{"id":192414,"date":"2009-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/city-municipal-council-vs-n-sreedhar-rao-so-narayana-rao-on-5-august-2009"},"modified":"2017-07-20T01:47:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T20:17:45","slug":"city-municipal-council-vs-n-sreedhar-rao-so-narayana-rao-on-5-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/city-municipal-council-vs-n-sreedhar-rao-so-narayana-rao-on-5-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"City Municipal Council &#8230; vs N Sreedhar Rao S\/O Narayana Rao on 5 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">City Municipal Council &#8230; vs N Sreedhar Rao S\/O Narayana Rao on 5 August, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana<\/div>\n<pre> _C\u00bb0urf_.:  'V \n\nAND SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGEMEEQT ANS QECREE\nBATED 3C*,\u00a336.'2{}O4 PASSED {N OS.}C~\u00a7Q.280\/2001 '[92? THE\nFILE OF THE II ADDLLEIVIL JUIJGE (SR.I)N,} CH{TZ\u20acAf}\u00a7,?VEi'\u20ac3A,\n\nTHIS RSA COMING ON FGR HEARINGV '--m-',7;:I%:':TIS.:\u00ab\u00a7':;'2'\u00a7':{',:\".If'1'~\u00a7}3\"3\n\nC-UURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T\nJ U n G M i     A\n\nThis seccnd appea} f1l.r:i:1-   \nNo.280\/2001 on the rag _A%c:\u00a5\u00a7i1  (Sr. B11),\nChitradurga, is directe was\n\naccepted as high\ufb01st bid. Upon the piainti\ufb02' \ufb01le\n\nentim bid azmbunt of Rs.94,00{)\/- sale: deed was  \n\nhis favaur conveying the said sitebea\ufb011:,g 'N_0.-:8'2,:_\"anVd h\u20ac: was  L\n\nplaced in possession of the same@--.. Su}:)s;:':\u00e9A'1i';1&lt;~iI1*\u20ac;i:;?,&quot;&#039;%t\u00a7;:=:\n\nplaintiff after obiah\ufb01ng 11ecess&#039;%et$;:jV;}j&quot;1i(;e\u00a7:1(i{~:~.V;91;\u00a7f1ci7 fmm th\u00e9\nMunicipa\ufb01ty construCi\u00a7&#039;:1.\u00e9_ a   However,\nsoma time during  &#039;\u00a30 have re-\nsurveyed the   \ufb01grs area capabla cf\nbeirig    \ufb01f\u00e9\ufb01fem side af site No.82\nand the};  tried to aucticm. the same.\n\n(311 accoui\ufb01 { )f%{:1&quot;ii:~:   part Gf the appeliant, the sits\n\nof the;pia;:ift1t.iff I0.$f*t:&#039;h\u20ac be:1e\ufb01t sf comer site. Therefore, the\n\n    p\u00e9iititm before this Ci\u00e9jurt in W19.\n\n__ vt\ufb01ie\u00e9king a \u00e9iraction &#039;\u00a30 the Zxihmicipaiity.\n\n.\u00a7~\u00abI0we\u00a7\u00e9&#039;ar;t.E1t:&quot;&#039;V said; writ petition came in be dismissasd an\n\nH &#039;A   Thereaftar, {ha pl3.i11tiff \ufb01isd ihe prags\ufb01t Sui: in\n\n 1290}. seeking a ma\ufb01datary iflju\ufb02ifii\ufb01\ufb02 ta 513::\n\n&quot;~}$\u00e9iiniCipa}ity :13&#039;: &#039;to farm \ufb01fjiff Siie an the &#039;\u00e9fastarn Si\u00e9\ufb01 G?&#039;\n\np1:*c}p\u20acr&#039;\u00a3\u00a7,~* purshasa\u00e9 &#039;\ufb02y him in &#039;aha pzmiic a&#039;\u20ac,\u00a3Ct\u00a7_0E&quot;i 0;&quot; 2:1 {ha\n\n\n\n4\naiternative, not to 3110: the same its any one Wi\ufb01ioufi. public\n\nauction and also for damages of R$.63,G00\/-- with igzt\u00e9rest.