{"id":25389,"date":"2009-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/paul-saldhana-so-plad-saldhana-vs-the-land-tribunal-mangalore-on-17-february-2009"},"modified":"2017-04-25T17:00:41","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T11:30:41","slug":"paul-saldhana-so-plad-saldhana-vs-the-land-tribunal-mangalore-on-17-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/paul-saldhana-so-plad-saldhana-vs-the-land-tribunal-mangalore-on-17-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"Paul Saldhana S\/O Plad Saldhana vs The Land Tribunal Mangalore on 17 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Paul Saldhana S\/O Plad Saldhana vs The Land Tribunal Mangalore on 17 February, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Anand Byrareddy<\/div>\n
 \n\nIN THE HIGH ooum' OF KARNATAKA AT  \n\nDATED THIS THE 17% DAY Q1? FEBRUA:{*z,\u00e9bo9k j %  \n\nBEFORE'  % i '\n\nTHE HOWBLE MR. JUs'i'I<:E  smmnv A % % %\n\nWRIT PETITION  as ;oo3%:1_,_g._\u00a7 \n\nBETWEEN:\n\nsri.pau1samhmj     -   \nSloPiad  %   \nSince deceased  ,  "\nLegal _ _, V\n\n1(a) rm. sewn    %\n89 years; W\/o \nRe.<:idei1t.._of'I(if;a:n Hangs\nBemdel Past, Mangaim-.-03\n\n A'i'(b) 'E&r\u00a7;7Agims ;m.=n.,\n\n'W[a  D.'MeIl0\n% '5Re:Sid\u00e9'n.\u00a7_aff_Baingalore 407\n4 (Jun sgi smoma 'EH8'\nKalwa (W) Thane-400 605\n\n_    I3'Souza, 53 years\n'   _ = .._W.C~'t3 Henry Saldanha\n\n Resident of A3 \u00abYasm Food Co.,\n\n%  PostBox3228 Safat 13033\n\nKuwaii\n\n \n\n\n\nl(d) Pnuuecia Vanda Cross, 30 ymns\nD!o Henry Saldanha\nPost Box 3228 Safal 13033\nKuwait\n\n1(6) Fr. Cha\ufb02es Sakianha s \n61 years, S10 Paul Saidana '\nResident afAsha, Kira\u00bb\n\nHca\ufb02h Center, Jaiikatag\nBhadrawathi  \n\n1(3) Mr. Awmacc Saldanhzii V\n\n59 years, S.i._'t;)'}"-"$31  "  \n\nMangahn-'.   \n\n1(3) Canine \ufb01'som, \nW\/0  .  '\nResident of (  lbert \n Kap5i\u00a78d,'Bijai    \n   _____ \n\n l(h)  years\n\nW70 \nSaklhi  \n\ni   1p. K, \n     Saldanlm, 51 years\n\n_. S'-!o"'Faui Saldana\n%  Resident ofliimm House\n" "Brande! Post\nV Mangalow-575 008\n\n@\n\n\n\nl(j) Glusiinc Saldanha, 47 years\nDie Paul Saidanha\nResident ofMa.1-yhill Convent   \nKonebhady PM \nMangalorc-.--5'7S 003\n\n(By Shri. G. Balakrishna __ . '  1   \n\nAND:\n\n1. TheLandTn'bunal -. V g\nMangalore   \n\nByitsChairrnafx*[;.TVL:V1"  j  \n\nTaluk  "   \nDistxict   ' '\n\n2.saa:\u00a2orxa:naaag;;%\u00bb%%%  _ _-\nRepxeseneeaby   A   \n %to.Res':emz\u00a2% ,  " '\nDepanm_ em; M..S; .Bh--i_1di:cig\n\n\n\n "    ' 00:     \u00ab *\n\n   Naik\n\n= Sm Nail:\n\n  g4. 35. sumndm Nail:\n\n .. Sip  him'):\n\nA'    3'3 and 4*' respondents<\/pre>\n
 Majors, Rcssidcnt of Mu!-Lhya<\/p>\n
 V’  PranaTempleRaste<\/p>\n
Mangalom-S75 001<\/p>\n
District D. K.    %<\/p>\n
(By Shzi. v. s. Ganja] and Slui.\n<\/p>\n
Respondents N93. 3 and 4, Shri.  B. ‘
\nGovernment Pieadcr for Respondents   – ”  <\/p>\n
.;\u00a2\u00a7\u00a2, _ Ax   \u00bb ~v A<\/p>\n
