{"id":255374,"date":"2008-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-rathna-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-18-september-2008"},"modified":"2018-02-04T01:40:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T20:10:28","slug":"smt-rathna-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-18-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-rathna-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-18-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"Smt Rathna vs The State Of Karnataka on 18 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Smt Rathna vs The State Of Karnataka on 18 September, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: V.Gopalagowda &amp; K.N.Keshavanarayana<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">1\nIN TEE HIGH COURT OF KARHATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED rm mm mm may or szprnnmm was\nmnsmrr \n\nTHE Hownm 1m..m's*rIcE vnopam  1%  % \n\nAND\n\nmm I-ION'BLE 2m.JUS'l'ICE K.N.IG3SH1&amp;VA;IIAgRx\u00a7'v'1f&amp;.Vt\u00a7A:'\u00ab'  \nw1u'rAPPEALNo.382 20@$% .   - 2 %\n\nBE'I'W%N:\n\n1. Smt.Rathna \nW\/o.Sri Gevinda  ._    \n13\/ 0.1ate ven1&lt;aPI3a Naika    \nR\/a.chennibettu,,Yel1arc.   &#039;\nYellarc Village 311:1 Posfgi &#039;    &#039; \n\nUdupi Iijist&#039;;  &#039; &#039; \n\n2. Smt.Girija  _   &quot;\nV W\/0,311 Thanzzixayya, Naika\n V&#039; R] a;Bb11_m1arbetu \n&#039; V _ Via. H\u00a31*iadka,&quot; &#039;Panchanabettu Post\n&quot;=Ud:.1pi   Dist. .. ..Appcl1ants\n\n K.Prasanna Shetty, Adv.)\n\n&#039;   :ThcL  &quot;of Karnataka\n\n__  by its Secretary\n__ :tC2._Goverm11ent of Karnataka\n\n  V&#039; Revenue Department, Vidhana Soudha\n~ &quot; Bangalore 560 001.\n\n Land Tribtma]\n\nKarkala Taluk\nUdupi (D).\n\n\n\n3. Smtjvlanorama Pai\nW\/o.1ate Ramanath Pai\n\n4. Sri Ganesh Pei\nS \/ o.late Ramanath Pai\n\n5. Sri Vasanth Pai\nS \/ o.1ate Ramanath Pai\n\nRespondent Nos. 3 to 5 are V  <\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">Residing at Kaduhole, Mamie Village&#8217;-.. V<br \/>\nM1.miyal(P), Karkala (T)    ._<br \/>\nUdupi (D). L&#8221;.-Respondents .5<\/p>\n<p>(By Sri H.M.Manjunati:;,.AeAk.i\u00a2r}2e1end 2)<\/p>\n<p>This Writ Appeal    of the<br \/>\nKarnataka High  praying m.set..aside the order<br \/>\npassed in the   &#8216;vPetit;i.pn lf~ie.29922\/94 dated<br \/>\n18.2.2005. M      <\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">  &#8211;  for Pheliminaxy<br \/>\nhearing, Gepeja  -J.&#8217;;.gielivered the followingw<\/p>\n<p>  for the appellant on the<\/p>\n<p>tleleyileft V10TA_iv&#8217;E2e  s__._ The delay is sought to be explained<\/p>\n<p>  V in  the reasons at Paragraphs 5 and 6<\/p>\n<p> efthe  ewom to by the appellant in support of<\/p>\n<p>,e  :%.A[\u00a7which, reads thus:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">&#8220;5.. I submit: that earlier our father<\/p>\n<p> = V.  not contested the matter before the<\/p>\n<p>learned Single Judge in WP No.29922\/94<br \/>\nand we eaxne to know the order of the<br \/>\nHon&#8217;b1e High Court only when we received a<br \/>\nnotice from the of\ufb01oe of the Village<\/p>\n<p>\\\\.\\L\/<\/p>\n<p>Accountant, Yellare Village, Karkala Taluk in<br \/>\nR.R.&#8217;1&#8242;.C.R: 86\/07-08. Immediately we<br \/>\ncontacted our local advocate in Karkala and<\/p>\n<p>after verification it is found that the<br \/>\nrespondents herein have \ufb01led a writ petitio;ii&#8221;&#8216; \u00ab ..&#8211;. &#8221;<br \/>\nbefore this Hozfbie Court and in that writ    &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>petition Hon&#8217;b1e High Court was pleased..   \u00ab<br \/>\nquash the order of the land tribuJ1a1&#8217;_&lt;dated&#039;v &#039;.<\/p>\n<p>16.9.1981 by the order dated<br \/>\nsubmit that I and my sister both&#039; are residi.rf1g.. : V<\/p>\n<p>in remote area and we axe-t__i1IiteI&#039;*ete&quot; andwe <\/p>\n<p>have no knowledge of the~,o&#039;rder passed  H <\/p>\n<p>this Hon&#039;b1e Court dated 1&#039;st2.2oo5i&#039;in_WP 2<br \/>\nNo.29922\/94. &#8212; &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">6. I submit tI1at.s_&#8217;beii1&#8243;g:&#8221;awa.re~w. or the<br \/>\nabove said fact We mad,e_ &#8216;enquir1es&#8217;.bei&#8217;ore the<br \/>\nTahsildar Karkala Qabouts the-&#8220;_o_rVd&#8217;ei?