Allowed
Smt Noorjahan Begum v. the State of Karnataka and Ors.
Karnataka HCWP/200006/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
A writ petition challenged an erroneous entry of a stranger's name in the record of rights for agricultural land in Karnataka. The respondent authority conceded the entry was made by mistake. The court held the petition should have expressed the right and granted relief, allowing the writ petition without costs.
What did the court decide?
Respondent directed to delete the petitioner's name from the record of rights within two months and restore the earlier entry; impugned endorsement quashed; no costs.