{"id":256915,"date":"2009-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/h-sheena-billava-vs-the-secretary-ministry-of-finance-on-17-july-2009"},"modified":"2019-03-15T08:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T02:30:32","slug":"h-sheena-billava-vs-the-secretary-ministry-of-finance-on-17-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/h-sheena-billava-vs-the-secretary-ministry-of-finance-on-17-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"H Sheena Billava vs The Secretary Ministry Of Finance on 17 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
H Sheena Billava vs The Secretary Ministry Of Finance on 17 July, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: N.Kumar And Gowda<\/div>\n
 Vi\\{;.' \n\n{N 'Tf\u00e9\ufb01\ufb01 mm\u00bb: comsrr (:31? KARNATAKA AT BANGALQRE\n_ Dated the 1?\" day sf July 2009\n:PRESBNT:\n'THE H0N*E.:L.E 1V1'R.JUS'TICE : NKUMAR\nA N D V \n'I\"HE H{';IN'BLE MR.&'US'F};(;iE : A.N.VENUGOPALA.\u00ab\u00a33\u20acjfW\";:)g\\\n\nREGUIJAR FiRS'I' APPEAL No. 75:2 1 2:;')f{)\"1 ;   _\n\nBE3'i.'%.'~*'E_\u00a3:';N :   \n\nSI': H.Shee13a Biilava,   ' '- _ -. _ _ __ \nS\/0 Iivenkata Billava, Aged: 2.1_\u00a5:)0ut\"55\"  _ \nHindu, Bmavas 851$ workmg\" ' A ,     A\nS\u00bbD.A., No.6, Kaznataka Nava1{_?:1it,\n\nNCECE, Kiimimulki, Udupi,   V'\n\nR\/a Meenakshi Nivasz-1, is-{{a1';{_3e,i-- . ,\" \"    _\n\nKodavoor Viilage, Post Majp\u00e9;..U(iupiLT'f3i.s,t1*i.c:t.\n\nSince dead by LE5, :   _    \"   I, --- \n\n1, 8121:. Rathna;*\u00a7i*.:\u00a7;';\u00ab--..  \"\nW \/ 0 Tliitfif H. :3. Biliaxfa,\n4; figizd ai:)'eu_'tf58 y\u20ac3I'S.\n3 A\"sx\u00e9Vai:i:.._Ra\u00a7,\nT \" ' $5.'. \u00a73\"}..sii:s\u00a7:' i' S.Bi]1ava,\n , A\u00a7g\u00e9{_i._ab\u00a7:\ufb01;it 33 years.\n\n:3.  A\ufb01fi\ufb01aa\u00e9h Raj?\n'Sf :1; iata H. S.BiBava,\n\n 'A  Aged abaut. ':28 years.\n\n'    Amrith Raj,\n\nSfo late H.S.Bi11aVa,\nAged about 31 years.\n\nAii are 1\"\/a Meanakshj Nivasa,\nMaipe, Kodavmr Village, \/,_\nMaipe Past, Udupi. \n\n\n\ngit\n\nAsiawizli,\n\nW\/<3 Narasimham, D\/so H.S.BiBava,\n\nAgeci about 35 years,\n\nR7' a I~I<::+t$1 Anxzapmheshwari,\n\nSm"1aJ:hap1:ra Gate,\n\nOpp: Inter Garden India Pvt. Ltd., __ . A "\nMaiiabanavadi, Ba3:1gal0I':~: Rum} {3i$f\u20ac_:fj\u20ac;\u20ac, ' \n\n{ I3}; Sri M.\u00a3~aa3a for Sri R-.B.Sad\u00e9\u00a3s11i:\u00a3f\u00e9;;3p\u00e9;~.;\u00a7ds%\u00a73c\u00e91\u00a3\u00e9-;..) \nA N D : T T4 % X\n\n1.<\/pre>\n
, The Sasratary,
\nMinistry of F’inar;Ce, V V
\nDepartn1c-ant of Reve:’1ue.,_  f
