Sri. Bailappa v. the Deputy Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC writ petition dismissed upholding Deputy Commissioner's remand to Assistant Commissioner for fresh consideration of claimed SC/ST land grant; Assistant Commissioner to verify original Grant Register, Saguvali Chit and Issue Register; factum of grant to Sri. Basavaiah s/o Narashivaiah; grantee's Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe status; applicable non-alienation rule to be determined by date of grant; PTCL/17/2025; Deputy Commissioner Bengaluru South District / Assistant Commissioner Ramanagara Sub-Division; Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India; NC: 2026:KHC:8108.
What did the court decide?
There is no infirmity in the impugned order passed by the Deputy Commissioner; the Deputy Commissioner rightly found that the Assistant Commissioner had passed his order without verifying the original Grant Register, Saguvali Chit, Issue Register etc., and remanded the matter with a direction to the Assistant Commissioner to verify from the original Grant Register the factum of the grant said to have been made in favour of the original grantee Sri. Basavaiah s/o late Narashivaiah.