IN THE HIGH COURT 0:? KARNATAKA, BAN<:§A1f;QRE DATED THIS THE 20TH my 01:' BEFORE"' . é THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE S;V$§A§iENN;§SE. WRIT PETITION N§J"152-4 1 ,*.'2._(}():é:'i,Li5&}] BETWEEN: Sri M.C. Vexlkatcsh, .. V S/0 Chikka venkataiah, Aged about -émyears; Z. No.794/A,;4';#h A 9th Main 1"<Oa:i--, Extgnéiotg Yeshwanthpur,i:§;,' 3 V Reprcisanted by hi 2;.G.;1?_'IA., Holder Sri G.C.R!addui'ap}'3a,»- S/0 Iatc Chosirdajppa', " Aggfl about years, A. ~ . _ Na,._ 1126-} , Madhu 'T,Ba , B;i.*1gaioI'éf5&f) 057. PEPFFIONER H.C. Shivaramu Adv.) 'Z1/:' '1H'A11e: Tahsildar, Bangalore North Taluk, KG. Road, Bangalore --- 560 009. 2.' The Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore North Sub--Divis'mn, Vishweshvaraiah Towers, Bazigalzara-560 G8 1. $5. erdered for resuznption of his land in f3f%?GliIjf'. Government and further directed the ., the name of the Government inI_p1aeeA cfjaf 3:; the revenue records in rear' ct efV13_1e"eajd.1a:'1d, :2. I have heagd learned counsel appearing and Sri R. B. Sathyai;a5'e:lVy'ana;'_'VV' High Court. a;g:'§;-:ea:iiii;gf:"fer~Respondents 1 to 2.
Aeeiieired fer disposal of this
Writ. under:
The 1’*?_ §’eej39i?1deiit–TahSi1dar reported to the 2m’
– :fe’s–}$eIis(1eflteAsst.VV’ “”” ‘Commissioner stating that the
gijetitii.’-f£ie;’ a non-agiczfltmist and having income
of=~..i101;’> than Rs,2,00,0{}()/~« has acquired 0-12
gx;ntas-.’:’ of agnlcuitmal land in Sy.N0.iZ5/5 ef
=.{5as«.é.r1apura village, Bangalere North Taluk (hereinafter
% ..-1″efeI*red to as ‘land’) in eentravezltian Of the previsions sf
Seetiams 79-A, B and 80 of the Karnataka Land Reforms
Act; (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act.’ far short) and
requeeted for forfeiting the land in f.t–1vur of the
Gevem”1ment. {fir
6. The lerarned coimsei appearing for the;
ccs:1t.e11d;§_e”–.« iss”i.:i¢’-:§._
Tahsfldar, Cirubbi T.-axuk statin§__tf1a_.§: V_”_A!.}£3:;’::*1r:=,19V*::§jaa?§1s-,VL
ag*iculturai lands in Manikuifipfi vii1agc§,”0f “§’a}uk
(2) a Copy of the farzfilgg ci:’.§tét1’AV§§’a/4/ 1945
alsng with a family. (3) A
certified cop? fiextflicate for the
period of £32.” his Contentien that
he _2ag€i{£:isition of land by him is
not Act.
:_ ‘Vxfi£;S’V{31e.”-céifitention 0f the learned counsel
. ” Afggr thémjfiétitianfir that, net withstandixag the
:4-ihcsrzz documents the :2″ respondent could
net h.¢;v€,.p’;*oc¢eded :31}. the basis at’ his income fer the
..mri0d~éubseq1.1cI1t. to acquisitirm 0f iand. He invited my
‘ ‘ aiwi11;i0n to S€(:.79~»A of the Act, which rfiads thus:
“‘?9»A, Acquisitian 0f land ‘by ce1″tain persons
prohibited (1) On and fiom the
Commencement of the (the Karnataka Land
Rt:f9:’I:1s {mnendment} Act. 1905}, no yerson
Whfl or a faznily or a jeint; family which has;
5%”
6
an assumti annual income of not. less than
rupees (two lakhs) from murces other th
ag*iCu11:.u:ra11an-fis sham be entitled to
any land Whether as Lana’: Qwncr, ‘V’
tenant or moI’t.gagee with posscssioii
othexwise 01′ partly in zvhoné’ ‘ Capacii:y__”
pazrtly in another: V _V ‘A
(2) For purposcs of S’i1?:d–»$¢cti6n:_( ‘A
(i) the aggegaié. tiic
members’ {fa ‘jQin!;
from sourcéfi. 'éigfigtlltural
of
" joiifif as the case
" S{)L1I'C€S',
_4 " _ iigafsen or a famiiy er a
£i0i11t”f’§211ni1y shali be deen1ed to haw:
asfiiifid annual income of nut less
P1113665 (two ia3:d:1$) from sources
-jofifiér {ham agricultural land on any
. ‘V ‘Hay’ if such person or family or }£::ix1t
famiiy had an average armual income
0f not less tlian rupees (two lakhs)
from such SO131′(2€S during a mriod of
five C{}flS€’.C1}I.iV€1 years precedmg
such Clay.
Exp1aI1a¥,i0:t1: A person who or a
family 91″ a joint family’ which has been
8_SS€SSf:d t.<::a income tax under the Income
%.
tax Act, 1961 (c:e;:..t:~a1 Act 43 of 3961)
an yearly total income of not less .7 ”
rupees (two lakhs) for five: .
years shall be deemad to a.§1″axr’egr-alége.
annual income of mm: V’
(two iakhs) from 91313;
agzicmltlxzral la:r1d$”.
8. If a person acquires
an lief the prsvisions
of Sec? Clfiicer and every
(1IfTi(:€?;YIV’ll?l:VliV’ and Land Reoards
Depal;f11lc=:nis’the same to the prescribed
authority l§:is;..l1feqiiir§d iifider S6032 of the Act. On such
. ” Hxafiléf, the prescribed auth01*ity shall after
finqlziiy datermine whether the tyansactien.
reportiéd him under Sec.82 or {taming ta] its notice in
..a::1§s ether mammr is in cnntravfintinn 91′ is unlawful or
and maka a cieclaration accordingly. Any
ll ” * “tran$acti0;1s Si) declared to be in cnntravention cf the
provisions of this Act. be forfeited to and vest in the
State Govemmrant.
$5.
Ii
12. Lookisag into ths facts and
the case, I deem it just and pmpfir ta _ V’
to the Asst. (iiommissiener f0r”fé:i:0nsiderati§§:3_V
swine: in accnrdance with the pré’aziSi@_ns sf Actiaridw %’
in the Eight of the observativaiiswfiaade hcrc§i:1abé§e.
Hence, the f0ilo&?i–f{g.Or§ité.r;. ‘4 V
The wxif; ‘\:t:i¥;io:ci2is:a£ibv?<.=,§i.'–.'"'*Ph'é order AI1I16X11I'€–~
8 dated 16] tfi::"i2==d respondent-Asst.
Cx3mmi.ssibnér' '~ _'<:;r<;iefr Armextlre-C dated
17/3/2o0§e«;§ass;ea Appcnate Tribuna}
are hertby set ae:-éide tixa matter is remitted to the
= 'A?s:'~.=At., C§0 IIzii1is¥si§)nsr with a direction to reconsicier the
m§aLtté1f- iii v.£iGf§93"{i:EI3:Cfi with the provisiens of Secs.79A,
} ""*'.79~B,
Lr
30, 3L2a:~1d 33 of tha Act and in the Eight of the
" " :.".§b$ervafio:1s"madt: herein above.
Sd/-
Judge