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Smt.Savubai v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC5 Sept 2024WP/24474/2024

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What is this about?

Petitioner granted land in 1998 sought direction to revenue authorities to reflect her mutated manual RTC entries, discontinued after computerization, in the records. Court found conscious laxness by the Tahasildar and directed consideration of her representation within two months.

What did the court decide?

Tahasildar directed to consider representation dated 22.09.2023 per Annexure-E in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within two months.

Smt.Savubai Vs State of Karnataka — Land Acquisition | Karnataka HC (2024)

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NC: 2024:KHC:36307 WP No. 24474 of 2024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^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.24474 OF 2024 (KLR-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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SMT.SAVUBAI W/O MAMBU AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS AGRICULTURIST GUDDADABEERANAHALLI VILLAGE LAKKAVALLI HOBLI TARIKERE TALUK CHIKMAGALURU PIN CODE - 577228

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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 BENGALURU-02.

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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT CHIKMAGALURU-577101

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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TARIKERE TALUK

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NC: 2024:KHC:36307 WP No. 24474 of 2024

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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 DTD 22.09.2023 PRODUCED AS ANNX-E AND ETC.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: 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 to 4.

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The petitioner was granted the petition land vide

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grant order dated 14.04.1998. Pursuant to grant, the 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

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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 representation on 22.09.2023 vide Annexure-E. There is conscious laxness on the part of respondents in not considering the representation. If the grant made in favour

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

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NC: 2024:KHC:36307 WP No. 24474 of 2024

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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 22.09.2023 as per Annexure-E 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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