{"id":76667,"date":"2011-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-venkatesh-bhat-vs-the-kasaragod-municipality-on-8-february-2011"},"modified":"2018-08-14T06:12:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T00:42:54","slug":"k-venkatesh-bhat-vs-the-kasaragod-municipality-on-8-february-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-venkatesh-bhat-vs-the-kasaragod-municipality-on-8-february-2011","title":{"rendered":"K. Venkatesh Bhat vs The Kasaragod Municipality on 8 February, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
K. Venkatesh Bhat vs The Kasaragod Municipality on 8 February, 2011<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCRP.No. 10 of 2005()\n\n\n1. K. VENKATESH BHAT, S\/O. DEVANNA BHAT,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE KASARAGOD MUNICIPALITY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. K. KAMALAKSHA ACHARY,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.G.GOURI SANKAR RAI\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.V.M.KURIAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.N.KRISHNAN\n\n Dated :08\/02\/2011\n\n O R D E R\n                       M.N. KRISHNAN,J.\n                  ...........................................\n                     C.R.P.NO.10 OF 2005\n                 .............................................\n           Dated this the 8th day of February, 2011.\n\n                              O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
      This revision is preferred against the judgment of the<\/p>\n
Subordinate Judge, Kasaragod in Appeal Suit No.16\/1999.<\/p>\n
This appeal in turn was preferred against the judgment and<\/p>\n
decree in O.S.No.82\/1998. The suit was one for damages on<\/p>\n
the ground that the defendants had cut and removed the<\/p>\n
tree which belonged to the plaintiff and therefore they are<\/p>\n
liable to pay damages in the form of money.<\/p>\n
      2. According to the plaintiff, the first defendant had<\/p>\n
issued a notice to which he had sent a reply raising the<\/p>\n
plea of non necessity of cutting and removing the tree. But<\/p>\n
the first defendant had proceeded with the act and resulted in<\/p>\n
cutting and removing of the tree.\n<\/p>\n
        3. The defendants would contend that the plaintiff is<\/p>\n
not entitled to   maintain the suit                itself     as there is an<\/p>\n
exclusive bar under Section 563 of the Municipality Act. Both<\/p>\n
the courts below found in favour of the defendants and<\/p>\n
                               : 2 :<\/span>
\nC.R.P.NO.10 OF 2005<\/p>\n
dismissed the suit. It is against that decision, the plaintiff<\/p>\n
has come up in revision.\n<\/p>\n
     4. Heard the learned counsel for the revision petitioner<\/p>\n
as   well as the respondents. The point which necessitates<\/p>\n
determination by this      Court is regarding the impact of<\/p>\n
Sections 412, 509 and 563 of the Kerala Municipality Act.<\/p>\n
The learned counsel for the revision petitioner would urge<\/p>\n
before me that there is no statutory remedy provided under<\/p>\n
the Municipality Act to claim damages for the arbitrary and<\/p>\n
unauthorised     act of its officials. The civil court has got<\/p>\n
jurisdiction and therefore it is liable to be entertained. In<\/p>\n
support of the same, he had relied upon the decision rendered<\/p>\n
by a Full Bench of this Court reported in Muhammad Haji v.<\/p>\n
Kunhunni Nair (1993 (1) KLT 227). In that decision the<\/p>\n
learned Judges had relied upon a decision of the Hon’ble<\/p>\n
Supreme Court reported in Dhulabhai v. State of M.P (AIR<\/p>\n
1969 SC 78). The Hon’ble Supreme Court held that:<\/p>\n
             “Where the statute gives a finality to the
\n       orders of the special tribunals the civil courts’
\n       jurisdiction must be held      to be excluded if
\n       there is adequate remedy to do what the
\n       civil court would normally do in a suit. Such
\n       provision, however, does not exclude those<\/p>\n
                              : 3 :<\/span>
\nC.R.P.NO.10 OF 2005<\/p>\n
       cases where the provisions of the particular
\n       Act have not been complied with or the
\n       statutory tribunal has not acted in conformity
\n       with the fundamental principles of     judicial
\n       procedure”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     5.Now I may refer to the relevant    sections under the<\/p>\n
Municipality Act. Section 412 gives power to the Secretary<\/p>\n
