{"id":198338,"date":"2008-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dharmachatrachoultry-adi-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-december-2008"},"modified":"2018-12-15T01:22:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T19:52:39","slug":"dharmachatrachoultry-adi-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dharmachatrachoultry-adi-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Dharmachatra(Choultry) Adi … vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Dharmachatra(Choultry) Adi … vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Ravi Malimath<\/div>\n
.. 1 ..\nIN 'l'HE HEGH COURT' 0}? KARNATAKA AT' BANGALORE\n1;>A'1'1':\u00ab:1) THIS THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, \n\n]BEi?OI\u20acE\n\n'l'HE 1~i()N'BLE MR.JUS'I'iCE; RAVI n\u00ab:~ALI\u00a7&A?f'i\u00e9t  _ V: \"  \n\nWRIT PETI\"l\"iON NO.3635 1 {)9 :2\u00a31{:)4{L..I34~i\u00a7ESjV 3 \u00a2 .   1'\n\nBENNEEN:\n\n1 '?.DHA_Ri'\u00bb1'A(.\u00a7HA'1'RA?TV(CH{3U'LTRY)\nADI JA;M}E3I\u20ac1\"'AVA' KULA %\nBA4'\\Ei3AVARA'--4.SANIIFEIi, MUTHATHI\nrmemek HQBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK\n 'MANDYA _[\")'i&\"I'R}Z(2\u00bb'I'.\n '\"\u00ab:.R:EPRESENT\u00a7\u20ac_if)'BY rrs MEMBER\n% _  sh::PLF1'rA1A1~1,AGE.s6 YEARS\n   BALEHQNNIGA VILLAGE, HALGUR HOBL:\n IvI'AL.A'\\.'AL\u00abLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT.\n    PETYFIONER\n\n (By \"Iv! RAVI & RAVI, ADVOCA'1'ES)\n\n%    THE STATE OF KAR'NA'I'AKA\n\nBYTTSC3HEFSECRETARY\nVHHHHHKSOUEHA,\nBANGALORE\n\n\n\n\".3...\n\n2 ADHYAKSHA\nTHE ZJLLA PAN CHAYAT\nzvmwma DESTRICYI',\n\nMANDYA. \n\n3 ADHYAKSHA\nTHE TALUK PANCHAYAT  \nMALAVALLI TALUK, MAL_AVALE.I\nMANDYA DISTRICT.   \n\n4 THE EXECUTIVE ~.oFFiCER j' \nMALAVALLI TALLIE; PAN(;HAYA'1' * \nMALAVALLI 'I'ALUK',-MALAVA.-LLI,- f;V \nMANDYADIs'rRIc:1t * ; \u00abV \n\n5 ':i'HE   \n(3<RAMAPA1\\l'GHAYAT" _\nBYA_DARAHA!;LI_ VILLAGE\nMALAVALLl~TALUK;\n\n -  6;'  sxji M_UTHAIA.H \u00ab\n-   S';'\ufb01.L;aTE DASAPPA\n%  M.UT1F\u00a5AT}IE VILLAGE\n .MAmxIALLI TALUK,\n MANEJYA DISTRICT.  RESPONDENFS\n\n   (By smt::M.<3.NAGAsHREE,HcGP, FOR R 1\n\n.   ADVOCATE, Sri B.J.SOMAYAJI, FOR R-2\n  S:t"\u00a7\u00ab M.I....GOWI)A & Sri 'l'.K.ASHOKA,\n_  ADVOCATES, FOR C\/R-6)\n\niii\n\n' THIS WRIT PETITION ES FILED UNDER ARTICLES\n226 85 227 OF THE CONS'TF1'U'FION OF' INDIA PRAYINC}\nTO QUASH V1DE ANNEXUREJ DATED 30. 10.2003\nPASSED BY THE ADHYAKSHA, ZILLA PANCHAYAT.\n\nQ,\/Lr'\n\n\n\n-3...\n\nTHIS PETITEON COMING ON" FOR HEARiN{}.__THIS\nDAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLC)WING:-   in\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n
The case of the petitioner ie\ufb01lat si’te’Pio;v1iJ;E~::khatiia; = . <\/p>\n
No.14 Ineasuring 30′ x 26′ feet\u00e9ur,”i{i’a1\ufb02’ia\ufb01<\/p>\n
village, Halaguru Hobli, Mniaya\ufb02iii ‘I?-s’ai}1.11″‘1\u00a7ii’ttasivan1y Gowda, has been
\nincluded’.,_  made a representation to the<\/p>\n
  rectify the said error. The Taiuk<\/p>\n
\u00bb VPane1_~\u00a733rat.,i:V””by virtue of the Resolution passed on<\/p>\n
H itgzek a decision to rectify the error by making<\/p>\n
a  modi\ufb01cation to include the name of the<\/p>\n
V ‘ \u00bb ‘petauoeer. The village Panehayat thereafter vitie<\/p>\n
Aiij\ufb01esiiolntion dated 10-s—-2oo2 complied with the<\/p>\n
 \ufb01esolu\ufb01on dated 28-3-2002 and thereafter the name of<\/p>\n
the petitioner was correctly entered in the revenue<\/p>\n
