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Karnataka High Court

Sri. B. Gopal vs Smt. Sombamma on 22 February, 2013

Author: Ram Mohan Reddy

Bench: Ram Mohan Reddy

                         1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

     DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2013

                      BEFORE:

     THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM MOHAN REDDY

       WRIT PETITION NOs. 6252-60/2011 (KVOA)
                       C/W
        WRIT PETITION NO. 41119/2010 (KVOA)

W.P.6252-60/11
BETWEEN:
1.   SRI. B. GOPAL
     S/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
     AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
     R/AT CHANNAKAL VILLAGE
     VIA MILANDAHALLI
     MALUR TALUK
     KOLAR DISTRICT

2.   SMT MUNIYAMMA
     D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
     AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS
     R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
     SARJAPURA HOBLI
     ANEKAL TALUK

3.   SMT CHOWDAMMA
     W/O LATE MUNIKULLAPPA
     AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
     R/AT JAKKASANDRA
     A K COLONY, BANGALORE

4.   SMT MUNIRATHNAMMA
     W/O LATE RAMAIAH
     AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
     R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
     SARJAPURA HOBLI
     ANEKAL TALUK

5.   SMT RATHANAMMA
     D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
                          2

      AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
      R/AT KADUGODI
      A K COLONY, BANGALORE

6.    SMT CHINNAMMA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
      AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
      R/AT GUBBI, A K COLONY,
      NEAR HENNUR
      BANGALORE NORTH TALUK

7.    SMT LAKSHMAMMA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
      AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
      AVAILABLE AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARAJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK

8.    SMT CHIKKAMUNIYAMMA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
      AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
      R/AT BELLANDUR
      A K COLONY, BANGALORE

9.    SRI SHIVAKUMAR S/O B NARAYANAPPA
      S/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
      AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS
      AVAILABLE AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK.                ... PETITIONERS

(By Sri. REUBEN JACOB & D P MAHESH, ADVOCATES)


AND


1.    SMT. SOMBAMMA
      D/O LATE MUNITHIMMAIAH
      W/O LATE RAMAIAH
      AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HOBLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK,
      BANGLAORE URBAN DISTRICT
                        3

2.   SMT JAYALAKSHMAMMA
     D/O LATE RAMAIAH
     AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
     R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
     SARJAPURA HOBLI
     ANEKAL TALUK,
     BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

3.   SRI RAJAPPA
     S/O LATE RAMAIAH
     AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
     R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
     SARJAPURA HOBLI
     ANEKAL TALUK,
     BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

4.   SMT MANJULAMMA
     S/O LATE RAMAIAH
     AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS
     R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
     SARJAPURA HOBLI
     ANEKAL TALUK,
     BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

5.   SRI PAPANNA
     S/O LATE RAMAIAH
     AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
     R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
     SARJAPURA HOBLI
     ANEKAL TALUK,
     BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

6.   SRI MUNIRAJU
     S/O LATE RAMAIAH
     AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS
     R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
     SARJAPURA HOBLI
     ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

7.   M/S AIR CRAFTS EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE
     SOCIETY LTD
     REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
     NO.15, 1ST CROSS, C K C GARDEN
     OPP BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY
                            4

      HOSPITAL, K H ROAD ( DOUBLE ROAD)
      BANGALORE-560027

8.    SMT H G LAKSHMAMMA
      W/O M B RAJU
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT BESTARA PALYA,
      CHAKRABHAVI POST
      MADABALU HOBLI,
      MAGADI TALUK
      RAMANAGARA DISTRICT

9.    SRI N MANJUNATH
      MAJOR IN AGE,
      S/O M NANJUNDAIAH
      AT NO.11, 2ND MAIN ROAD
      2ND STAGE, VIJAYA NAGAR
      BANGALORE

10.   SRI G R BYRESH
      S/O RAMAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      AT NO.631, 10TH G MAIN ROAD
      6TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR
      BANGALORE-560010

11.   SRI P LAKSHMIPATHY
      S/O PAPAIAH REDDY
      MAJOR IN AGE
      NO.99, 2ND CROSS
      DOMMALUR
      BANGALORE-71

12.   SRI MUNIYELLAPPA
      S/O AJJAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK

13.   SRI JAYARAM
      S/O THOTTIKALLAMMA
      S/O LATE THIMMARAYAA ALIAS BIYA
      MAJOR IN AGE, R/AT ARALERI VILLAGE
                         5

