Sri. B. L. Gopal v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Khata cancellation; Karnataka Municipalities Act 1964 Section 322(1) revision; Deputy Commissioner Hassan; municipal/khata records only for tax liability and provisional; title, possession and gift deed validity outside municipal jurisdiction; compromise decree O.S.No.31/2013; pending suits O.S.No.511/2023 and O.S.No.46/2024 (cancellation of gift deed; declaration and permanent injunction); Sy.No.84/2, 1 acre 15.08 guntas, Belur/Beluru, Hassan District; writ appeal under Section 4 Karnataka High Court Act; intra-Court appeal dismissed; Single Judge order upheld; Bharath Petroleum Corporation Territory Manager as respondent; original writ petitioner was respondent No.5.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the appellant; the learned Single Judge's judgment and order in W.P.No.18659/2025 dated 14.07.2025 stands. Consequential directions recorded: municipal entries to be effected once rights crystallize on conclusion of the pending suits, and the Trial Court not to be influenced by observations of this Court or the learned Single Judge.