\n\nT}::us3 suit was contested by the appeilantf def\u20acI1d :a}f\ufb02.f{_j.&#039;~._fvE&#039;h\u20ac\n\ntrial Court dismissed the suit on the  \n\nplaintiff has faiiad to prove that thssite    . \n\nwas a corner site, themfere, ha is I110&#039;:- ;\u00a5::itit1\u00e9\u20aci_v&quot;:A&#039;c:;if \u00b05:3f1e\n\nreiiefss sought in the plaint. Ag\u00a7f\u00a7:=:ved &#039;i:y\ufb01_ ih.\u00a7:&#039;j&#039;i;:dg&#039;fen1e1&#039;\ufb01 \n\nand decree, the plaintiff ,.,if..1ed a,\u00a7;p$;%;fl. ii;-.R.A.   of 2884.\n3) The Lower   .?e--a$ses$mem; of\n\noral and dacumetitary (\u00a7izi\u00e9c\u00a2:&#039;fice\u20ac &quot;$ &lt;:::__aSic1c&#039; {I16 ju\u00e9gement cf\n\nthce \u20ac3&#039;iaiV &#039;{\u00a7o114:t&#039; 31\u00a2 suit 0f the plaintiff in part\n\ngraxzting  &quot;Gf.&quot;-~i2$.35,0{)&lt;}\/ - with iI1&#039;\u00a71\u20acf&#039;\u20acS\u00a7; at 9%\n\n&quot;V.\u00a7}.&#039;a. f\u00a7{sr1;3.Vv7G8. &#039;I99E.\u00bb....t;i}1 paym\u00e9tni. The Lmvar Appeiiate\n\n~ajs:}:_&#039;&lt;$i;*eg\u00a2i=5:d iih\ufb01 apgzallant-Munigipaiiiy ts dispose of\n\n  sit\u00e9&#039; ix}. pubiic auction. ag per ruies. Being\n\n \u00e9:.gg*ie\u00a5edib..\u00a7* vthe saici ju\u00e9gement arid dacrae, tbs app\u20ac}1am~\n\n  \ufb01iizr\ufb01\u00e9ig\u00e9aiity has presante\ufb01 tinis a\ufb01paeai.\n\n 4) {)1} 14.11.2008 While a\ufb01mitting the appaaig this\n\n  &quot;   framed the faliewiizzg substantial question 0%&#039; law,\n\n&amp;\/.\n\n\n\n&quot;Whether the Lower Appellate (3013r$:.V.-was\n\njusti\ufb01ed in reversing the judgement of the.\n\nCourt and awarding compensation.   .\nrespondent an the face of the order pasV_$e\u00a7&#039;  ;\u00a71eV&#039;  <\/pre>\n<p>(:GuI*tiz1W.P. N0,13G32\/99&#8243;g'&#8221;m  t     &#8216; A<\/p>\n<p>5) i have heard 3:1,: 3. Meaeesn,  \u00a2:;1:mg;e<br \/>\nappeer\u00e9ng fer the appeiiam   fee-g\ufb01eiide\ufb01t\/plain\ufb01if,<br \/>\nwho appeared in \u00a7ersc:e:1 _&#8221;:Ifte-i; S5&#8211;*3:3T\u00a7?i\u00e9Z\u00a73\u00bb_T\u00a7\u00a7 notice of appeal 2<\/p>\n<p>have peruseci the rec0rds..3e_c&#8211;ur&#8217;e.d Vfreiiz. Cfietxrts below.<\/p>\n<p>6) Ti1e:*&#8217;\u00a2;:..Vis&#8221;&#8216;7i..;G{&#8216;dj}S15L1\u00a3\u20ac_\u20achat&#8217;t}1e plain\ufb01\ufb02&#8221; was the<br \/>\nsuccessf?g;1e&#8217;bi:i\u00a7ie1&#8242; ii*;{:,;1&#8217;;es&#8221;\u00a7;eet of\u00e9Tsi1&#8243;;e beari3:1g No.82 Ixiaeasuring<\/p>\n<p>4{&#8216;\u00a5&#8217;x60&#8217;  &#8216; nu;\u00a7:ic:j euet.iez1 held by the<\/p>\n<p>appeileultj3\ufb011;L&lt;3icipe\u00a3it\u00a7*&#039;~V_ef;&#039; &quot;:12.{i6. 1996. Aeeeptfmg highest<\/p>\n<p>&quot; &#039;bid   and &quot;zipen deposit&quot;; of the ez1t:ire bid<\/p>\n<p>Vaif\ufb01exiirit,  \u00bb.