- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18189 WP No. 107902 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107902 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S. VEDANTH ENTERPRISES #1326, SHETAL BUILDING RAMA THIRTHA NAGAR, NEAR HARSHA HOTEL BELAGAVI R/BY PROPRIETOR SRI. SHEETAL S/O. MAHVEER MURGUDE AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NEELENDRA D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT (DISASTER MANAGEMENT) M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH UNDER SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT (DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES-3) M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18189 WP No. 107902 of 2025 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BELAGAVI D. C. COMPOUND, BELAGAVI-590001 TQ.DIST. BELAGAVI 4. THE THASILDAR RAIBAG REVENUE OFFICE RAIBAG-591317 TQ. RAIBAG DIST. BELAGAVI 5. THE THASILDAR BELAGAVI REVENUE OFFICE BELAGAVI-590001 TQ.DIST. BELAGAVI 6. THE THASILDAR RAMDURGA REVENUE OFFICE-RAMDURGA-591123 TQ. RAMDURGA DIST. BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RELEVANT RECORDS AND ISSUE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO-2/ THE UNDER SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT BEARING NO-KAM E227 TNR-2025 DATED 18/09/2025 AT ANNEXURE-L AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18189 WP No. 107902 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer. a) Call for the relevant records; b) Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order passed by respondent No-2/ the Under Secretary, Revenue Department bearing No-KAM E227 TNR-2025 dated 18/09/2025 at Annexure-L. c) Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order passed by respondent No-2/ the Under Secretary Revenue Department bearing No-KAM E227 TNR-2025 dated 18/09/2025 at Annexure-M. and consequently. d) Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No-3/Deputy Commissioner -Belgaum bearing No-DC.COVID- 65/2024 dated 07/05/2025, to release the due amount as calculated in Annexure-K, e) pass such other order/orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interests of justice. 2. Heard the learned counsel Sri. Neelendra D. Gunde, appearing for the petitioner and the learned AGA Smt. Girija S. Hiremath representing the respondents. 3. The petitioner during COVID-19 supplies PPT kits to the State. Owing to the fact that the petitioner had supplied, an - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18189 WP No. 107902 of 2025 order is passed by the respondent not granting money to the petitioner answering his representation, but the money being directed to be deposited with by the following order. EªÀjAzÀ, ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ ¥ÀæzsÁ£À PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ðUÀ¼ÀÄ, PÀAzÁAiÀÄ E¯ÁSÉ («¥ÀvÀÄÛ ¤ªÀðºÀuÉ), §ºÀĪÀĺÀr PÀlÖqÀ, 3 - 560 001. EªÀjUÉ, f¯Áè¢üPÁj, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« f¯Éè, ¨É¼ÀUÁ«. ªÀiÁ£ÀågÉÃ, «µÀAiÀÄ: ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæð¸À¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀjUÉ »A¢£À ¸Á®ÄUÀ¼À PÉÆëqï-19gÀ ¸ÁªÀÄVæUÀ¼À ¨ÁQ ©®Î¼À ªÉÆvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß ¥ÁªÀw¸ÀĪÀAvÉ PÉÆÃjgÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ. G¯ÉèÃR: DC-CAL/65/2024-BLGDC_CSEC(MAG)-BELAGAVI C.No.1769732. ªÉÄîÌAqÀ «µÀAiÀÄPÉÌ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ, G¯ÉèÃTvÀ PÀqÀvÀzÀ°è£À ¥ÀŸÁÛªÀ£ÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥Àj²Ã°¸À¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ. PÉÆëqï-19gÀ ¤ªÀðºÀuÉUÁV J¯Áè f¯ÉèAiÀÄ f¯Áè¢üPÁjUÀ½UÉ ©qÀÄUÀqÉ ªÀiÁqÀ¯ÁVzÀÝ C£ÀÄzÁ£ÀzÀ ¥ÉÊQ, f¯Áè¢üPÁjUÀ¼À ¦.r. SÁvÉAiÀÄ°è G½¢gÀĪÀ ¸ÀĪÀiÁgÀÄ gÀÆ.72.00 PÉÆÃn ªÉÆvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß, gÁfêï UÁA¢ü ªÀ¸Àw ¤UÀªÀÄ ¤AiÀÄ«ÄvÀ (RGRHCL) EªÀjUÉ ©qÀÄUÀqÉ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä DyðPÀ E¯ÁSÉAiÀÄÄ ¸ÀºÀªÀÄw¹zÀÝgÀ ªÉÄÃgÉUÉ ©qÀÄUÀqÉ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä PÀæªÀĪÀ»¸À¯ÁVzÉ. ºÁUÁV, ¥Àæ¸ÀÄÛvÀ f¯Áè¢üPÁjUÀ¼À ¦.r SÁvÉAiÀÄ°è PÉÆëqï-19gÀ ¸ÀA§AzsÀ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÉ C£ÀÄzÁ£À ®¨sÀå«gÀĪÀÅ¢®è. CzÀ®èzÉ, ¨sÁgÀvÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ UÀȺÀ ªÀÄAvÁæ®AiÀĪÀÅ NDRF / SDRE CrAiÀÄ°è ¢£ÁAPÀ:11-07-2023gÀAzÀÄ ºÉÆgÀr¹gÀĪÀ Items and Norms of Assistance §UÉÎ ºÉÆgÀr¹gÀĪÀ ªÀiÁUÀð¸ÀÆaUÀ¼À°è, PÉÆëqï-19gÀ ¸ÀA§AzsÀ¥ÀlÖ ªÀÄÈvÀ¥ÀlÖªÀgÀ ªÁgÀ¸ÀÄzÁgÀjUÉ ªÀiÁvÀæ gÀÆ.50,000/-UÀ¼À ¥ÀjºÁgÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¥ÁªÀw¸À®Ä CªÀPÁ±ÀªÀ£ÀÄß PÀ°à¸À¯ÁVgÀÄvÀÛzÉAiÉÄà ºÉÆgÀvÀÄ, ºÀ¼ÉAiÀÄ ©®ÄèUÀ¼À ¥ÁªÀwUÁV CªÀPÁ±À«gÀĪÀÅ¢®è. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18189 WP No. 107902 of 2025 ºÁUÁV, ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæð¸À¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« gÀªÀgÀÄ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« f¯ÉèAiÀÄ gÁAiÀĨsÁUÀ, gÁªÀÄzÀÄUÀð ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« vÁ®ÆèPÀÄUÀ½UÉ 2020-21 & 2021-22£Éà ¸Á°£À°è PÉÆëqï ªÉÊgÁtÄ ºÀgÀqÀÄ«PÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¤AiÀÄAwæ¸À®Ä «vÀj¸À¯ÁzÀ »A¢£À ¸Á®ÄUÀ¼À PÉÆëqï-19gÀ ¸ÁªÀÄVæUÀ¼À ¨ÁQ ©®Î¼À ªÉÆvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß ¥ÁªÀw¸ÀĪÀAvÉ PÉÆÃj ¸À°è¸À¯ÁVgÀĪÀ ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£ÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß wgÀ¸ÀÌj¸À¯ÁVzÉ JAzÀÄ vÀªÀÄUÉ w½¸À®Ä ¤zÉÃð²vÀ£ÁVzÉÝãÀ. vÀªÀÄä «±Áé¹. ¸À»/- (ªÀÄÄPÁÛgï ¥ÁµÀ ºÉZï.f.) 18/9/2025 ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ C¢üãÀ PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð PÀAzÁAiÀÄ E¯ÁSÉ E«¥ÀvÀÄÛ ¤ªÀðºÀuÉ ºÁUÀÆ ¸ÉêÉUÀ¼ÀÄ-3) 4. The order runs foul of the report of the Tahasildar which is accepted by the Deputy Commissioner. The report is as follows: ªÉÄïÁÌt¹zÀ «µÀAiÀÄPÉÌ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ, ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæd¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« gÀªÀgÀÄ F PÁAiÀiÁð®AiÀÄPÉÌ ¥ÀvÀæ ¸À°è¹, vÀªÀÄä ªÀw¬ÄAzÀ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« f¯ÉèAiÀÄ gÁAiÀĨÁUÀ, gÁªÀÄzÀÄUÀð ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« vÁ®ÆPÀÄUÀ½UÉ ¸ÀA§AzsÀ¥ÀlÖAvÉ, 2020-21, 2021-22 £Éà ¸Á°£À°è PÉÆëqï ªÉÊgÁtÄ«£À