to secure, lop or cut down the tree or any branch thereof<\/p>\n
so as to prevent any danger therefrom. So it is the statutory<\/p>\n
power which is expected to be judicially exercised by the<\/p>\n
person enforcing the statutory obligation. Section 509 of the<\/p>\n
Municipality Act, 1994 as it stood prior to the amendment<\/p>\n
provides an appeal to the Council in an order passed under<\/p>\n
Section 412 of the Act and also gives power for a revision<\/p>\n
either of suo motu nature or by moving an application. Now<\/p>\n
the impact of this    section and   Section 563   which bars<\/p>\n
jurisdiction of the civil court is a matter to be considered.<\/p>\n
Under Section 563 no civil court shall have jurisdiction to<\/p>\n
entertain any suit, application or petition challenging the<\/p>\n
legality or propriety of any action taken by or under the<\/p>\n
authority of the Secretary under any provisions comprised in<\/p>\n
                             : 4 :<\/span>
\nC.R.P.NO.10 OF 2005<\/p>\n
Chapters XVII, XVIII and XIX or the rules and regulations,<\/p>\n
if any, made thereunder. When a statutory duty is performed<\/p>\n
by an authority, the Act gives protection against proceeding<\/p>\n
in a civil court. In order to enable a person to find out<\/p>\n
whether the action has been initiated in accordance with<\/p>\n
the law, the statute has provided an appeal as well as a<\/p>\n
revision.\n<\/p>\n
     6. In this case when the Secretary orders or gives a<\/p>\n
notice directing to cut and remove a tree, it is challengeable<\/p>\n
under Section 509 before the Council in appeal. When the<\/p>\n
Council also turns down the appeal, the revision also will lie<\/p>\n
to the Government or in other words, it is the propriety of<\/p>\n
the action of the Secretary taken under Section 412 that is<\/p>\n
subject to statutory scrutiny by the appellate and the<\/p>\n
revisional forums. So the statute provides a methodology to<\/p>\n
find out the correctness or incorrectness of an order passed<\/p>\n
by the lowest authority. In this case the Secretary had<\/p>\n
directed the tree to be cut and removed. Correctness of<\/p>\n
this on receipt of notice was challenged. It was dismissed.<\/p>\n
The plaintiff did not pursue further action. So one of the<\/p>\n
                                : 5 :<\/span>
\nC.R.P.NO.10 OF 2005<\/p>\n
authorities exercising the statutory power had confirmed<\/p>\n
the legality or propriety of the order passed by the lower<\/p>\n
authority.    Since it has    become final under the statute,<\/p>\n
whether the civil court can entertain it to find out whether<\/p>\n
such an order passed by the authority is correct or not, I am<\/p>\n
afraid, it is to shield the officer and to protect, the provision<\/p>\n
under Section 563 is incorporated whereby the statue holds<\/p>\n
that the civil court has no jurisdiction in such mattes. So   far<\/p>\n
as this case is concerned, what is challenged is      legality of<\/p>\n
the action taken by the Secretary. It has become final by<\/p>\n
confirmation by the Council.\n<\/p>\n
       Now a civil suit is filed indirectly challenging the<\/p>\n
credibility of the order which exactly the State wants to<\/p>\n
prevent or in other words as held by the decision referred to<\/p>\n
by the Hon’ble      Supreme Court in Dhulabhai v. State of<\/p>\n
M.P (AIR 1969 SC 78) the statute provides remedies when<\/p>\n
it is found that it has become final, may not be correct to<\/p>\n
again entertain it in another jurisdiction.    So, I concur with<\/p>\n
the findings of   the courts below and hold that the suit is<\/p>\n
barred under Section 563 of the Municipality            Act and<\/p>\n
                             : 6 :<\/span>
\nC.R.P.NO.10 OF 2005<\/p>\n
therefore dismissal of the suit is confirmed and the revision<\/p>\n
petition is dismissed accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                  M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
cl<\/p>\n
                       : 7 :<\/span>
\nC.R.P.NO.10 OF 2005<\/p>\n
                          M.N. KRISHNAN, J.\n<\/p>\n
                          …………………………………….
\n                          M.A.C.A\/A.S\/C.R.P.NO.OF
\n                          ………………………………………
\n                           17th January, 2011.\n<\/p>\n
                          J U D G M E N T\/O R D E R<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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