\u00a5vI1,\u00a7r;\u00a7eipa1ity executezi saie deed in favour ef<\/p>\n<p>&#039; VV   the p}eEi:1tii\u00a7 of the said site and else place\u00e9 him in<\/p>\n<p>  i&#039;370SS6SSit&quot;.;I}; {)f the same. Subsequently, the piainti\ufb01&quot; has put-<\/p>\n<p>V&#039; eexxettuetierl thereon. There is also no serieus dispute<\/p>\n<p>.  this site bearing 930,82 was putnzp fez&#039; public auctien<\/p>\n<p>+m (ma? 4<\/p>\n<p>VA &#8220;&#8211;\u00aben the premise that it was a gamer site having roads are ~g,,.,,<\/p>\n<p>e<\/p>\n<p>West and South. It is the specific case ef the piaiziii\ufb01&#8217; thes:<\/p>\n<p>he offered higher price to the said siie only bece.~:1S_e\u00bb.i};&#8217; &#8216;iaiiegziea<\/p>\n<p>comer site as aec&lt;:)::&#039;ding to him, the  $i&quot;i:es&quot; of <\/p>\n<p>same measurement have been seld    Tat 3<\/p>\n<p>Rs.38,{}(}()\/-. It is the further .4__speeif1e&#039; &quot; easeV\u00bb&#039;efV..t}}e <\/p>\n<p>that on aceeunt of the    site to<br \/>\nthe &#039;West of site No.82,&#039;   all  advantage<br \/>\nof a earner site and he  well as usage of<br \/>\nmad 1\u00a7;&#039;mg   of this, the<br \/>\nvalue of    he is entitled<br \/>\nto be  the appe\ufb02ant-Muiiieipality.\n<\/p>\n<p>I3&#8243;; is 3:10: in sre:&#8217;\u00a7;0uS&#8221;:iiS&#8217;;\u00a7ute&#8221;f;}iat subsequent to auction of site<\/p>\n<p>_VNo.82,_%f&amp;iheA.Munieii\u00a7eiityiformed another site bearing No.82-\u00abA<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;~\u20ac:&lt;:a&#039;.&#039; t}i3e:&#039;?J;eetA \u20ac2f&quot;Si__Ee $0.82. On aeeeuni ef this, the preperty<\/p>\n<p>ee}dAV&amp;ii7z&#039;faT\u20aczei1: {he glain\ufb01ff&#039; lost a}: me eheraetezietiee ef a<\/p>\n<p> -c:e:*1&#8243;;e\u00a7&#8221; site&#8217;, E5 the light cf the substantiai qzzeetien of 13552<\/p>\n<p> V&#8217; by this Ceuri, What is required to be seen is, in View<\/p>\n<p>  A&#8217;\u00a3\u00a71e&#8217;Aerder ef this Ccmrt in the aforesai\ufb01 &#8216;\u00a3\u00a5&#8217;i&#8221;\u00a7\u00a7&#8217; petition,<\/p>\n<p> V   &#8220;&#8216;*\u00e9\u00a7?\u00a7e\u00a7:her the 13&#8221;: respondent] plaintii? had :10 right :9 seek<\/p>\n<p>damages&#8217; A eoey of  ercier in the writ petition has been<\/p>\n<p>&amp;\/<\/p>\n<p>nxa\ufb01ezed as EXP4. As (101116 be seen frem th\ufb01 $a:i\u00a3i,T0r{i\u20ac;:<\/p>\n<p>passed, this Caurt after referring &#8216;:0 {ha e::o11t.a:=,t3i:at_iQ:&#8217;:1:_s1L:4i:\u00bbf &#8216;the<\/p>\n<p>writ petitioner rzamely, the plainti\ufb01 _})\u00a2f:3.,i:1&#8242;  T&#8217; \ufb01tzg\u00e9 <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>respondent namely, Mzu\ufb01cipa\ufb01ayg  &#8216;g03E;f1&#8217;g, _ \u00a3316 <\/p>\n<p>merit of H16 case amd withglgj:\n<\/p>\n<p>mereiy disposed of the    cf the<br \/>\nsubmissions made   %CO\u00aeSg; {gr mg<br \/>\nrespondent th\ufb01f\ufb01ifl.  by the learned<br \/>\ncounssi for    that during r\ufb01-\n<\/p>\n<p>survey, iher\u00e9  gxxeasurememt of several<br \/>\nsites   aszaiiable next the site $39.82,<\/p>\n<p>t.