Smt Gulabi Harijana v. the State of Karnataka
Land regularisation – Ineligible application – Jurisdiction of Tahsildar
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (KLR-RES) under Articles 226 and 227 challenging Tahsildar's endorsement No.NCR/CR/88/20-21 dated 08.08.2025 (Annexure-Q) rejecting regularisation application as ineligible on distance-from-urban-limits ground (table to Section 94A(4), Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964). Key terms: Rule 108-CCC(3) Karnataka Land Revenue Rules 1966; Tahsildar jurisdiction; ineligible applications to be forwarded to Deputy Commissioner; Regularisation Committee; Brahmavara Taluk; Udupi District; certiorari; endorsement set aside; contentions kept open; petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Endorsement dated 08.08.2025 at Annexure-Q set aside; liberty reserved to the authorities to take appropriate action on the reports and material available with them; all contentions kept open. ¶44