{"id":253023,"date":"2008-06-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-venkataratna-vs-tahsildar-on-5-june-2008"},"modified":"2017-10-26T16:25:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T10:55:10","slug":"smt-venkataratna-vs-tahsildar-on-5-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-venkataratna-vs-tahsildar-on-5-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"Smt Venkataratna vs Tahsildar on 5 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Smt Venkataratna vs Tahsildar on 5 June, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">-1-\n\nm Tm men com? or xamwram. BA1m\u00a3w     \n\nDATED THIS THE sax 13A\u00a5o'i% JLrNL*~;,   \n\nBEFQRE     %\nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUsTIcE:EAM L)10;I_{mNf'\nWRIT PETITION %rag.1362%2;2a7;)?A.\u00ab (LB\u00ab-R%)%\n\nBETWEEN\n\n1 SMI'VENK&amp;TARA'I?l\\IA\u00a7    \u00a7\nD\/O NAR7AYAI3IAREDDY   \nAGED23    *  \nKOEGARAEELLI . .  \n\n  \nB;;1~IGAR1=1\u00ab:*:'trA1,1;r;  % ;\n D1SPR'i(3fI';,  \" _ ...Prs:'rmoNER\n\n(By Sri: As\u00a7zr3uK.!\u00ab11{RAi~i.5I-;.a\u00a7:;L1As\\&lt;3oc2ATEs, ADV. )\n\nuwmwmmw\n\n  \n\n V _ &quot;&#039;m1e(;ARz\u00e9E&#039;r TALUK,\n&quot; .._KO&#039;iA_R rswrkzcr,\n\n . 2  c\u00e9mraissloistna\n\n K{}L::&#039;:&amp;R SUB mvlsiom,\n..  KOLAR.\n\n    -ii&#039;)EP&#039;UTY commssxome\n\nKOLAR DiSTR!CI&#039;,\nKOLAR.\n\nA&#039; 4 STATE 0:9 KARHATAKA\n\nREPRESENFE9 BY ITS SECRETARY,\nDEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT R\ufb01l\ufb01fxk\n\n\n\n-2-\n\n65 RURAL DEVELOPMENT,\nM.s.BU:Lmm,   \nBANGALORE 1. 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A\n\n_ . . _ ., _  9...P...J...E;_.R\n    respondent-Tahsildar having issued a<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">&#8216;caste c:z:ft\u00a7\ufb01catc to the respondent when called in<\/p>\n<p>   by the pe\ufb01\ufb01oner, resulted in <\/p>\n<p>V&#8217;  by issue of notice culminating in an order<\/p>\n<p>  Idated 25.1.2007 Annexurc~I-I, recording a finding that,<\/p>\n<p>the Tahsildar did not have the power to cancel, modify,<br \/>\nJ<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">-3-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>con\ufb01rm or withdraw the caste    K  <\/p>\n<p>accordingly. forwarded the  to  <\/p>\n<p>Commissioner, who in  refcI&#8217;feo&#8221;~\u00abtl1e  to   ~&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Asst. Commissioner. It    &#8216;Asst.<br \/>\nCommissioner by  in<br \/>\ngoat elabora\ufb01oo  Karnataka<br \/>\nScheduled  (Reservation of<br \/>\nApponatmezii, Act, M3130 held that he had<br \/>\nno   issued by the<\/p>\n<p>Tahsildai&#8217;. ._Henoe,.   \ufb01e\ufb01tion.<\/p>\n<p>.  &#8221;   is oooeidcrable force in the submission<\/p>\n<p>   for the petitioner that the<\/p>\n<p>  _Ta11ei.1da1j*  issued the Caste certificate was the<\/p>\n<p>  oiitiio\ufb01ty, who could either rescind, cancel,<\/p>\n<p> confirm or modify the said cet\ufb01\ufb01cate, but<\/p>\n<p>  0:113; after extending a reasonable opportunity of hearing<\/p>\n<p> &#8221; A&#8217; to the person in whose \ufb02avour the certi\ufb01cate was issued.<\/p>\n<p>The Tahsildar apparently, not in the know how of his<\/p>\n<p>.4.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">jurisdiction, in relation to the Caste    _<\/p>\n<p>favour of the 5*&#8217;! respondent, ougli\ufb01 to have   ii * V. <\/p>\n<p>advise of the Deputy Commi\u00bbssion\u00a7\u00e91&#8242;,Aii:.s:taati\u00bb&#8217;.c;f &#8216;V <\/p>\n<p>his mind and passing on    the<br \/>\nTahsildar, passed on i&#8217;-3h0i1&#8217;VlV(&#8216;2A1A(&#8216;.&#8217;I&#8221;&#8216;ii1g the<br \/>\nresponsibility  the  The Asst.<br \/>\nCommissioner;  A of vi  Fransildar and<br \/>\ninforming  to consider the<\/p>\n<p>complaiiiitsv    oeiii\ufb01cams issued by him,<\/p>\n<p>and pa\ufb01as oxjdersi&#8217;  uxuwssarily dilated on<\/p>\n<p>provisions (if   were not applicable to the<\/p>\n<p>  the Tahsildar, While passing<\/p>\n<p>  regard to the admitted \ufb02ats, there mi:<\/p>\n<p> H K   3:19  dispute that it is for the Tahsildar who<br \/>\n caste certi\ufb01cate in favour of the 5th mspondmt to<br \/>\nT address the pe1&#8242;:itiomr&#8217;s complaint over the said<\/p>\n<p>A. certi\ufb01cate and pms orders thereon. i &#8220;ii<br \/>\nE<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">-5.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">In the result, this writ peti\ufb01on is   _ <\/p>\n<p>The Order dated 5.4.2007   \u00bb<br \/>\nCommissioner, is quashed and  &#8216;V  *&#8217;<br \/>\nto the 1st: respondent to   V<br \/>\norders on the pe\ufb01\ufb01on:\u00a7\u00a7&#8221;.$._   <\/p>\n<p>with {aw in any event   the date of &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>I I<\/p>\n<p>receipt of a   of <\/p>\n<p>307\/1&#8217;<br \/>\nTudgg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Smt Venkataratna vs Tahsildar on 5 June, 2008 Author: Ram Mohan Reddy -1- m Tm men com? or xamwram. 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