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2. Tim sec:re\u00a7:.;;r;a _ –\n<\/p>\n
Minismjk’ Q_f;1E?_5\u00a7_r’;is\u00ab::_  Gustom.s,
\nNew i’jft::1\u00a3:_i];_  ‘ V ‘   <\/p>\n
15\u00a2 ‘Fhe ‘(‘Lh.Vairm’    .\n<\/p>\n
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\n I’ffieW \u00a5;’a\u00e9i}’1i. _  <\/p>\n
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 Kanzataka Rsgtion,
\nT  _C'A:::1'"i:*\u00e9:3_R\u20acven11& Builtiitzg,
\n  "C3LE\u00e9;3I1S f'{C8.\u00a7., B3Z1g8l0I'\u20ac- 1.\n<\/p>\n
V ‘3  Iu\ufb01R\u20acSI)Q\ufb02&\u20ac\ufb02t$<\/p>\n
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  x Rt\u00e9guiar First Appeai filed under Sectien (36 read
\nV   with Grgier 4 1, Ri\ufb02fft 1 of the (;'\u00a7.P.{3. against i;I16jud.w1e11t
\n  dff:(33f'\u20acf\u00a7 dated 4.6.2801 passed in C}.S.N("}. 11?] 1994<\/p>\n
on the file of the Addl. Civil Judge (S1".Dz'1.), Udupi,<\/p>\n
ziismiss\ufb01llg 111$ Sui}: for money.\n<\/p>\n
\n
   abetit 1.00 e;..m., he was Catahizig fish by<\/p>\n
 th2\u00e9.__\u00a7;id\u00a3:~: river near the seashare facing north<\/p>\n
  9:15: vassel accempanied by 9. fishing boat: dashed
\n‘   th\ufb01 s\ufb01ashsre behind the back of the plaintiff at a<\/p>\n
 Xfiistarlce aefa.b<)11i: 30 feet on the suut:i1e1';1 side creating 3.<\/p>\n
This appeai cmmirlg an for hearing this day,<\/p>\n
Kuxnax', J, delivered the follawing ;\n<\/p>\n
J U I} G M E N T<\/p>\n
This is a plaintif\ufb01s appea1 \u00e9iga_\u00a7ns’\u00a3
\n311:1 decre\ufb01; 0f the aim court
\npayzrzexat of this anlaunt c1ai\ufb01ie\u00a71 ;9.s f\u20acWBf\u00a3\u00a7”;\u00bb\n<\/p>\n
2. ER)? the   twi*1ev”A;3.%\u00a71’ties are
\nrefczrrrzci to: as they are  :;’:_~1’r\u00ab4-:’\u00a7”1:’1aji suit.\n<\/p>\n
8. The   cf Kodavoor
\nViilag\u00e9iv,  __i$. an \ufb01mpluye\ufb01 wnrking in the
\nN.C.{3. ‘Gf  Unit and he is 3130 a<\/p>\n
\ufb01s}j1\u00a2:7’:11a13 by His Case is that, an the midnighi: of<\/p>\n
aiiifig w?i\ufb01f; ‘$116 I\\Ii.Ekii the’: plairxtiif that as this: i’1ou5\u20ac; sf the
\nC1.1S\u00a5.(Z3Ii”1S i1″1sp&<:toI' is at. 3 ciistaxzce 0.? :;I101'@ than fmlr
\nkilometers, the plai:1'\u20ac3'\ufb01' mead not accollipazfly E'1i1:Q"–..;aI1\u00a3i
\nthat ha w*()ui{i go on his tyicycie. Thercaftei',  H
\n1'e:t.1,1I*I1&d to his Imxlse: at about 6.45  H "  V'\n<\/p>\n
3. He finished his svmgg in t}1c:iv’J\u20ac;Affi{ic;::
\nIhfiil V\u00e9?'(:\u00a7I1’ff. to the SCffi1\u20ac; at   ~_
\nWhf\ufb01f\ufb01 the vesrsei was strandc\u00e9\u00e9g’. At:  \u00e9saw
\nUlfif\ufb01’: i’vi}:.I_)’S0u2:a,    Cgustoms,