This Writ Petition is filed “gm: A;_1icle’s’226’ am: 227 of the<\/p>\n
Constitution of India, pxagsjng \u00absquash vigle Annemire A dated
\n28.01.2003 by the Lam} ‘I'”i*–ihi1na3_.L  etc.<\/p>\n
This pelil’m:x* havir;.g”%\ufb01   and writing<\/p>\n
on for  ofior\u00e9era\u00e9 \ufb021is day,.\ufb01zb Court daiivered the
\nIi)lh>wing:-    ”      \u00bb<\/p>\n
   as a tenant had sought for<\/p>\n
mcupyiay  of land in survey 903.503, 502,<\/p>\n
   59\/9, so\/if, song of Pacirmrnuii Village, Mangalum.<\/p>\n
 Dislricl, under the pmvisions of the<\/p>\n
H VV –V  Reibtms Act, 1961. The Tribunal, by its units:<\/p>\n
‘A V’ V’  gnmwd uocupanty rights as claimed. This was<\/p>\n
   by the mother of rcspondenls 3 and 4, Smt. Seem Bai<\/p>\n
A %  % ” 1,, way ofa writ petition before this court in wp2o22xz932. The<\/p>\n
same was aiiowead and mmanded to the Tribunai inselhr as Survey<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
7 .\n<\/p>\n
tenant of the  house and the abutting land, <\/p>\n
are l’mil-bearing trees in the following words :-<\/p>\n
“(KinareAsthi)–Sarvadi     <\/p>\n
which are all shown 113 be part of   .\n<\/p>\n
would encompass those lands\u00bb   extent’ ‘ L’<\/p>\n
elaimed in survey 310.136\/Q…’\n<\/p>\n
4. The Counsel fora  attention In<\/p>\n
the skes\ufb01eh  at vaxious paints of lime<\/p>\n
including    the peiitmne’ t which imm-uy<\/p>\n
 _     by the petitioner being situate unly in<\/p>\n
saufvey  whereas the same exients well into survey<\/p>\n
 sketches mm are available, including the one<\/p>\n
  Surveyor at the instance of this court. This<\/p>\n
‘4    fact is eompletely overiuoked by the tribunal and<\/p>\n
H   hghewfere, there has been a mis:..am* ‘age ofjustiee.<\/p>\n
@<\/p>\n
The Tribunal has misread the entries in the mmrdw\ufb01lsi\ufb01ghts.<\/p>\n
The petitioner is shown as Ihc chalageni lenanl at  <\/p>\n
point of {H118 as eariy as 1968459. Thexgwas Ia’-‘J’\u00a2’1a\u00a3.\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7~   ” . <\/p>\n
cultivation as “1” in \ufb02avour of the  <\/p>\n
emznuuusly presumed that the in the  in V L’<\/p>\n
be lnsamed tithe!” as joint,  ‘\u00e9ti’I\u00a3i.vai\u00a7\u00a2Jn of the
\nlandlord. The tribunal ha;  V”‘;:;.v’fi:\u00a7sump\ufb01un under<\/p>\n
mciion 133 of Act, 1964, in favour<\/p>\n
receipts mam, wig ;\u00bb\u00a2ag1\u00a773.74 an the dais: of claim. And<\/p>\n
 there” no  anywhere in the vicinity, it was crucial<\/p>\n
  at a \ufb01nding whether the said house was<\/p>\n
s;;eam;nwwgyno.m2 and only then, me tenor and pulpu\ufb02 of<\/p>\n
   V’iV:1:g’z1\ufb014″::nenl amid have been propedy interpwted by the<\/p>\n
‘4   The \ufb01nding of the isibunal that the petition is not<\/p>\n
   land is cammeuns and arbitrary. The existsmcc of fruit-<\/p>\n
  Lrucs which has been admitted by the witness uf the<\/p>\n
msptmdcnis is overlooked by the lribuna}.<\/p>\n
‘Z<\/p>\n
. S. The counsel seeks to place reliance  <\/p>\n
