- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT APPEAL NO. 100203 OF 2024 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI BAHURAO BABURAO PAWAR AGE: 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: SHIVAJIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 2. SHRI RAJU SANTU PATIL AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC- AGRICULTURE R/O: KAIVALYANAGAR, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 3. SHRI MADHU @ BHAIRUJAYAPPA PAWAR AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: SHIVAJIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 4. SHRI BALU RAMACHANDRA PATIL AGE :58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: SHIVAJIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK),TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. &APPELLANTS (BY SRI. DINESH M. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.11.27 11:14:44 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 AND: SHRI MALLAPPA DEVAPPA SAMBREKAR SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 1. SHRI KRISHNA MALLAPPA SAMBREKAR AGE: 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 2. SHRI LAXMAN MALLAPPA SAMBREKAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI MAHADEV DEVAPPA SAMBREKAR SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 3. SHRI MARUTI MAHADEV SAMBREKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: SHIVAJIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 4. SHRI SHIVAJI MAHADEV SAMBREKAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: SHIVAJIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI SHANKAR DEVAPPA SAMBREKAR SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 5. SMT. PARVATI SHANKAR SAMBREKAR AGE: 62 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 6. SHRI BASAWANI SHANKAR SAMBREKAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 R/O:-HOLIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI PARASHRAM SHANKAR SAMBREKAR SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 7. SMT. DEEPA W/O. PARASHARAM SAMBREKAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSE HOLD R/O:-HOLIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI- 590010. 8. SHRI LAXMAN SANTU MUTGEKAR AGE: 62 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MARUTI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TQL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010 9. SHRI BASAVANT SANTU MUTGEKAR AGE: 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION: PENSIONER R/O: MARUTIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TQL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI RAMA HIRAMANI CHOUGULE SINCE DECEASE BY HIS LR9S 10. SMT. KAMALABAI W/O. RAMA CHOUGULE AGE: 75 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 11. SHRI HARI RAMA CHOUGULE AGE: 56 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 12. SHRI SHIVA RAMA CHOUGULE AGE: 50 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 SHRI APPANNA TOPPANNA PATIL SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 13. SHRI TOPPANNA APPANNA PATIL AGE: 72 YEARS, OCCUPATION: BUSINESS R/O: KAIVALYA GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 14. SHRI KESHAV APPANNA PATIL AGE: 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MARUTI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 15. SHRI KEDARI APPANNA PATIL AGE: 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL &DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 16. SHRI MARUTI APPANNA PATIL AGE: 61 YEARS, OCCUPATION: BUSINESS R/O: KAIVALYA GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI NARAYAN BHAIRU PATIL SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 17. SHRI MALLAPPA NARAYAN PATIL AGE: 70 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: SHIVAJI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 18. SHRI MARUTI NARAYAN PATIL AGE: 67 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: SHIVAJI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI CHANDRU ANAND PATIL - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 19. SMT. BASWANAKKA W/O. CHANDRUPATIL AGE: 78 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEHOLD R/O: MARUTI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TQL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 20. SHRI NARAYAN CHANDRU PATIL AGE: 56 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MARUTI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TQL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI YALLAPPA BALLAPPA SAMBREKAR SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S SHRI RAMA YALLAPPA SAMBREKAR SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 21. SHRI BHAIRU RAMA SAMBREKAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 22. SHRI JOTIBA RAMA SAMBREKAR AGE: 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O:-HOLI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO:KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI MARUTI YALLAPPA SAMBREKAR SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 23. SMT. LAXMI W/O. MARUTI SAMBREKAR AGE: 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEHOLD R/O: KAIVALYA GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 24. SHRI MAHESH MARUTI SAMBREKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 R/O: KAIVALYA GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 25. SHRI SAGAR MARUTI SAMBREKAR AGE: 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: KAIVALYA GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. SHRI LAXMAN YALLAPPA SAMBREKAR SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 26. SMT. RENUKA W/O. LAXMAN SAMBREKAR AGE: MAJOR, OCCUPATION: HOUSEHOLD R/O: KAIVALYA GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO: KANGRALI (BK), TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 27. SMT. INDUBAI W/O. GUNDU THUMARI, D/O. LAXMAN SAMBREKAR AGE: MAJOR, OCCUPATION: HOUSEHOLD R/O: BHAVAKAI GALLI, KAKATI VILLAGE, PO: KAKTI, TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-591113. 28. SMT. CHANDA W/O. YALLAPPA CHOUGULE, D/O. LAXMAN SAMBREKAR AGE: MAJOR, OCCUPATION: HOUSEHOLD R/O: ALATAGA, PO: KANGRALI (KH) TAL & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 29. SMT. MAYA W/O. YALLAPPA DESURKAR D/O. LAXMAN AGE: MAJOR, OCCUPATION: HOUSEHOLD R/O: SAMBREKAR MARUTI GALLI, BENAKANHALLI, PO: HINDALGA, TAL &DIST: BELAGAVI-591108. 30. KUMARI SAVITA D/O. LAXMAN SAMBREKAR AGE: MAJOR OCCUPATION: HOUSEHOLD R/O: KAIVALYA NAGAR, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TAL&DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 SHRI KEDARI BHAIRU PATIL SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR9S 31. SHRI ASHOK KEDARI PATIL AGE: 70 YEARS, OCCUPATION: PENSIONER R/O: SHIVAJIGALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 32. SHRI BHARAT KEDARI PATIL AGE: 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: PENSIONER R/O: SHIVAJI GALLI, GOUNDWAD VILLAGE, PO :KANGRALI (BK), TQ & DIST: BELAGAVI-590010. 33. THE LAND TRIBUNAL BELAGAVI, BY ITS SECRETARY &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED. 13/02/2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.107649/2023 BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Heard learned counsel Sri.Dinesh M. Kulkarni for appellants and learned AGA Sri.Sharad V. Magadum, for respondent-State. 2. This Writ appeal filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act,1961 is directed against Order dated 13.02.2024 in W.P.No.107649/2023 passed by the learned single judge of this Court. 3. The appellants were before this Court in the above-stated petition questioning the Land Tribunal Order dated 25.08.1981, granting occupancy right to the respondents in Survey Nos. 88, 78, 34, 117, 73 and 4 of Goudawad Village, Belagavi District. The learned single Judge only on the ground of inordinate delay of more than 40 years in approaching this Court, rejected the writ petition. 4. Learned counsel Sri.Dinesh M.Kulkarni would submit that the appellants-petitioners were declared as trustees by order dated 04.01.2023 in Miscellaneous No.180/2021 on the file of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Belagavi and submits that immediately thereafter the appellants-petitioners-trustees have taken steps to file the writ petition to challenge the Land Tribunal order passed in - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16184-DB WA No. 100203 of 2024 the year 1981. Further, learned counsel, to the Court query as to what is the explanation for delay from 1981 3 2021, till the date of initiation of the proceedings before the District Court, it is submitted that since the trustee were not parties to the proceedings before the Land Tribunal, the petitioners were not aware of the proceedings. The said explanation cannot be accepted on the face of it. Admittedly, there is more than 40 years delay in approaching this Court, that too when the occupancy rights were granted in the year 1981 and when the respondents were in a possession, the petitioners cannot come up with an explanation that they were not aware of the grant of occupancy rights in favour of tenants. We do not find any error in the order passed by the learned single Judge in rejecting the writ petition solely on the ground of delay of more than 40 years. Hence, Writ appeal stands rejected. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE HMB CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 26