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Sunil v. the President

Karnataka HC5 Dec 2024WP/13513/2018

Case brief

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What is this about?

A writ petition challenging an order of the Karnataka SC/ST Commission restoring a Hakku Pathra-granted site to respondent Narayana Swamy and directing the Tahsildar to secure possession for him. The petitioner argued the Commission lacked jurisdiction over title matters. The High Court held the Commission cannot nullify a civil court outcome.

What the court decided

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Sunil Vs the President — Property and Title | Karnataka HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA

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WRIT PETITION NO. 13513 OF 2018 (SCST)

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BETWEEN:

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SUNIL S/O SUSAINATHAN AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/A NO.125, 5^TH CROSS KUNDALAHALLI COLONY BANGALORE-560037

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SMT. SUSHMITHA SHANKAR., FOR SRI. VEDAVYASA BHAT H., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE PRESIDENT THE KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES & SCHEDULE TRIBES NO.14/3, 2^ND FLOOR, CFC BUILDING

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Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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NRUPATHUNGA RAOD, BANGALORE-560001.

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THE KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTE & SCHEDULE TRIBES BY ITS SECRETARY NO.14/3, 2^ND FLOOR CFC BUILDING, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BANGALORE-560001

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI BANGALORE-560001.

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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT IVTH FLOOR, D C OFFICE BLDG REVENUE COMPLEX, K G ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001.

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THE TAHSILDAR BANGALORE EAST TALUK K R PURA BANGALORE URBAN-560 048.

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THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR NADAKACHERI WHITEFIELD HOODI MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560048.

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NARAYANA SWAMY S/O LATE DASAPPA SINCE DEAD BY LRs.,

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7(a) MANJULAMMA @ MANJAMMA, W/O NARAYANA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT 7, KUNDALAHALLI COLONY, DODDANAKUNDI, BANGALORE-560037.

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SRI SUSAINATHAN S/O LATE MARAPPA R/A NO.125, 5^TH CROSS KUNDALAHALLI COLONY BANGALORE-560037.

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SMT PRAFULLA W/O SUSAINATHAN R/A NO.125, 5^TH CROSS KUNDALAHALLI COLONY BANGALORE-560037

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SMT. SAVITHRAMMA., AGA FOR R-1 TO R-6; SRI.KARAVEERAIAH., ADVOCATE FOR R-8 & R-9; R-7(a) IS SERVED)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER AT ANNEXURE-C DATED 27.9.2017 PASSED BY R-1 AND 2 THE COMMISSION FOR THE KARNATAKA STATE SCHEDULED CASTE AND SCHEDULED TRIBE IN DISPUTE NO. 299/2015 IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY, ETC.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA

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ORAL ORDER

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This Writ Petition is filed challenging an order passed by the Commission for the Karnataka State Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (for short, ‘ the Commission ’).

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An application was filed by Narayana Swamy – respondent No.7 herein requesting the Commission to restore a site which was granted to him under Hakku Pathra. This application has been allowed by the Commission and the Commission in the impugned order has stated that in exercise of Section 10 of the Karnataka State Scheduled Caste and

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Scheduled Tribe Commission Act, 2002 (for short, ‘ the Act’ ) it would be appropriate to direct the Thasildar to secure possession and hand over the same to respondent No.7 herein.

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In the said order, it has been stated as follows-

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As could be seen from the above, the Commission categorically records a finding that respondent No.7 had filed a suit and the said suit has also been dismissed. However, the Commission seeks to gloss over this fact by stating that respondent No.7 had filed a petition to sue as an indigent person and that permission was not granted, as a consequence of which, the dismissal of suit filed by respondent No.7 could be ignored.

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In my view, the State Commission does not have the power to nullify an order passed by a Civil Court. If a party has approached a Civil Court and had failed, he cannot be permitted to invoke the provisions of the Act and attempt to secure possession which he was otherwise unable to secure from the Civil Court.

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It is to be noticed here that the Commission had no jurisdiction over the matters which are to be adjudicated regarding the title of a property and this would be within the exclusive domain of the Civil

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Courts. Consequently, the impugned Orders are set aside. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, allowed.

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Sd/(N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE

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HNM

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Sunil v. the President

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