judgments: ‘   \u00e9<\/p>\n
– Kzmmla Devi vs. Tulthalmu
\nTo support the conljsnlion    of Indian
\nEvidenta: Act, would     of
\ndocuments. Angl iha_e_:  in violation at
\nthese guidcligze\u00e9,”  to be set asides.\n<\/p>\n
–   v.1 the Land Tribzmal,<\/p>\n
 the   of ocrtain land was far stacking \ufb01xldcr<\/p>\n
   \ufb02oor, whemms in a small  of the land,<\/p>\n
 In answering the quesiicm whether the<\/p>\n
  in Sectiun .’2(l8) 01′ the Kamaluka Land Refurms<\/p>\n
  includes land used fer a purpose subservient to<\/p>\n
   amm and [he de\ufb01nition 01′ the word ‘cul\ufb01vale’ imam<\/p>\n
 improving agricultural mtxiuee, it was hcid that it is not catmtacl to<\/p>\n
say [hat unless basic oprcratitms like filling, sowing and planting<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
are carried en in the kind, that there is no cultivation fur paiqxises<\/p>\n
of Section 45 of the Act. Even when the land is <\/p>\n
stacking hay and as a threshing [tour and onty ii”  <\/p>\n
cultivated, it is still ncganied as 3 icultivatedi. ‘1″ *  ” _   it<\/p>\n
.. Huchtwab Jtmglimb  <\/p>\n
I981(1)KlJ1I8 u A % %
\nWhcrein it was held  this i.,.a.–.  ‘fqvell and an area<\/p>\n
around :iae;\u00bbeiaeii;isg;tr;;;z wiiiaii. the de\ufb01nition ofland as the<\/p>\n
well is  the land and is a purpose<\/p>\n
sub-sclwiegit toiiagsieuiiiuxe. .<\/p>\n
  Devasltmam, Smwada vs. Subbmma Shelly<\/p>\n
 (4) 13.1229<\/p>\n
  this court has taken judicial notice of the that that<\/p>\n
  in the district ef Dakshina Kannada is land where<\/p>\n
 ‘    and plants are grown for the purpose of securing green<\/p>\n
leaves for manur\u00e9ng the adjacent cultivable land. And that unless<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
11<\/span><\/p>\n
the “hznii” land is 3130 used,’ the cuitivabte ”<\/p>\n
bcne\ufb01cia\ufb02y cultivated. And h\u00a2*:r:ce,v.’:’l1:sui4\u00a5i\u00a7”& wt E<\/p>\n
sub-scrvient purpose in agticulture,’A:’Ai_s:’~–gt1tt\u00a7cJ  <\/p>\n
de\ufb01nition of the term.\n<\/p>\n
that W”?! ‘he W” 91’ or survey no.\n<\/p>\n
rights in    This is for
\nthat  jtxtt\ufb01ti\ufb02t\ufb02ti and was never the subject<\/p>\n
matterVqIv’  .i;V;-1.,\u00a3\u00a7t\u00a2;:_3:ur’ the petitioner. On tlm other hand,<\/p>\n
 V’   Sylvester Manages to the extent of 2<\/p>\n
 33maag,twhth is a portion of survey 310.136\/2. The<\/p>\n
   of survey nQ.l36f2 is not cultivable: and is<\/p>\n
 ptmja land. The Penn.’ men-3 continued to be in<\/p>\n
 of these lands where there is spuntaneuus gmwth of<\/p>\n
Vt it: “fru’it–bearing and other Ewes.<\/p>\n
@<\/p>\n
12<\/span>\n<\/p>\n
7. Admittedly, the petitioner has not pmdueed any<\/p>\n
documentary evidence to Show that survey m).136!2 was 3<\/p>\n
teaanted land. It is signi\ufb01cant that the ehalageni  the<\/p>\n
vakkalu kararu in Ihvour ef the petitioners do not <\/p>\n
no.l36f2, though other survey numbengate   <\/p>\n
the respondents do not dispute. Itvlis  <\/p>\n
