‘before the Civil Court, a detailed reference

_ fig-:*’;:11e nature of right eiaimed to the

it . property not be considered, as otherwise any of the

‘ ‘é’V’-4”’oL13ser§;ations made herein is likely to affect the interest

[of ~tiie’i1’3a1’ties. J

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4. Therefore, limiting to the said aspect of

matter, the sequence in the present Case Would:-.indie$tef”‘ ~

that respondent Nos’? and 8 ii1~~t1:vat e Ki’

aggrieved by the mutation 7.:

had questioned the
Commissioner in case. SiOCG»0 1;} The
Assistant Commissioner’ the matter in
detail had dismissed against the

order dated’ .-by the Assistant

Commissioraer; 5respv0;1der1’t.,_N€)S.7 and 8 were before the

Deputy C0rumiss’ioI:ier. , H Deputy Commissioner by

his eréiexadatede ..1V_}112.v20O8 which is impugned in this

in§§’:1Li11it)1’I_:ifiaS’x’diI’€CteCi that the mutation entries be

retaii1t:dV”iIi”‘_*the~ilfiézmes of respondent Nos? and 8 herein

V -alsoi’.4’vide:JM}.RNe.2/94~95. The petitioner therefore

it V’ V be aggrieved by the erder passed by the

– ff:Depi1ty Commissioner.

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5. In order to consider this aspect of the matter,

the only relevant facts to be noticed at this

that respondent Nos?’ and 8 Claim right to

based on an earlier unregstered sale deed the K ‘

partition said to have been effected betwfieerl. 77:.

members. in this regar«2l{~..

o.s.Ne.3o4/2004 is peI1t1iI1g,t-it else ndticsdrfihat at
an earlier point in tirae; tire -petitioner Sri

K.N.Ramachandj-‘er V’ suit in

O.S.Ne,:;}58_2.A_/xIl9%33V_ same had been decreed

exparte judgment of the said suit

though l ~a.tt,a:incd;:d’ rmsmy, ma ctllminated in a

V. the Horfble Supreme Court in a Civil

__ the exparte judgment was not

V -Vinterfered: the Horfble Supreme Court had made it

u respondent Ncs.7 and 8, who were the

therein would have liberty to file an

‘ “”V:é[;iproprie.te suit to establish their title in respect of the

property in question. \£

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6. It is in that context, the present suit in

O.S.No.304/2004 is filed. in the said suit, respondent

N0s.7 and 8 in addition to seeking d6C13IafiOI}.._(§f”

title have also sought for 3. judwent to ‘

deed dated 29. 12.1995, under t};[1e-VA

claims title, as nun and void, frhis-«.:¢ou1d infiieate teats ”

the entire gamut of eonsidefatiieii witgh. the
rights of the parties :arge”~«before’AAtiie Civil

Court. Keeping this aspeet:’iz1 flee’ iiipited aspect is

to consivderasi «of-the entries should remain on

record dthe VI3a’Ca1=e’: ‘ Jproteetion of right of the

dispesed of and the right as

in Civil Court is acted upon.

‘E39 Tfhe said extent, since in any event, the

ff ” fienaezj of the petitioner had earlier flied a suit and the

V. “had reached finaiity to the extent of possession

” in any event, as of now, there is registered sale deed

daied 29.12.1995 which remains valid and since based

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011 such registered sale deed, the mutatior} €Z’1tI’y in

M.R.No.22/1997-98 has been effected as eontemp1ai:’ed_v

under Section 128 of the Karnataka Land Retfeittie _

do not see any reason to set asidethat ” ”

at this stage and therefore, to the :’said_’_’ e):tei;t,”t1:ie 1]

passed by the Deputy Com11éissionerA’isV_not

and accordingly, the same “quasheti.

8. Having so’,’V”the.V::\’.}1iestion- vge’uld aiso arise

with regard _Viiatu_z’fe-…of protecting the interest of

the parties’-arid it is made clear that even

theugifi the mfitatioii order in M.R.No.22/ 1997.93 shall

A’-._rem:-air: until the matter is resolved before the

cm}toem%é.;teu:get*rahsndar is directed to make an entry

V 1 1 of the RTC to indicate the pendeney of

voeaidvvfltsuit and to point out that there is a eivii

between the parties in the Civil Court relating to

” property regarding which the mutation entry is

entered. Such entries ‘$311 remain in farce tin the civil

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dispute attains finality and the parties shall thereaiter

xeapproach the Tahsildar with the copy of the V’

seeking for necessary corrections in the matwteiifif ” _

also made clear that the said revenue’ enttj? “ae’jweH,4_’as ‘A V’

the endorsement shall remain isubjfleet

proceedings and in the civil -.}§f)’i’€)_(3(*;’€:C.i”1I1__gbT;,.VVfiiiCu”~f€V’61i;L}C
eimy shall not form the..basis-**t::{fieeigie t1ie”titIe’3or the
right of the parties and t¥:_1e ‘Cifiii will render an

independent firzdiiig .. evidence that

may be _ _ ‘

In.-texfmsauef.tl:ve petition stands disposed

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