Smt. Chinnamma v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC writ petition disposed with liberty to re-file: WP No. 24309 of 2025 (KLR-RES), NC: 2025:KHC:34756, decided 03-09-2025 by Justice R Devdas. Petitioner Smt. Chinnamma (through Sri. Sandesh C.R for Sri. Jayaraj D.S) versus State of Karnataka, Court of the Regional and Joint Director of Land Records (Mysuru Division), Deputy Director of Land Records (Hassan District) and Assistant Director of Land Records (Channarayapatna Taluk); AGA Sri. Mohammed Jaffar Shah. Keywords: land records appeal, re-survey, settlement of boundaries, kathedar/khathedar party respondents, RP No. 112/2023-24, Annexure-A, withdrawal with liberty, Articles 226 and 227, memo of appearance.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on counsel's withdrawal prayer, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to file a fresh appeal before the Joint Director of Land Records arraying the neighbouring landowners/kathedars as party respondents; the learned Additional Government Advocate was permitted to file a memo of appearance within four weeks.