\nManga1m’\u20ac, MI’.Pataii,   Malpe, arid<\/p>\n
0:16 i\\kZ.:*.Bi.T1aI1da;ii ‘M \u00a7:i;~;:\u00a7)\u20ac<:t\ufb01;", P1'\u20acv\u20ac11tive Gfiice, 311d<\/p>\n
(\ufb01bers. 'E';':'1.cf:"g3Via;*ii1ft\u00a7\ufb01": xa':\u00a7\u00a7a:\u00e9gLw in the SC\u20ac1"i{;""3 113311 7.06 pm. By<\/p>\n
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alf:\u20acad}* i*;\u20ac\u00a7i:;:\u00a71 '\u00a7;i\u00e91T1sp<):*tt3ci to the CL]St0I,{1S Gffice at Malpe.<\/p>\n
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A ~i\u00a3;f'Csr1;1&r. '\u00a7"h&r\u20acaft\u20ac:I', h\ufb01 C(}11!;iI11101jSlj:' I116': Shri IT3'S:::3,1?a<\/p>\n
' ii: the custcyms <:::f\ufb01.ce at Maipe and gave hirn very<\/p>\n
W'\u20aci\u00a33};1,1{i\u00a7C)\u00a7\u20ac hints }:'egar{ii11g piiferage of smuggled goods by<\/p>\n
that: imais and the 0ffi{:ia_1:3, acting 03:1 the sajti 21311113<\/p>\n
givtirx by the: p\u00a32ai11t:i1Y, -::<3lla(:tec;i silver ixzgets and articies<\/p>\n
T\u20ac:\u00a7\u20aci}\u00a7}E'1{}i'I\u20ac iI)epa1'tm&I1\u00a3: at Uciupi and others, whc) are
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\ngiiaimgiff was ctonstraisinaci to issue: Il\ufb01flli\u00e9\u00e9! _
\n;24.1i.).19\u00a7() agaiatzst. aii the defeI1J<:1g.:'zts,
\ns\ufb01ivttii (311 then: and no mpvij;\n<\/p>\n
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\nre;\u00ab::0ver}.5 of a sum of Rs,    T ' I'<\/p>\n
8. After Service ai; 5#\u00a7I1>:\ufb01’Q;13{:.L’.tgf\u00a71’I:1a11’\u00a3 which led to the<\/p>\n
– V. ‘_ ;’E:cj\u00bb:.:\u20ac~,;e1i’}_\u00a7\u00a7”‘ of gootiig .zf_:\u00a7_g:;\u00bbr3r 171.1163 and as such, he i3 eu\ufb01tied<\/p>\n
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\n“”w\u00e9:-if’f6. \u00a7.:1’f1:’:::f1::\u00e9d”” by the piaimiff mar mag”: he slain:<\/p>\n
%;}”1_z\u00a7ji-:– hi?  iE1f!1′;)\u00a7’i’I1, N\ufb01itiier ‘ifasxzdsva or 311}! zzsffissiaj<\/p>\n
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‘ _ ‘ ;3i\u00e9ii’r\u20ac:i3′;\u00a7\u00a7’ abc;>1.1tT the SU”3,IFi(iiI1g of the v\u20acsSe1 “SL1pe1″<\/p>\n
E4′}.\u20ac>\u00a2:\u00a7%:”. His azgsertiorz is 1″101:I1i11g but a tissue af<\/p>\n
“”‘fai2-:.ek1::)~:3<:i. "E'E1\u20ac: :'ec::3ve:%i&s "Sara mad\u00e9 by \u20ache <i:11$tom5;<\/p>\n
Qfficiais <3? th\ufb01iz' aims}: accorfi after drawirxg up<\/p>\n
1"1e<:es$ary 23;1ah\u00a7\u00bb3.2:a1"s3. }33've1'1 the maxim 0f the piai1"1$:iff{lA\u00a7d
\nnot \ufb01gura as a \ufb01rst, i.\u00b0("if()I"I1}.\u20aci' in {)RI–1 (FER) as, in fact,
\ntkzare 'W\u00a3'_iI'\u20ac\u00a7 no itlfomaers at all in this case.
\nailegatiion. 13:13: 011% Sukumarail has been  _
\nfor f'\u20acW&1'd is ;1ot1:ing but 3 i'igtI1e:3\u00a7;Mc\u00a7f
\npiaintifii i3aymez11; cf reward is
\nbearing an the payrneni of 1'\u00e9;\\ra.;\u00a7"d \u00a310,
\npiaiiutiff canimt have \u00a7111_\\:    of
\naxnount as r\u20ac:ward,    .4 no basis far<\/p>\n
the piaintiff. He 9331110: :f(;]ai1n_f,_1'c:i%saf'ci.v"a3 a matter uf<\/p>\n
rigt11:_., ;:m'~e\u00ab Wlii\u00e9il _h\u00a2~\u00a7"is in:$t'"a}z1 informer. T\u00a7"1t31."li':'f\u00a3}\u00a5'\u20ac,<\/p>\n
they sdtzght for di\ufb01gzliss\u00e9ithe sL1it.\n<\/p>\n
9. ,.  the  Qieadizigs, the trial Com’: framed<\/p>\n
\u00bb the _fs110s%?i\u00a71 \u00a7” ~-iss:.1es:\n<\/p>\n
” 1}   ‘1$}’i\u00a7;%t;if1t5;4″i.i1a piaiiltiff proves that ha _iS 3 resicient. Gf<\/p>\n
P2j’3;z:ia;3\u00a7ie1″c: and that the d;i.star1<*:& of his h\ufb01li\ufb01\ufb01 \ufb01rm}:
\n%5.,r:_:5: Shaw is 500 :m&ters and 10%} yards ftmm the<\/p>\n
" CLESEQHIS ilouss at M3196?\n<\/p>\n
ni\u00a7\u00a7)   Wimtizx\ufb01r the: piajrtmiff pmves {ha iI1c:id\u20ac:11t eccurrczd<\/p>\n
01*: 38.”?.1988’Z?-‘
\niii} Wixetix\ufb01r the piajmiff prmres that he: is tha \ufb01rst
\ninibrnxam; and \ufb02mrefore he is entitled ta rmeive<\/p>\n
i;h.\u00a2:: rt::Wa1’ci from ihf\ufb01 custonzs dt3pa1*t:t11e31t’? ,V\\\/<\/p>\n
*9?\n<\/p>\n
iv) Wiiethex’ the p3a3’31i;:i.f’f PTOVES that the mztifse: Ll\ufb02d\ufb01f
\nSecfjiwn 80 C1F’.\ufb02. has \u00a5:)c:\u20ac:n isssued in accordarice
\na:’it}’1 iaw? V. ‘<\/p>\n
V)
\nhas :10 cause of actiorl against the <\/p>\n
vi)<\/p>\n
rewarvzi?\n<\/p>\n
vii) To vsshat oriiei’ or de<::1"t?;<:'?–~<\/p>\n
31'}. The yiaiiati\ufb01', \u00a7up'1i10_\u00a79'::V.. f3:i,<:s Cas\u00e9; '\u00e9:\u00ab;a::::;1i11ed
\nhiximeif as FEW. 1 and he 113$  1'3 1':ii(i2.–1-::r\u00e9L\u00a3j\u20acigi1t dsctinlents,
\nWhicil are 111aiI'1{r}c\u00a7'\u00a3aNs:3.E)xi:3;?\u00bb 1"Vt;ti  On behalf of the
\ne;i\u20ac:f\u20acmia11t$,_V E?:f'E'%{!al"i\u00e9i\u00bb\u00a5iI:;g%,iV'L.F?ai;ali,'=\u00a7hispecttox' of Ciustoma,
\nwas <t_=:i;s:a:;:':1:i;\u00a3'3'c:\u00ab:i"  1 ; and no dactuzmzrzts were<\/p>\n
psr0duced :';z{i% t\u00a7Ef;\ufb01'<\/p>\n
 ii  'I'.'iii-; if\ufb01ai 001111;, on <:<::ai1side:{"atio13_ :31" the a\ufb01masairj<\/p>\n
-rgrg\ufb01 ;\u00e9r1d”‘-{i Qc,.i{Q;:I16I1tary evi.c’\u00a7.:3n_(:e: cm recsrd, held that the<\/p>\n
plaintiff ‘\u00a7;:-\u00a35: pwvezi that he is a msid\u00e9nt of Padukere<\/p>\n
H   m”_:_vz:\u00a7 that’. th\u00e9 :i\u00a7si”aI1c\u20ac Gf his houm fmm S(3aS1}{}’I’\u20ac is 30:}
\n”  “:?:i\u00e9i.t’::i’s arm} :06 yards fmm the custems image at Maips.<\/p>\n
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18.'”?.I’1388, Btizt, he has faiied to prcva that he is the<\/p>\n
fisssi: i1:1f{>:’1″na:1t and, ‘cherefom, he is 110:: emtjitjgeai is:<\/p>\n
\\%x,\/<\/p>\n
Whether thf: piaimi is b\u00a7\u00e9”f:,;im_e <\/p>\n
Whether the deferltiarzts pxnve that   .\n<\/p>\n
\n
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l’aC\u00a7?\u00a7:1~3sii\u00a3’i\u00a7\u00a7'{i\u00bb\u00a7z_\u20ac&f\u00a7’f\u00a7\u00a7f”1at tha piaiiitiff gaw: {I639-‘S regarding the<\/p>\n
u\u00a5is is-a1″1\u00e9f.si011ad 1:0 any iI1f0m:1a1″1t in the case, But, an the\n<\/p>\n
—   E1’x’P–2 shews that a sum of Rs.5,99,85(}\/ \u00ab has<\/p>\n
” w\ufb01\u00e9eri dis\ufb01ibuted by the defendants 1:0 naariy 95 oi\ufb01cms<\/p>\n
receive {ha reward \u00a3?I:’o:I1 the C1,1St{)I11B D\u00e9parttnent. He
\nhas ;::I’0v6:i that {ha notice issued tinder S\u20acC{i{.’v:?t1_ :.E\u00a7). of
\nthe (3.\u00a35′.{3. is in a::c01*d.a’;r1c6 with law.
