Allowed
Shivarama Reddy v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/8228/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court held that revenue authorities cannot exercise suo motu powers under Section 136(3) to unsettle revenue entries established by registered instruments. The dispute is a question of title to be decided by the Civil Court, not by revenue authorities unless an appeal is filed by the State.
What did the court decide?
The Writ Petitions were allowed and the impugned order dated 10.02.2022 passed by the Special Deputy Commissioner-II, Bengaluru South Sub-Division, was quashed and set aside.