petitioners claim in the \ufb01rst  1   36)? L’<\/p>\n
was allowed to the extent pl’ 5   was not<\/p>\n
challenged. However,  Vh  h’   befeav the<\/p>\n
t1ibunal:;.,_t:n-_extet1’tV:;\u00a7\u00a3’! me  claimed which is clearly<\/p>\n
a o\u00a2mua.zs\u00a2:;.;nt at     also signi\ufb01cant that the petitiuner<\/p>\n
  another  in Fem! No.7-A<\/p>\n
 which. etmsideratiun to this day in respect of the very<\/p>\n
 The respondents deny that they are not<\/p>\n
V’K..L*..agrieultt:tfi\u00a7sts. Inwfar a as the tueation of the house of the<\/p>\n
   is ceneemed, the same is in survey nu.S0f8 as is found<\/p>\n
K   the surveyor though the petitioner has enemaehed to the extent<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
13<\/span>
\nof 9 squat:-3 melon: into survey no.l36\/2, the main house to lhe<\/p>\n
extent of 100 square meters is dearly in survey no.5′)\/8-  <\/p>\n
3. The Counsel for the rtsspomicnls wuuld .1,..?,%._,.%%:a%;<\/p>\n
a sketch forming part of the  deal of <\/p>\n
demonstrate that {he house is <\/p>\n
msozs and nut in I36\/*2.\n<\/p>\n
petitioners to contend am: the or .l.z\u00a7ri;\u00a3_i:\u00a7V’\u00a7’iAn_Q3e vukkala<\/p>\n
karam would lead lo a  in use and<\/p>\n
m:cupalf1’dhW6f   an exaggemlion. And” the
\nsub-serv;t5nut– iajids  *\u00bba-.-.”m’:.h would my! fat exueud the extent<\/p>\n
of magma: gazaivabse IA\u00a3n:ViA.”‘ “This m.-posaeums ciuina, on the fame<\/p>\n
    use ofsub-servitml land adjacent to the<\/p>\n
1  described in the hast: deeds, am: [hum lands<\/p>\n
H VV .V whibh  within the smvey number and cannot extend far<\/p>\n
  cuiiivable land and iherefom, Ihc Counsel would<\/p>\n
j_  %   that the peliiion be dismissed.<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
14<\/span><\/p>\n
9. By way of reply, lhe Counsel for the <\/p>\n
submit lhal as per the survey    <\/p>\n
peliI.umer:s\u00b0 * is situate in survey     2<\/p>\n
only a porl1on’ of it. Similarly,  ‘My y\u00e9ell    V<\/p>\n
water for the Gum    petitioner
\nnamely, survey   \u00a70\/6 of which is in
\noccupation is    lln the absence of
\nirrigation   petitioner is not in a<\/p>\n
,….,;.su,..l,c.,ata;.l;;e;.e\u00a7;.;segebmmd in his favour.<\/p>\n
And izsllllurilserl    [hat as observed by this 001211 in
\n   irrigated lands by themselves cannot<\/p>\n
 sub-servieal lands and the tree-growth is<\/p>\n
  mud it is this peculiar circumstance which<\/p>\n
 the gram of such land adjacent to the cultivable<\/p>\n
l ll:._llla;_i(i,~ri~l1ich lhe album: has failed to undensland and the<\/p>\n
ngpondcnls are merely pa:-ruling the reasons assigned by the
\nl ‘ Tribunal.\n<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
15<\/span><\/p>\n
10. On a close consideration of these rival <\/p>\n
wnksntinms and the record made available by tha’: <\/p>\n
Pleader, the tits! signi\ufb01cant feature as mas,  <\/p>\n
has made 3 claim in mspuct of survey     . u<\/p>\n
do not refer to the said survey  It  id  ”   3 <\/p>\n