ºÀgÀqÀĪÀÅ«PÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¤AiÀÄAwæ¸À®Ä «vÀj¸À¯ÁzÀ PÉÆëqï ¸ÁªÀÄVæUÀ¼À ªÉÆvÀÛ gÀÆ 2,42,31,650/- UÀ¼À ¨ÁQ ©®ÄèUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¥ÁªÀw¸ÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ ªÀÄ£À« ¸À°è¹zÀÄÝ EgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. F «µÀAiÀÄ PÀÄjvÁV vÀºÀ²Ã®zÁgÀ, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀgÀÄ G¯ÉèÃR (4) gÀr ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAlgï ¥ÉÊæd¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ«gÀªÀgÀÄ vÀªÀÄUÉ §gÀ¨ÉÃPÁzÀ ªÉÆvÀÛ gÀÆ 1,38,66,500/-UÀ¼ÀÄ EzÀƪÀgÉUÀÆ ¥ÁªÀw¸À¯ÁV®è DzÀµÀÄÖ ¨ÉÃUÀ£É ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀAvÉ F PÁAiÀiÁð®AiÀÄPÀÆÌ ¸ÀºÀ PÉÆÃjgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. DzÀgÉ ¸ÀzÀj ªÉÆvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä F PÁAiÀiÁð®AiÀÄzÀ°è C£ÀÄzÁ£ÀzÀ ®¨sÀåvÉ EgÀĪÀÅ¢¯Áè. DzÀÝjAzÀ ¸ÀzÀj C£ÀÄzÁ£À ©qÀÄUÀqÉAiÀiÁzÀ°è ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀgÀ ¨ÁQ ªÉÆvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä ¤AiÀĪÀiÁ£ÀĸÁgÀ PÀæªÀÄ PÉÊPÉƼÀî¯ÁUÀĪÀÅzÀÄ CAvÁ ªÀgÀ¢ ¸À°è¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. CzÀgÀAvÉ, vÀºÀ²Ã®zÁgÀ gÁAiÀĨÁUÀ EªÀgÀÄ G¯ÉèÃR (5) gÀr ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæðd¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀgÀÄ PÉÆëqï ¸ÁªÀÄVæUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¥ÀÇgÉʹzÀ MlÄÖ ©°è£À ªÉÆvÀÛ gÀÆ 48,71,250/- UÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä ¨ÁQ EzÀÄÝ, ¸ÀzÀj ©®ÄèUÀ¼À §UÉÎ PÀbÉÃjAiÀÄ°è£À ®¨sÀå«zÀÝ zÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¥Àj²Ã°¸À¯ÁV ¸ÀzÀj ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæd¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀjUÉ §gÉ¢gÀĪÀ PÉÆëqï ¸ÁªÀÄVæ ¥ÀÇgÉÊPÉ ªÀÄ£À« ¥ÀvÀæ EgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. ºÁUÀÆ »A¢£À vÀºÀ²Ã¯ÁÝgÀgÀÄ gÁUÀ ¸ÀzÀgÉ ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæðd¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀjUÉ ¸ÁªÀÄVæ ¥ÀÇgÉʹzÀ §UÉÎ vÀºÀ²Ã¯ÁÝgÀ ¸À» EgÀĪÀ ¥ÀÇgÉÊPÉ ¹éÃPÀÈw ©®ÄèUÀ¼ÀÄ EgÀÄvÀÛªÉ. F PÀÄjvÀÄ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀ zÁ¸ÁÛ£ÀÄ «vÀgÀuÁ ªÀ» ºÁUÀÆ ¸ÀzÀj ¸ÁªÀÄVæ AiÀiÁjUÉ ¥ÀÇgÉʸÀ¯ÁVzÉ JA§ ªÀiÁ»w EgÀĪÀÅ¢¯Áè ºÁUÀÆ ¸ÀzÀj ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæðd¸ï - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18189 WP No. 107902 of 2025 EªÀjUÉ ©®Äè ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä C£ÀÄzÁ£À ®¨sÀåvÉ EgÀĪÀÅ¢¯Áè DzÀÝjAzÀ ¸ÀzÀj ©®è£ÀÄß ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä C£ÀĪÀÄw ºÁUÀÆ C£ÀÄzÁ£À ¤ÃrzÀ°è ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀgÀ ©®Äè ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀ¯ÁUÀĪÀÅzÀÄ CAvÁ ªÀgÀ¢ ¸À°è¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ªÀÄÄAzÀĪÀgÉzÀÄ f¯Áè DgÉÆÃUÀå ªÀÄvÀÄÛ PÀÄlÄA§ PÀ¯Áåt C¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀgÀÄ G¯ÉèÃR (6) gÀr ªÀgÀ¢ ¸À°è¹zÀÄÝ, ¸ÀzÀj ªÀgÀ¢AiÀÄ°è PÉÆëqï-19 ¸ÀAzÀ¨sÀðzÀ°è ¸ÁªÀðd¤PÀ »vÀzÀȶ֬ÄAzÀ vÀºÀ²Ã¯ÁÝgÀ gÁªÀÄzÀÄUÀð EªÀgÀÄ ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæðd¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀjUÉ ¤ÃrzÀ PÁAiÀiÁðzÉñÀzÀAvÉ, CAUÀrPÁgÀgÀÄ vÀºÀ²Ã¯ÁÝgÀgÀÄ gÁªÀÄzÀÄUÀð EªÀgÀ ºÉ¸Àj£À «vÀgÀuÁ ¥ÀnÖAiÀÄ£ÀÄß CªÀgÀ ¸ÀÆZÀ£ÉAiÀÄAvÉ £ÉÃgÀªÁV ªÀÄÄRå ªÉÊzÁå¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ ¸ÁªÀðd¤PÀ D¸ÀàvÉæ gÁªÀÄzÀÄUÀð EªÀjUÉ ¤ÃrzÀÄÝ, ªÉÊzÁå¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ vÀºÀ²Ã¯ÁÝgÀgÀ ¸À®ºÉAiÀÄAvÉ vÀºÀ²Ã®gÁgÀgÀÄ gÁªÀÄzÀÄUÀð EªÀjAzÀ ¥ÀqÉzÀAvÉ zÁ¸ÁÛ£ÀÄ ¥ÀŸÀÛPÀPÉÌ £ÀªÀÄÆ¢¹gÀĪÀÅzÀÄ PÀAqÀÄ §A¢gÀÄvÀÛzÉ, PÁgÀt CAUÀrPÁgÀgÁzÀ ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæðd¸ï gÀªÀgÀÄ vÀºÀ²Ã¯ÁÝgÀ gÁªÀÄzÀÄUÀð EªÀjAzÀ ¥ÀqÉzÀ PÁAiÀiÁðzÉñÀzÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ ¸ÁªÀÄVæUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¥ÀÇgÉʹzÀÄÝ, ¥ÀÇgÉʹzÀ ¸ÁªÀÄVæUÀ½UÉ ºÀt-¥ÁªÀw¸À®Ä ©®ÄèUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¸À°è¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. CzÀgÀAvÉ ¸ÀzÀj ¸À°è¹zÀ ©®ÄèUÀ¼À ªÉÆvÀÛ gÀÆ. 54,93,900/-UÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¸ÀzÀj CAUÀrPÁgÀjUÉ ¥ÁªÀw¸À§ºÀÄzÁVzÉ CAvÁ C©ü¥ÁæAiÀÄ ªÀgÀ¢ ¸À°è¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ªÉÄÃ¯É «ªÀj¹zÀAvÉ vÀºÀ²Ã®zÁgÀ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« ªÀÄvÀÄÛ gÁAiÀĨÁUÀ ºÁUÀÆ f¯Áè DgÉÆÃUÀå ªÀÄvÀÄÛ PÀÄlÄA§ PÀ¯Áåt C¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀgÀÄ ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæd¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀjUÉ PÉÆëqï ¸ÁªÀÄVæUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¥ÀÇgÉʹzÀ MlÄÖ ©°è£À ªÉÆvÀÛ gÀÆ. 2,42,31,650/- UÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀ§ºÀÄzÁVzÉ JAzÀÄ ªÀgÀ¢ ¸À°è¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. CzÀgÀAvÉ PÉÆëqï-19UÉ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ ¸ÀPÁðgÀ¢AzÀ ©qÀÄUÀqÉAiÀiÁzÀ C£ÀÄzÁ£ÀzÀ°è MlÄÖ gÀÆ. 910.26 ®PÀëUÀ¼À ªÉÆvÀÛ ®¨sÀå«gÀÄvÀÛzÉ. ¸ÀzÀj ®¨sÀå«zÀÝ C£ÀÄzÁ£ÀzÀ°è ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæd¸ï, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀjUÉ PÉÆëqï ¸ÁªÀÄVæUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¥ÀÇgÉʹzÀ MlÄÖ ©°è£À ªÉÆvÀÛ gÀÆ. 2,42,31,650/- UÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¸ÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ ªÀiÁ£ÀågÀ ¤zÉÃð±À£À ºÁUÀÆ C£ÀĪÀÄw PÉÆÃj ¸À°è¸À¯ÁVzÉ. vÀªÀÄä «±Áé¹PÀ, ¸À»/- f¯Áè¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« ¥Àæw:- ªÉÃzÁAvÀ JAl¥ÉÊæðd¸ï, #1326, ²ÃvÀ® ©°ØAUï, gÁªÀÄwÃxÀð £ÀUÀgÀ, ºÀµÁð ºÉÆmÉî ºÀwÛgÀ, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« EªÀjUÉ ªÀiÁ»w PÀÄjvÀÄ. 5. In the light of the acceptance of the report of the Tahasildar by the Deputy Commissioner, an order directing payment to third party is sans countenance. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18189 WP No. 107902 of 2025 6. In that light, the petition deserves to succeed with a direction to the respondent – State to pay the amount as is accepted by the Deputy Commissioner on the report of the Tahasildar to the petitioner answering his a representation within an outer limit of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the ordered, if not earlier. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE Rsh / CT:ANB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 180