Research › Search › Judgment
High Court of Karnataka · body
2025 DAILYLAW 43114 (KAR)
SIDDAPPA v. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND ORS
WP/201815/2024 · 2025-09-23
Jyoti Mulimani
body2025
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 43114 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 43114 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
- 1 -
!" #$
%# & &"##
'#(
! " #
#$
# %%
& % ' %
# ( & )
" ) *) ) ($
) (( %%
# %% # (
Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
- 2 -
# %% # (
! " ( (& &
$
% )) % %
& %
% ( +,
(
-. /0./1.2
345678294-1:8;81.1.468-/6<-.(/2:/- /4
/246= >.1: -.(/22.?/-@56 /:5?/-
94- 1:8 -87;46<8617:/08/;;8/-8<.6;8-746 ) :83/;1.468<-.181.1.46.79.28<788?.6=94224>.6= -82.897 /$ 4 .7758 / >-.1 49 8-1.4-/-. 4- / <.-831.46 14 A5/7: 1:8 4-<8- </18< )* ) ) .6
0.<8 668B5-8 ;/778< CD 1:8 9.-71 -87;46<861 /51:4-.1D/7.228=/2/6</-C.1-/-D
- 3 -
C$ 4 .7758 / >-.1 49 (/6</E57 <.-831.6= -87;46<8617/6<)14-8714-81:86/E8491:8 ;81.1.468- .6 -87;831 49 2/6< .6 D4) ) E8/75-.6= 3-87 7.15/18< /1 (/E/6?8-. #.22/=8
/25?//6<.71-.31.</-
:87:4-19/317/-81:878 1 .7 7/.< 1:/1 1:8 ;81.1.468-,7 =-/6<9/1:8- /EC/66/ 4/BE/6>/7.7758<>.1:/8-1.9.3/1849-/6149/=50/2. :.156<8- 528)F49&/-6/1/?//6<-/61 5287.6-87;83149 2/6<.6D4) )E8/75-.6= 3-877.15/18</1(/E/6?8-. #.22/=8
/25? /6<.71-.31 .</- 0.<8 4-<8- </18< F*F :8 1:86 8;51D 4EE.77.468- .6 %.28 4 )F *F 3/638228<1:88-1.9.3/1849-/61.7758<.69/04-49 ;81.1.468-,7=-/6<9/1:8-:87/E8>/7A5871.468<C894-81:.7 45-1.64*F
/6<1:87/E8>/7/224>8<
/6< 1:8 4-<8- 49 8;51D 4EE.77.468- >/7 781/7.<8
/6< 1:8 E/118- >/7 -8E/6<8< 94- -83467.<8-/1.46 14 1:8 /:7.2</- .</- 0.<8 4-<8- </18< FF 5-75/61 14 >:.3:
;-4388<.6=7 >8-8 346<5318< CD 1:8 /:7.2</- /918- :42<.6= / 7;41.67;831.46/6<;-4388<8<14;/774-<8-46)FF14
- 4 -
-8=-/611:82/6<E8/75-.6= 3-87.6D4) )7.15/18</1 (/E/6?8-. #.22/=8
/25?
/6< .71-.31 .</- 5-75/61 14 1:8 4-<8-491:8/:7.2</-
6/E8491:8;81.1.468-,7=-/6<9/1:8->/7 <52D -88618-8< .6 808658 834-<7 .6 425E67 F /6< ) /6< :.7 6/E8 >/7 -8928318< .6 -808658 -834-<7 1.22 ) F) 1 .7 7/.< 1:/1 1:8 ;81.1.468-,7 =-/6<9/1:8- <.8< 46 ) ) 28/0.6= C8:.6< 1871/18 .6 1:8 94-E 49 .22 </18< ) 4>808-
1:8;81.1.468-,76/E8>/76418618-8<.61:8-808658 -834-<7/6<:8>/7<.-8318<147835-8683877/-D;-4C/189-4E 1:834E;8186145-1/6<1:8-808658861-.87>8-83461.658<.6 1:8 6/E8 49 <838/78< =-/6<9/1:8- 49 ;81.1.468- /EC/66/ 14 /6 8B1861 49 3-87 /6< 1:8 ;81.1.468- .7 .6 ;8/38952 ;477877.46/6<3521.0/1.46491:87/.<2/6< 7 1:.6=7 7144< 1:57
1:8 ;81.1.468- -838.08< / 641.38 .6 1:8 6/E8 49 :.7 =-/6<9/1:8- 9-4E 1:8 499.38 49 1:8 77.71/61 4EE.77.468-C/78<46/28118-.7758<CD1:81:.-<-87;46<861 </18< ) )) 32/.E.6= 1:/1 1:8 408-6E861 49 &/-6/1/?/ 0.<8641.9.3/1.46</18<)* FF<832/-8<1:875C@8312/6</7 %4-871/6<56<8-831.46491:8%4-87131