&#8217; of the<br \/>\nHigh  &#8216;If1her1.VweI_came~.to Vkiiow that<br \/>\npetitioner,&#8221; V&#8217;  &#8216;ajppiieatiot1&#8230;befo1*e the<br \/>\nTahsildar &#8211;..foi?.. c:11angei..ofv .khatt1a} on the basis<br \/>\nof !i11c&#8221;0i&#8217;\ufb01_\u20ac}IT; ofthe H.o33&#8217;bie&#8221;&#8216;I&#8217;iig&#8217;h Court. The<br \/>\ncopy; of  application . \ufb01led by the 4th<br \/>\nrespondent&#8217; for ~e&#8221;hat:ge&#8211;.oi&#8217;._k1iata in his name<br \/>\nis enclosed, herewith as _Annexure~c.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">     &#8216;vexplanation is not a tenable<\/p>\n<p> the long delay of filing this Appeal<\/p>\n<p>  vieiw\ufb02oi&#8217;  that damn&#8217; g the pendency of the writ<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab d.i.i&#8217;_;&#8217;~..petition, respondents 3 to 5 \ufb01led LR application to bring<\/p>\n<p> of deceased origh a} tenant who was first<\/p>\n<p>V. V&#8217;  in the writ petition. That application came to<\/p>\n<p>  allowed vide onzier dated 7.8.2003. The appellants<\/p>\n<p>  have brought on record and they were served in the writ<\/p>\n<p>\\.\\_\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>petition but remained unrepresented. Therefore, they<\/p>\n<p>are required to explain the delay of 1076 days in \ufb01ling<\/p>\n<p>this appeal. By reading the explanation offered in <\/p>\n<p>affidavit at paragaphs 5 and 6 in  4&#8242;  ~<\/p>\n<p>application cannot be accepted as t_h6}&#8217;,_\u00a7lI&#8217;6 hot&#8217;   <\/p>\n<p>in law and therefore, on this   *3<\/p>\n<p>liable to be dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">3. Apart from the above  iire.haveV3alse<br \/>\nexamined the \ufb01ndings  T  by the<\/p>\n<p>learned Single Judge on    also after<\/p>\n<p>considexixzefgll &#8221;  vv_contentions. The learned<br \/>\nSingle Jt1d.gVe.__Wi_t11&#8242; &#8221;t5 the claim&#8217; made in the<\/p>\n<p>writ  ofrespeiidems 3 to 5 has examined the<\/p>\n<p>  a  of fact stating that the Land<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\"> -~  respondent herein has ganted<\/p>\n<p>kVV&#8217;eecupa&#8217;n.cy  in favour of the appellants herein in<\/p>\n<p>l uoflthe land bearing Sy.Nos.92 and 95 of Yellare<\/p>\n<p>  Tq though there is no claim in respect<\/p>\n<p>it  these lands in Form No.7. Hence the learned Single<\/p>\n<p>lllliidge is perfectly justified in quashjng the order of the<\/p>\n<p>\\\\N\/<\/p>\n<p>Land Tribunal gantjng occupancy rights in respect of<\/p>\n<p>aforesaid two lands in favour of the tenants.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">4. We am in respectful ageement with   &lt;<\/p>\n<p>taken by the learned Single Judge  &#039;n1attc,:1f.for&#8211; <\/p>\n<p>reason that the Tribunal should  V&#039;<\/p>\n<p>occupancy rights in respect of  \u00a351:<br \/>\nreason that it had no  fii\u00e9<br \/>\nand want the occupancy   &#039;tenants for<br \/>\nthe reason that     of the above<br \/>\ntwo Sy. Nos.  \ufb01e&#039;. Vappeal is devoid<br \/>\nCfme\ufb01t _ &#8230;.  _\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">5. The a\ufb01poal   on merits also:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">34\/-5<br \/>\n.Tudg-*5<br \/>\n55\/3}<\/p>\n<p>I &#8220;ag*s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Smt Rathna vs The State Of Karnataka on 18 September, 2008 Author: V.Gopalagowda &amp; K.N.Keshavanarayana 1 IN TEE HIGH COURT OF KARHATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED rm mm mm may or szprnnmm was mnsmrr THE Hownm 1m..m&#8217;s*rIcE vnopam 1% % AND mm I-ION&#8217;BLE 2m.JUS&#8217;l&#8217;ICE K.N.IG3SH1&amp;VA;IIAgRx\u00a7&#8217;v&#8217;1f&amp;.Vt\u00a7A:&#8217;\u00ab&#8217; w1u&#8217;rAPPEALNo.382 20@$% . &#8211; 2 % BE&#8217;I&#8217;W%N: 1. 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