Smt. Rukkamma v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Appeal WA No. 1423 of 2025 (KLR-RES), High Court of Karnataka, decided 17 October 2025, Bench: D K Singh and Rajesh Rai K (judgment per D K Singh); writ appeal under Section 4 Karnataka High Court Act dismissed; encroachment/construction of house on public road; concurrent orders of Tahsildar Mandya (31.05.2017), Assistant Commissioner R.A.No.22/2017 (20.08.2018) and Deputy Commissioner R.A.No.12/2018 (13.07.2021) directing removal of house upheld; natural justice plea of no notice before survey and sketch rejected citing Annexure-R1-Notice; arises out of dismissal of W.P.No.15744/2021; parties at Mandya Taluk/District; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
All three revenue authorities (Tahsildar, Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner) concurrently held that the petitioner constructed the house encroaching upon the public land, and therefore the learned Single Judge rightly dismissed the Writ Petition.