F8638
1:8 77.71/614EE.77.468-745=:114.6A5.-8/C4511:8-/614-<8-
- 5 -
E/<8.69/04-491:8;81.1.468-,7=-/6<9/1:8-/246=>.1:41:8- =-/61887 :8 77.71/61 4EE.77.468- 0.<8 4-<8- </18< )) ))781/7.<81:84-<8-49-8=-/617/=/.6711:87/.< 4-<8- 1:8 ;81.1.468- ;-898--8< / -.1 81.1.46 .6 4) *)) ) /6< 1:.7 45-1 :/< =-/618< .618-.E 4-<8- 46 ) ) /6< 71/D8< 1:8 4-<8- ;/778< CD 1:8 77.71/61 4EE.77.468- 71:8 E/118- 7144< 1:57
1:8 9.-71 -87;46<861 /51:4-.1D .7758< 641.38 46 ) ) .6 1:8 6/E8 49 ;81.1.468-,7 =-/6<9/1:8- <.-831.6= 14 /;;8/- C894-8 1:8 /51:4-.1D 46 ) ) ) /1 ;E :8 ;81.1.468- /;;8/-8< C894-8 1:8 9.-71 -87;46<861 /6< 75CE.118< -8280/61 -834-<7 ;8-1/.6.6= 14 1:8=-/61E/<8.69/04-49:.7=-/6<9/1:8-/6</27495-6.7:8< 1:8 34;D 49 .618-.E 4-<8- =-/618< CD 1:.7 45-1 .6 4) *)) )4>808-
1:89.-71-87;46<8610.<84-<8- </18<)* ) ):82<1:/11:8;81.1.468-.7641861.128<94-/6D -8=52/-.G/1.46 6<8- 1:878 3.-35E71/6387
1:8 ;81.1.468- .7 C894-81:.745-1
- 6 -
456782 94- 1:8 -87;831.08 ;/-1.87 5-=8< 7808-/2 3461861.4678/-<1:8/-=5E8617/6<;8-578<1:8-.1;/;8-7 >.1:3/-8
:8 9/317 /-8 7599.3.8612D 7/.< /6< <4 641 -8A5.-8 -8.18-/1.46:8.7758-8042087/-456<1:84-<8-;/778<CD1:8 4678-0/14- 49 %4-8717 599.38 .1 14 6418 1:/1 1:8 77.71/61 4EE.77.468- 0.<8 4-<8- </18< )) )) :/< 781 /7.<8 1:8 -8=-/61 4-<8- 5C78A5861 14 1:8 4-<8- 49 1:8 77.71/61 4EE.77.468-
1:8 4678-0/14- 49 %4-8717 ;/778< 1:8 4-<8- :42<.6=1:/11:8;81.1.468-.7641861.128<94--8=52/-.G/1.46:8 ;81.1.468- :/7 A5871.468< 1:8 4-<8- 49 1:8 77.71/61 4EE.77.468- .6 4) *)) )
/6< 1:.7 45-1 :/7 A5/7:8<1:84-<8-491:877.71/614EE.77.468- :84-<8-491:84678-0/14-49%4-8717.795-6.7:8</246= >.1:1:8-.181.1.46/6<1:87/E8.7E/-?8</7668B5-8& ;8-57/2 49 1:8 7/E8 -8928317 1:/1 1:8 4678-0/14- 49 %4-8717 ;2/3.6= -82./638 46 / 41.9.3/1.46 </18< )* FF 346325<8< 1:/11:8;81.1.468-.7641861.128<94--8=52/-.G/1.461.7;.041/2 14 6418 1:/1 1:8 77.71/61 4EE.77.468- /274 :/< ;2/38< -82./638 46 1:8 7/.< 41.9.3/1.46 /6< 781/7.<8 1:8 4-<8- 49 -8=-/61/6<1:.745-1.64) *)) ):/7<832.68<14
- 7 -
/338;11:83461861.46491:8408-6E86171:84-<8-491:8 77.71/61 4EE.77.468- .7 A5/7:8<
1:8 34678A5861./2 4-<8- ;/778< CD 1:8 4678-0/14- 49 %4-8717 .7 2./C28 14 C8A5/7:8< 334-<.6=2D
.1.7A5/7:8<
:8 -.1 49 8-1.4-/-.
.7 4-<8-8< :8 -<8- </18< 4-<8- </18< 4-<8- </18< )* ) ) ;/778< CD 1:8 9.-71 -87;46<861 /51:4-.1D .6
0.<8668B5-8.7A5/7:8< * 87521/612D
1:8-.181.1.46.7 83/578 49 1:8 <.7;47/2 49 1:8 -.1 81.1.46
;86<.6= .618-243514-D /;;2.3/1.467
.9 /6D
/-8 <.7;478< 49
/6< 1:8 .618-.E<.-831.46
.9/6D
71/6<7<.73:/-=8<
)* '&"##( & & .71424)*)