Petitioners challenged the impugned endorsement/awaiting service charges of the Panchayat. The Court held that since service charges were already paid, nothing survived and disposed of the writ petition keeping the legitimacy of the demand open.
Writ petition disposed; issue regarding legitimacy of demand kept open for appropriate case.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ
WRIT PETITION NO.39858 OF 2015 (LB-RES)
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. S.C.VIJAYAKUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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AND PANCHAYATH RAJ M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-1
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. PRATHIMA HONNAPURA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;
SRI. M.S.DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2)
THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 10.08.2015 VIDE ANNEXURES-‘H’ TO ‘L’ BY ISSUING WRIT OF CERTIORARI.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have already paid the service charges as demanded by the respondent No.2 and have obtained khata in respect of the respective sites, details of which are stated in the petition.
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consideration in this petition. However, the issue regarding legitimacy of the demand by the respondent No.2 is kept open to be decided in an appropriate case.
The Writ Petition stands disposed off.
Sd/JUDGE
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
M. SANDHYA
R.V. MANOHARA
R.V.NARENDRA
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
THE GRAM PANCHAYATH SOMPURA
R. NATARAJ
As recorded by the court registry
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