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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.14844 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. NARAYANA SINGH S/O LATE RAM SINGH, SINCE DECEASED REP. BY LRS. 1(a). SMT. UMA BAI N.
W/O SAGAR D/O LATE NARAYANA SINGH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT NO.35, YELLAPPA STREET POST OFFICE CHIKKAMAVALI, MAVALLI POST BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU DISTRICT-560 004. 1(b). SMT. SONA BAI W/O LATE SHANKAR SINGH M.
D/O LATE NARAYANA SINGH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO.56, 1ST MAIN 1ST CROSS, PARVATHIPURA NEAR ANJANEYA TEMPLE HOSKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL-562114. 1(c). SMT. PADMA BAI N.
W/O LATE NARAYANA SINGH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT MALUR TALUK CHOKKONDAHALLI MADIVALA, MALUR TALUK KOLAR - 563130. Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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1(d). SMT. BEENA BAI W/O DINESH KUMAR SINGH D/O LATE NARAYANA SINGH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT NO.4653, 3RD CROSS, SHIVAJI ROAD, N.R. MOHALLA RAJPUT BLOCK MYSURU-570007. 1(e). SRI. SHANKAR SINGH H.N.
S/O LATE NARAYAN SINGH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT VIDYANAGAR MAGADI TALUK MAGADI DISTRICT RAMANAGAR -562120. 1(f). SMT. BHAVANI BAI W/O JAGADEESH K.S.
D/O LATE NARAYANA SINGH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT NO.11, 1ST CROSS SRIDHARAN LAYOUT KUMARAPARK EAST BENGALURU -560001. 1(g). SRI. KRISHNA SINGH H.N.
S/O LATE NARYANA SINGH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT HARI SINGH PALYA HOSAHALLI VILLAGE THAGGIKUPPE POST KASABA HOBLI THAGGIKUPPE RAMANAGARA-562120. 1(h). SMT. JANAKI BAI W/O MANJUNATH SINGH D/O LATE NARAYANA SINGH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO.246,
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KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD 12TH CROSS, NEAR WATER TANK GANAPATHI PURA, BENGALURU SOUTH KONAKUNTE-560062. 1(i). SMT. GEETHA N.
W/O ANAND D/O LATE NARAYANA SINGH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS HOSAHALLI VILLAGE THAGGIKUPPE POST KASABA HOBLI THAGGIKUPPE RAMANAGARA -562 120. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GOPI P.M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SIDDAMALLAPPA P M.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LAND REVENUE, M S BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU -560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA-562159. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, RAMANGARA-562159. 4. THE TAHSILDAR MAGADI TALUK,
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MAGADI -562120. 5.
SRI DANEGOWDA S/O LATE HALE RANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT HOSAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562120. 6. SRI H R DORE, S/O LATE HALE RANGAIAH, AGED ABOT 55 YEARS, R/AT HOSAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562120. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH IMPUGNED
ORDER DATED 19.12.2023 , PASSED IN CASE NO. RP. NO.
118/27 -18 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AS PER ANNEXURE-E.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents No. 1 to 4.
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2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.
3. In this writ petition, the petitioners are assailing the order dated 19.12.2023 (Annexure-E), passed by respondent No.2 in case No.RP.No.118 of 2017-18.
4. Having taken note of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, it is forthcoming that respondent No.2 has passed the impugned order pursuant to the direction issued by this Court in R.P. No.28842 of 1998, dated 15.09.2006, wherein, this Court had quashed the
order of the Land Tribunal dated 30.04.1998 and remanded the matter to the Land Tribunal for fresh
consideration.
5. In the backdrop of the said remand, respondent No.2 has directed the revenue authorities
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to continue the khata as it stood prior to the year 1981-82 and, accordingly, set aside MR No.10/ 1982-
83.
6. In that view of the matter, since the rights of the parties are yet to be adjudicated by the Land Tribunal in accordance with the remand order, I am of the opinion that, the order passed by respondent No. 2 is just and proper. No interference is called for in this writ petition.
7. The petitioners are at liberty to urge all
contentions before the Land Tribunal in the pending proceedings. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE
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