am<\/p>\n
-4-<\/span><\/p>\n
records. The 633 re-spendent claiming to be the Qwnetr cf<\/p>\n
the site approached the Zi\ufb02a Panchayat ~<\/p>\n
Nc>.31\/22002\u00bb-03 without makm g the <\/p>\n
party. The Adhyaksha of thev.Zii’\u00a3a4 \u00abPa;i\u00a21 :aya:”by’_:rir:\ufb01\u00e9e ;  <\/p>\n
of the impugned order dated’.3{3’\u00a7 IOV~2i)0;\u00a7 <\/p>\n
appeal directing Village I5a\ufb01ehayet te ‘e13tfer”‘%\u00a7ie”nam’V: e 61′?<\/p>\n
the 6″! respondent; i:1.Vthe\u00e9reve’i;11ie’ ~r.eco;r\ufb02t1s;’AA A\u00e9g\ufb01eved by<\/p>\n
the same, the p1’CS6I;i’t#  <\/p>\n
 2e  for the petitioner submitted
\nthat   lilerits of the case the ilnpugled<\/p>\n
 paseed-V  211* respondent is opposed to<\/p>\n
‘ ; 55\u00a3:C’\u00a3i O\ufb02  of the Kazmataka Panchayat Raj Act He<\/p>\n
H *   Judgxnent of this Court, in the ease of Szri<\/p>\n
I{;$..\u00a7\u00a71\u00a7GARAJA RAO vs. CHIKMAGALUR ZIZLLA<\/p>\n
L’ ~  ‘PANCHAYAT AND OTHERS reported in AIR 2004<\/p>\n
  KCCR 2547 to contend that the Ahdyaksfia of Ziiia<\/p>\n
Panchayat has no power to invoke Sew 7(3)<\/p>\n
.. 5 _
\nof the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, while pass\ufb01ng\ufb01le
\nimpugned ortier.  V V V.\n<\/p>\n
3. Sri ‘I’.K.Ashoka, learneel  <\/p>\n
respondent No.6 submitted’ that there is    L.<\/p>\n
impugned order that (rails   the
\npetition may be  _ <\/p>\n
V4, ”  I  learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
petitioner -\u00a7SIi;_t;FJ.;egash1ee, learned Government<\/p>\n
    for respondent No.1. and Srti<\/p>\n
 L’  counsel for R-6. The respondents<\/p>\n
   remained absent.\n<\/p>\n
 5. The only question for consideration herein is<\/p>\n
‘   es to the power of Zilia Panchayat to pass the impugned<\/p>\n
order in terms of Section 237(3) of the Act. This Court<\/p>\n
r—-._<\/p>\n
in the decision referred to supra has eomeq\ufb01zxthe<\/p>\n
conclusion that the Adhyaksha of Zi\ufb01a Panchayat has<\/p>\n
no jurisdiction or power to entertain the app.-\u00a7’:a1:”‘-the<\/p>\n
manner that has been done in passing  <\/p>\n
order. The pcawer of Aclhyaksha\u00bb of’   <\/p>\n
setting aside the entries is  <\/p>\n
vested in him.\n<\/p>\n
  ‘reasnns, I pass the foliowing
\nordeI{‘::s,,.’ r ‘ V V ‘ 4 ‘<\/p>\n
‘Fhue_ orde1’=__  30.10.2003 vide Annexure-J<\/p>\n
    133} ‘A  2116 respondent in case<\/p>\n
 .:I\u00a7Io;P?Kv:v{}I3?ib’.’!:’;C34:AppeaL,(’31\/2002-2003 is hereby<\/p>\n
~.  cm. Sd\/u<\/p>\n
rsk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Dharmachatra(Choultry) Adi … vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 December, 2008 Author: Ravi Malimath .. 1 .. IN ‘l’HE HEGH COURT’ 0}? KARNATAKA AT’ BANGALORE 1;>A’1’1′:\u00ab:1) THIS THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, ]BEi?OI\u20acE ‘l’HE 1~i()N’BLE MR.JUS’I’iCE; RAVI n\u00ab:~ALI\u00a7&A?f’i\u00e9t _ V: ” WRIT PETI”l”iON NO.3635 1 {)9 :2\u00a31{:)4{L..I34~i\u00a7ESjV 3 \u00a2 . 1’ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nDharmachatra(Choultry) Adi ... vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 December, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dharmachatrachoultry-adi-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-december-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dharmachatra(Choultry) Adi ... vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 December, 2008 - 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