\n3130 h\ufb01id that there is no cause 0f acti0211″fft1Ifjij:::’;1\u00a2V   .,
\nthe suit is not \u00a5:2arreci by
\naiismisased the szlit. of the     ,
\njucignzent and decrtze cf   has
\npraferred this; appeal;  _  X ‘ K  <\/p>\n
11%. T1716 ieamed Cqamzg\ufb01i  VA?:3;;\ufb02\u00a71)\u00a7#:\u00a73}1antmpIainti\ufb01’,
\naSS\u00a73i\u00a7i1V}f g% : :v   and decree,
\ncmntexigjlad — 1  on 1’c?;cord dearly
\n\u00a2:’:s’t.aE31.i5z’i&1\u20ac$:’ \u00a5’;;’t”1\u00a7\u00a7*;f”i;iVf1′:’-‘;. is the: first informarzf: sf iihifi<\/p>\n
i11c\u00bbi;iA:?:’:1t, *9x?i1iCEi’:.._V_V\u20ac\u20act;$’c31\u00ab: \ufb01place 011 18.?’.1\u00a7?88. Tht: said fact:<\/p>\n
s{.:=\u00e9}{\u00a7t1\u00a7i<i\u00a7:E1?\u00e9$s6\u00a3, Adnzittedly, as par EXJP- 1, no raward<\/p>\n
of Lima f_Z'i'L:stoms Degjartnzent for saizure 01". siiver ingets,<\/p>\n
Viiii\ufb01\ufb01 Cassettes, Ciigitai wrist E'i?'&f1{th\u20ac3S, teiaphon\ufb01s, watch<\/p>\n
H<\/p>\n
IE{1OV\u20ac"3I1\u00a3f3B{S, am, 0? i"0reig"1 Qrigin whiixfl wer\ufb01 s\ufb02mggled<\/p>\n
into Inciia '\u00a3h1"C:L1gi'1 {illlilp\ufb01d Vessel MSG Super <\/p>\n
th\u00e9 light of ma aforasaid '{.1I"i(iiSpL1t\u20ac\u20aci mata\ufb01al '<\/p>\n
the trial (:01.11*f:. was I101: j'L1StifiC'I\u20ac1"' in   'af1\u00a7;a:"f_'_:'A:iie3 u<\/p>\n
plaintiff is mat the first ir1f<)r111a\u20ac;1t  –h<::, <\/p>\n
entitiezd ':0 the reward,<\/p>\n
13. “i’i”1eref0re__, the  t1”;iatiar;is-\u00e95;s.,M f’\u00e93~3f_Cc2I1sic16ratio1i in<\/p>\n
this app\ufb01ai is:   ‘<\/p>\n
“W’f1ef\u00a71\u00e9:r 51$   ._C9;i1’\u00a7_’ . wa\u00a3\u00a7VV justi\ufb01ed in<\/p>\n
1T\u20acCQvE7(\ufb011f\u00a7,g ?\u00e9;3I::5fi11<:{ii1g i:?13;$;..i:ii6 plaintiff is I101;
\n{$36 –_fii'Sf, "}1":;*7r;{1"1\u00a3:';\u00e9\u00a7'1ug}iix\u20ac{\u00a7a\u00a7j}(}I’afiE evidence: is mcorded i:1 this case,<\/p>\n
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