High Court Karnataka High Court

Sri Chikkamaddappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 11 November, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Sri Chikkamaddappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 11 November, 2010
Author: B.S.Patil
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 1 1*"! DAY OF NOVEMBER, 20 3,9

BEFORE T t

THE HON'BLE MRJUSTICE B.S. Pafm, 'H...'  "' "

W.P.No.22{)75/2010    

BETWEEN:

Sri Chikkarnaddappa,

S / O late Munigangappa,

Aged about 56 years.

Chikkakadiganahalli Village, .

Nandi Hobli, Chiekballap*u.ré1_A   3  AA 'A 

Taluk and District.       .  'JJETITIONER

[By Sri M.Munigan*gappa, 
AND: ' 1 V . t V.

1. The estate --Of"KarfiHtaka., 
Department 'Of Rev'enue,"* .  . '
Vikasa S'Oucih_a,'   V'  " __
Dr.B.R;Ambedkar -\/eedh__i,"* "
Bangalore-,. represerited «  
by its Secretary." " V

. A Tr1e.I):*eput3z Connifissioner,
' V C~hiVc1-:ba~1l'a.p€1r__a District,

  

3. '1'heAssist;H1t Commissioner,
Ch'iekb.aI1apura Sub Division,

V  Chieklqéllapura.

   'Tfie.'Tahsi1dar.

 Chiekballapura Taluk.

 jchickballapm-a.  RESPONDENTS

(By Sri R.Om Kumar, AGA)

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This writ petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of
the Constitution of India praying to quash the endorsement
dated 26.4.2010 issued by the respondent No.4, vide Annexure»
W and etc. 7

This petition coming on for Preliminary r-iiroupp
this day. the Court made the foilowingh .. –. ~

9.13.2213

1. In this writ petition, Vpetitixonerii is cl_i_.alleri~giVI1§._,/the

endorsement dated 26.04.20 j5sue.d’., j”-this’avril’ah’sildar,V
Chikballapur — respondent “r.eJ’ecti’n’g””hisV§request to
enter his name in the the lands bearing
Sy.No.20 measupringg ‘measuring 38 guntas
of _Chikballapur Taluk and

District. —- .

2. Petitio__ner has “entering his name in the khatha

in respect of aforementioned lands alleging that the said

. itlandhasEabeerit.pgranteldwin his favour and a saguvali chit dated

be issued by the Tahsildar. He enclosed a

copy the chit issued by the Tahsildar on 08.12.1989

Form” in respect of his claim that the land in question

‘Wvas._pgranted in his favour. The Tahsildar has rejected the

-hvrequest observing that there was no record in his office

:regarding the grant of land in favour of the petitioner. He has

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further stated that even after searching the records of the year
1988-89, no records could be traced showing the grantgrnade in
favour of the petitioner and in such circumstances :.re(:;’L1est

made by the petitioner could not be acceded to.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner..has ifeliancelloriu ‘ ; it

the saguvali chit issued vide AnneXure–E1._’_’ fa{cs:._”1ie

before the Court, at the time ofgvlarguments, a copy of!’

the saguvali chit which is issued_VVVby_ the Tah’sildar_:§and which
bears the seal of the office the contend that the
rejection of his request totally illegal and

unjustified.

4. It is seen’ ‘1*n_a’terials produced along with the writ

petition that” the-. lpetitioinerherein had filed a suit in

O.S.No.’2v96/1§90_againsi the third party alleging interference in

p’e’z-lceiful pcssessionmand enjoyment of the suit property and

-decree of permanent injunction is obtained by

hirnin o:s;1\i”c5.;2l96/1990 on 25.05.1992. It is also clear from

— copy of the mahazar drawn by the revenue

A gllauytlioriiies that the petitioner is shown to have been in actual

spgosésession and enjoyment of portions of the lands in question.

~ lit is also clear from Annexure–C — sketch prepared by the

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Revenue Inspector, Nandi Hobli, Chikballapur Taluk that the
land in possession of the petitioner is identified. H These

documents have not been considered by the ‘Fahsi1d’a~rV,:’-..r_:il\;rIe_re1y

because the original records pertaining to the

available with the Tahsildar, he cannot reject: thespof

petitioner, particularly when it is supportedthe’

of the saguvali chit issued theV’7T_aVhsilda’r’.v’h’ jlactualv

possession and enjoyment of thet”pr:operty2,”thVe_’duration of the
petitioners enjoyment ‘ _coupled with the
documents such as prepared at an
undisputed and receipt which is
produced at€’ria§’o6;§989 have to be taken
note of action to record the name of
the petitionerin based on these documents is

required to be “~t_al:en. “The petitioner who is a poor farmer

V ‘cannot fmade to approach this Court time and again. In fact

“pe£iderrei=.s’.?~~ had approached earlier by filing

W.P.’i\Io.3_849i4~/A2009 and this Court passed an order on

directing respondent No.4 – Tahsildar to consider

dthe -reijuest of the petitioner for change of khatha. Pursuant to

p directions, only the impugned order is passed.

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5. The impugned order as already observed does not take
note of the relevant materials. Hence, the same is set__ aside.

The Tahsiidar is directed to reconsider the same taking:._f1oteA’of

the documents referred to herein above and recozfci the

the petitioner in the khatha in acmrdanccri ‘

petition is accordingly disposed of.

PKS