Executive Officer v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: fraud vitiates every proceeding; nullity; occupancy rights; Section 48A Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961; Land Tribunal Mysuru; Form No.7 application; Form No.10; temple endowment; deity recorded as owner; RTC 1969-1975; no notice to temple; delay of nearly 50 years no bar where fraud; Special Committee Deputy Commissioner Mandya; suspicious insertion of survey numbers; collusion with revenue officials; sale deed 28.05.2024; status quo; no alienation or third-party rights; remand for fresh decision within six months; writ appeal U/S 4 Karnataka High Court Act; Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act 1997; Melukote Sri Cheluvanarayanaswamy Temple; Kesare Village Mysuru. Neutral citation: NC: 2026:KHC:9604-DB. No precedents cited by name in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Writ appeal allowed; judgment and order dated 21.04.2025 of the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.29343/2024, the Land Tribunal's order dated 17.06.1976 and Form No.10 set aside; matter remanded to the Land Tribunal for a fresh decision on the Form No.7 application within six months, with notice to the appellant/petitioner and other interested parties; parties to maintain status quo and refrain from alienation or creation of third-party rights till final decision on remand; contentions kept open.