}:&#8217;:ar\u00a2fore, &#8216;t}15ai%Vs\u00a7\u00a3\u20ac-b\u00e9:r:Vani\u20ac3.LVt}ie comer site, as such, it has to<\/p>\n<p>V be difsgxdsed cf *i;},;&#8217;,_V_ a};1(:\u00a5:i:e33*1 and the petitioner is at iibertfi is<\/p>\n<p> p}a\u00a7:&#8221;eicipa{.:\u00a7_ igi\ufb01fiie auctisn and ggurchase the same. &#8216;f&#8217;\u00a7\u00a51is<\/p>\n<p>C\u20ac;:.1f*:.,.Wfii\u00a7\u00a3%_&#8221;d_is\u00a7\u00a7t\u00a7V\u00e9ing 0f the Wadi petition did :19: restrict 3.11};<\/p>\n<p>V pf   of th\ufb01 piag\u00e9ztttiff nor this Court issue\u00e9 am;<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;\u00a7\u00a7iri\u00a2cij.;\u00a7:r;.  By merely noticing the submissiu\ufb02g made by the<\/p>\n<p>K   counsai for the I&#8221;6Sj\u00a73OI&#8217;1d\u20acI1t th$re:\u00a5I1 that the<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; g\u00a3p\u00e9iiti0:1\u20ac:r Th\u00e9f\ufb01ifi is at liberty to participate in the auction 61&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>nawly formed Cf.}I&#8221;&#8216;I&#8221;1\u20ac:I&#8217; site [Site \u00a7\\*f0.82&#8211;~A), the writ petitisn has<\/p>\n<p>been dispc:-$ed of. May be that in the subseq&#8221;L1ent  grublic<\/p>\n<p>auctio\ufb02 in respect sf site No.82&#8211;A, the plainti\ufb01&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>participate nor offered any bid. That does  4_<\/p>\n<p>right to seek damages or  &#8221;  &#8220;3:hE:&#8217; ; z<\/p>\n<p>Mumclpa\ufb01ty for its act in  Lh\ufb01:\n<\/p>\n<p>advantage of site N382,  Aa&#8221;:..;;\u00a7;jii&#8217;1\u00e9j:r si&#8217;a\u00a33&#8242;.<br \/>\nThe appeliaxzi by its  c&#8217;a;ri1&#8217;1&#8217;\u00ab:;tVA-:&#8217;1\u00a7&lt;=:pI1&#039;ve the<br \/>\nadvantages attached 1.:e&#039; &quot;Sti_&#039;_t\u20ac:   declared at the<br \/>\ntime of  3. corner Siiti.\n<\/p>\n<p>Having made:   price to that siie, on<br \/>\nthe   _ 205%? site, subsmuelitiy&#8217;, the<br \/>\nMunicipe\ufb01tj &#8216;%:;\u00a7,,;*  cam}-at conver\u00e9 the earner<\/p>\n<p>site int-3 an &#8216;:m;e1&#8217;*;\u20aci:eciV*ia1*;? site by forming another 31%.<\/p>\n<p> .&#8217;F\u00a31r:?:1fv\u00a3\u00e9f&#8221;:_;1:'&lt;E\u00a7&#039;~,5&#039;L :&#039;Lh%:A~}50we1;2\u00a3\ufb01pel1ate Caurt was justified in holding<\/p>\n<p>  is iiable t0 pay damages to<\/p>\n<p> fthe pZmintj\ufb01&#039; c\ufb01i account 9f the action by the Municipaiity in<\/p>\n<p>H 4.4&quot;\u20ac=.V\u00a7*ian\u00a7ng&quot;&quot;t}1e nature ef site N082 \ufb01&#039;{3II\u00a3&#039;1 comer site to an<\/p>\n<p>&#039;ig\u00e9t\u00e9l\ufb01n\u00e9diaxy sites The ordar passed by this Ceurt in writ<\/p>\n<p>VT : *p:&#039;:\u00a3i&#039;f;ica:1 K9. E3032\/989 has 330 Effect 01&quot;; the right of tha<\/p>\n<p>&amp;\/<\/p>\n<p>piajiatiif, as this Court has not decided the: rights Q\u20ac__aI2jsr&#039; 0f<\/p>\n<p>the parties in the said Wr\ufb01: petition.