to draw a presumpuon” in  land in
\nsurvey no.l36l2 ispm:   is available for
\nthe better caxuaa\ufb01ggg of which, the<\/p>\n
I that upm from an extent of<\/p>\n
land granted    Memmss the: remaining port1on’ of<\/p>\n
    pamja mm is not disputed by the<\/p>\n
A granted to Sylvester menezes is abutting and<\/p>\n
H Vt .V surrtiundsi tttetgcuttivatsle land in the uuctxpation of the <\/p>\n
 only seeks to counter the case: of the resptmdtmhs<\/p>\n
 jquustioning the logic cast’ the mspondents in asserting that<\/p>\n
‘V V  _ u” gylvestw Men:-mes could not have been granted occupancy rights<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
in any portion ofsuwey 110.136\/2 if it was punja land.  no<\/p>\n
in\ufb01rmity in the ccmtcniitm of the respomkmts ;.. :.a\u00a3t\u00a7is<\/p>\n
obviously, the cultivable portion of l36f2_is in    <\/p>\n
the Sylvester Mtsnezes. Tins   <\/p>\n
cemtxmd that the open well “in    i<\/p>\n
only watcr stmnxs for his:”s;g1ltiv:sbie:A.iiii:ttst.  which is
\nsittsatts within survey    for drinking<\/p>\n
purposes, are  g[3t.t’i.  the pelitione\ufb01s<\/p>\n
cemveniame. _i it ”\n<\/p>\n
12.  seriously urged to demonstrate that<\/p>\n
 V’    is situate in survey 130.136\/2 cannot be<\/p>\n
— 3  of it is seen to extsend into<\/p>\n
i     which wconiing to the mspomksnts is a mmt<\/p>\n
 whereby the petitioner seems to have encrouched<\/p>\n
A   nu.I36\/2. The fact mmains that the major porn} in at’<\/p>\n
   house is sittmtm well within survey no.S0f8. The <\/p>\n
3 i also does not explain his conduct in having \ufb01led Form no.7A<\/p>\n
6′<\/p>\n
I7
\nlaying claim to the wry land which is the snlject matter of these<\/p>\n
pmoecdings, even during the pendcnoy of these \ufb01t)0OeI\ufb01!tg;\u00a7.’\u00bb ‘l11iS<\/p>\n
tniiiiales against the boua-fades of the  <\/p>\n
entries do nut also favour the  a   d at  <\/p>\n
be highlighted, pcriaining In the  ‘<\/p>\n
the case of the  in the   0f   ”\n<\/p>\n
V 13,   is punju land and is nui
\nculiivgxbie w.,.is.1aa._.o;…&,e..,:,c mm in \ufb02avour of the rcs[:x)n1k’.n!:s.<\/p>\n
 “””  Shim “K3 331733 3.8 S!’!b~&3!Vi6!li l\ufb02\ufb02d<\/p>\n
  _  ume of cultivable land in his p:)ssem:1n’ ,
\n _   be accepted, especially having mgard to the large
\n  % ‘   \u00a7s*1.;;md am is claimed as amb-salvient land and noi moldy<\/p>\n
 esutnue which is a\ufb02ege\ufb01y mid to be situate in survey<\/p>\n
T   The 0.-dc: of the Ttibtmai lhem\ufb01xe does not warrant<\/p>\n
A imerferenoe. The sevemi other documents which have been<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
18<\/span><\/p>\n
highlighted by the Counsel for the <\/p>\n
strengthen the circumstances Ihat    <\/p>\n
The several auihorities cited also   %  <\/p>\n
making out a case. The      S<\/p>\n
      sd\/-1
\n    Iudq\u00e9<\/p>\n
{IV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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