The High Court dismissed this writ petition challenging an award by the Permanent Lok Adalat regarding damage to crops caused by fallen electrical cables. The court found that petitioners consented to Lok Adalat proceedings and offered no error in the order.
Writ petition for quashing the Permanent Lok Adalat award dismissed.
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NC: 2023:KHC-D:13163 WP No. 104555 of 2014
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN
WRIT PETITION NO. 104555 OF 2014 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S BADAWADAGI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
BALAYYA S/O. SHIVAKUMAR HIREMATH AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. BHENDIGERI, TQ: BELGAUM DIST: BELGAUM
GIRIJA A BYAHATTI Digitally signed by GIRIJA A BYAHATTI
…RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE AWARD DATED 02.07.2013 PASSED BY THE PERMANENT LOK ADALATH BELGAUM IN ORIGINAL PETITION NO.36/2011 AND THE COPY OF THE SAME IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C AND CONSEQUENTLY BE PLEASED TO DISMISS THE CLAIM PETITION FILED BY THE RESPONDENT IN ORIGINAL PETITION NO.36/2011 ON THE FILE OF PERMANENT LOK ADALATH BELGAUM.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Aggrieved by the order passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat, Belagavi dated 02.07.2013 in Original Petition No.36/2011, the respondents therein have preferred this writ petition.
Permanent Lok Adalat and he fairly submits that the order is passed in accordance with law.
For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition is
hereby dismissed.
Sd/JUDGE
RSH / Ct-mck List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging the Permanent Lok Adalat award must be quashed on merits.
Whether the petitioner consented to Lok Adalat proceedings and submitted that the order was passed in accordance with law.
The Managing Director HESCOM, Corporate Office Navanagar, Hubli Dist: Dharwad
The Assistant Executive Engineer HESCOM, O and M Division Rural Sub Division, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum
Balayya S/o. Shivakumar Hiremath
Girija A Byahatti
M.I. Arun
As recorded by the court registry
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