\n<\/p>\n<p>7) when the Iviunicipality  <\/p>\n<p>disputed that Site No.82 was 3. c0i*_{:1c:r:.s_i:3t\u00a7t:  ;_&#8217;\u00a3hC{&gt;jt_;1*t gwg\u00e9ks   <\/p>\n<p>dismissing the suit only&#8217; on    has<br \/>\nnot proved that site     The said errar<br \/>\nCommitted by the-tfial   corrected by<br \/>\nthe Lower     of the matter, the<br \/>\njudge;1;.cj:if:&#8221;Ejf  does not suffer from<br \/>\nany   :&#8217;wa.:{1&#8243;ar1fir1g intezrference by tins<\/p>\n<p>Court. _Th\u00e9m:v&#8217;\u20ac:r &#8211; App\u00e9liate Court having regard K: the<\/p>\n<p> V&#8217;\u20ac:vid\u20acif1\u00a3i\u20ac5\u00bb&#8211;o\u00a71 \u00a7\ufb01r&#8217;:gc0:\ufb01\u00abfii\u00e9;s5Vdir\u20acCted the appeilamj 15? \u00e9efendanf.<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01n.  Vc:j\ufb01;\u00a7\u20ac:\u00a7:safion 0f Rs.35,00G\/ \u00bb with i,11tereSt at 9% p.3..<\/p>\n<p>  frc:-1:1: till the date of payment. Though the<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;  &#8216;&#8211;..if\u20ac:spQnd\u00e9n\u00a3\/ piaizjzti\ufb01&#8217; contends that the Lower Apge\ufb01ate<\/p>\n<p>  has omitted to take irate mnsideraiion the evidence cm<\/p>\n<p>  promrly While ayriving at me quaiitum of damagtig,<\/p>\n<p> &#8221; &#8220;ii: is necessary is; new tha: the p\ufb01ainti\ufb01&#8217; has neither filed an<\/p>\n<p>&amp;\/<\/p>\n<p>1%<\/p>\n<p>appeal Iii}? crass-objection to this appeal \ufb01aying<\/p>\n<p>necessmy Court fee seakirzg enhancement 0:&#8221;  Gf<\/p>\n<p>damages. In this View of the matter, them issf:  ti: 4_<\/p>\n<p>enhance the damages aWardedv.&lt;by\u00bb&#8212;-?he~&#039;_:  .;\u00a7x;4}peI1atue&#039;j&#039; <\/p>\n<p>Court. Direction issuad by the  ?:&lt;:\u00a7:&#039;i;.?1;e<br \/>\nappe\ufb02ant to dispose of sit.\u00e9    sjpubiic\u00bb<br \/>\nauction is also just\ufb01\u00e9edz&#039;;  it  &quot;&#039;0&#039;11&quot;&quot;;;ec0rc% that<br \/>\nsubsequently site Nc;.8f\u00e9-A..&#039;\u00a71\u00a3i$ of in public<br \/>\nauction. Themii\ufb01ffg,     has aiready been<br \/>\ncomplied Wif\ufb01.  ,&#039;.:1;Ii\u00e9:,\u00a7Inat\u00a3er, 3 see no merit in<br \/>\nthis   question of law fI&#039;\u20ac;\u00a5E1&#039;it*{i<\/p>\n<p>is 8I}S1\u00a5\u20acf6:G..V_i\u00a71 <\/p>\n<p>  pvf tlji\u00e9 &#039;a-;L\u00a5.3ve, the apmal is disiiaisse\ufb01 with: cost<\/p>\n<p> i\u00a7m\ufb01ghm\u00a7;f ;\n<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>JUDGE<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;.f\u00a7GR*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court City Municipal Council &#8230; vs N Sreedhar Rao S\/O Narayana Rao on 5 August, 2009 Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana _C\u00bb0urf_.: &#8216;V AND SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGEMEEQT ANS QECREE BATED 3C*,\u00a336.&#8217;2{}O4 PASSED {N OS.}C~\u00a7Q.280\/2001 &#8216;[92? 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