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Sri Mohan Kumar G v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC4 Sept 2024WP/23704/2024

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The Court allowed a writ petition filed by a state land grantee who could not reflect his title in computerized records due to discontinuation of manual entries. The Court directed the Tahasildar to consider the petitioner's pending representation.

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Respondent No.4 (Tahasildar) directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 25.09.2023 and reflect manual RTC entries in computerized records within two months.

Sri Mohan Kumar G Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2024)

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NC: 2024:KHC:36204 WP No. 23704 of 2024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

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WRIT PETITION NO.23704 OF 2024 (KLR-RR/SUR)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI MOHAN KUMAR G S/O JNANAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS AGRICULTURIST SHANTHIPURA VILLAGE LAKKAVALLI HOBLI TARIKERE TALUK CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT-577228 (NOT CLAIMING SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFITS)

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI.H MALATESH, ADVOCATE)

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Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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AND:

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STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-02

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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKMAGALURU-577101

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NC: 2024:KHC:36204 WP No. 23704 of 2024

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THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TARIKERE TALUK CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT PIN CODE - 577228

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THE TAHASILDAR TARIKERE TALUK CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT PIN CODE -577228

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI.HARISHA A S, AGA)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-4 AND THE CONCERNED REVENUE AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONERS REPRESENTATION DATED 25.09.2023 PRODUCED AS ANNX-D AND ETC.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned AGA accepts notice for respondents No.1

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to 4.

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The petitioner was granted the petition land vide

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grant order dated 13.04.1998. Pursuant to grant, the

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petitioner's name was duly mutated to the RTC. However, the manual entries were discontinued and are not carried forward to the computerized records maintained by the revenue authorities. This compelled the petitioner to submit a representation requesting the respondent authorities to reflect the entries as they existed in manual RTC.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the respondents-State.

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The petitioner, on account of conscious laxness on the part of respondents, has submitted the

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representation on 25.09.2023 vide Annexure-D. There is conscious laxness on the part of respondents in not considering the representation. If the grant made in favour of the petitioner was intact and the grantee's name was mutated and reflected in the ownership column till 2001-02, the petitioner has a legal right to seek a direction at the hands of this Court. Correspondingly,

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respondent No.4 is obligated to consider representation and pass appropriate orders.

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There being a conscious laxness on the part of

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respondent No.4, this Court passes the following:

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ORDER

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i. The writ petition is allowed.

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ii. Respondent No.4 is hereby directed to consider the representation dated 25.09.2023 as per Annexure-D in accordance with law by taking cognizance of the grant order and the existing entries till 2001-02 in the manual RTC and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

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iii. This exercise shall be completed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

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iv. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed off.

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SD/(SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE

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NBM

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