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NC: 2025:KHC-K:1610 WP No. 200699 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
WRIT PETITION NO.200699 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN:
SRI GANESH S/O DHOOLAPPA ARANKAL AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: H.NO-8-884, HUMNABAD BASE LOHAR GALLI, KALABURAGI, DIST KALABURAGI – 585 101. …PETITIONER
(BY SRI SIDDALING REDDY PATIL, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001.
2.
THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, KALABURAGI, DIST KALABURAGI – 585 102.
3.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KALABURAGI AT KALABURAGI – 584 102.
4.
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SEDAM AT SEDAM – 585 222.
5. TAHSILDAR SEDAM AT SEDAM – 585 222.
Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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6.
KARNATAKA STATE WAKF BOARD, #6, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, VASANT NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 051.
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI MALLIKARJUN SAHUKAR, A.G.A. FOR R1 TO R5;
SRI P.S.MALIPATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R6)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, THEREBY QUASH THE IMPUGNED MUATATION BEARING NO.MR T-37 DATED: 06-09-2017 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5 AS AT ANNEXURE-B IN RESPECT OF SY NO.32 TO THE EXTENT OF 5 ACRES 31 GUNTAS OF SEDAM VILLAGE SEDAM TALUKA IN KALABURAGI DISTRICT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.5 TO DELETE THE NAME OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT, IN RESPECT OF LAND SY NO.32 IN COLUMN NO.11 FROM THE RECORD OF RIGHTS FOR THE YEAR 2018-2019 TO 2024-2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND C1 TO C6 RESPECTIVELY, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE)
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue raised in this petition is squarely covered in terms of the order dated 08.02.2023 in W.P.No.200439/2023 and other matters.
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Learned counsel for the respondents do not dispute the submission.
3. Hence, the following:
ORDER
i) The impugned entries in the Record of Rights in Sy.No.32, measuring 05 acres 31 guntas of Sedam village, Tq. Sedam, Dist. Kalaburagi is set-aside.
ii) The respondent No.5 is directed to delete the name of the respondent No.6 in column No.11 of the record of rights of the petition property, within 10 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and to restore the entries in respect of petition property, as it stood earlier to impugned entries.
iii) However, it is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the rights of the petitioner and contesting respondent.
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iv) The respondent No.5 may initiate proceedings for effecting changes in the property records, if so advised in law. In such an event, the respondent No.5 shall issue notice to the petitioner and respondent No.6 before passing further orders.
Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE
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