      MALUR TALUK
      KOLAR DISTRICT

14.   SMT NAGARATHNAMMA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
      R/AT DOMMALUR
      A K COLONY
      BANGALORE

15.   SMT SAVITHRI
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
      R/AT NAGARAVARAPALAYA
      NEAR SHANIMAHATNMA TEMPLE
      BANGALORE

16.   SRI VENKATESH
      S/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK

17.   SRI SHIVASHANKARA
      S/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK

18.   SMT MANJULA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK

19.   THE TAHSILDAR
      ANEKAL TALUK
      ANEKAL

20.   SRI BABU
      S/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
                         6

      AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK

21.   SMT MUNIVENKATAMMA
      W/O LATE MUNIKAVERAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

22.   SRI MUNIYAPPA
      S/O LATE MUNIKAVERAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

23.   SMT MUNIRATHNAMMA
      D/O LATE MUNIKAVERAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

24.   SR MAHADEVA
      S/O LATE MUNIRANGAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

25.   SMT ANJINAMMA
      D/O LATE MUNIRANGAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT
                          7

26.   SRI MUNIRAJU
      S/O LATE MUNIRANGAPPA
      AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE
      SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT
                              ... RESPONDENTS

(By Sri : P NARAYANAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1-6
      D L JAGADEESHA FOR, ADVOCATE FOR R7, 9 & 10
      P R PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R12
      G S JAGADEESH, ADVOCATE FOR R21-26
      ZULFIKIR KUMAR SHAFI, ADVOCATE FOR R14-18
      H T NARENDRA PRASAD, GA FOR R19
      R11 & R13 ARE SERVED & R8 - NOT SERVED)
     THESE WRIT PETITIONS       ARE FILED UNDER
ARTICLE 226 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO
CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND QUASH THE ORDER
DATED 13.12.2010 PASSED IN M.A.NO.26/10 BY THE
COURT OF II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, BANGALORE
RURAL DISTRICT, BANGALORE VIDE ANNEX-A TO THE
W.P.


W.P.41119/10
BETWEEN


1.    SMT. SOMBAMMA
      AGED 60 YEARS
      D/O LATE MUNITHIMMAIAH
      W/O LATE RAMAIAH

2.    SMT JAYALAKSHMAMMA
      AGED 40 YEARS
      D/O LATE RAMAIAH

3.    SRI RAJAPPA
      AGED 38 YEARS
      S/O LATE RAMAIAH
                          8

4.    SMT. MANJULAMMA
      AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,
      D/O LATE RAMAIAH,

5.    SRI. PAPANNA
      AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,
      S/O LATE RAMAIAH,

6.    SRI. MUNIRAJU
      AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,
      S/O LATE RAMAIAH,

      PETITIONERS 1 TO 6 ARE
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HOBLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK,
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT.        ... PETITIONERS

(By Sri. P NARAYANAPPA, ADVOCATE)


AND


1.    M/S AIR CRAFTS EMPLOYEES'
      CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
      REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
      NO.15, 1ST CROSS, C.K.C GARDEN
      OPP. BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF
      ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL
      K.H ROAD, (DOUBLE ROAD)
      BANGALORE

2.    SMT H G LAKSHMAMMA
      W/O M B RAJU, MAJOR IN AGE,
      R/AT BESTARA PALYA,
      CHAKRABHAVI POST, MADABALU HOBLI,
      MAGADI TALUK,
      RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT

3.    SRI N MANJUNATH
      MAJOR IN AGE,
      S/O M NANJUNDAIAH
      AT NO.11, 2ND MAIN ROAD,
                           9

     2ND STAGE, VIJAY NAGAR,
     BANGALORE

4.   SRI G R BYRESH
     MAJOR IN AGE,
     S/O RAMAPPA
     AT NO.631, 10TH G MAIN ROAD,
     6TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR,
     BANGALORE 560 010

5.   SRI P LAKSHMIPATHY
     MAJOR IN AGE,
     S/O PAPAIAH REDDY
     NO.99, 2ND CROSS,
     DOMMALUR,
     BANGALORE 71

6.   SRI MUNIYELLAPPA
     S/O AJJAPPA
     MAJOR IN AGE
     R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
     SARJAPURA HOBLI,
     ANEKAL TALUK

7.   SRI B GOPAL
     S/O LATE TAHIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
     MAJOR IN AGE
     R/AT CHANNAKAL VILLAGE,
     VIA MILANDAHALLI,
     MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT

8.   SMT MUNIYAMMA
     D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
     MAJOR IN AGE
     AVALIBLE AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
     SARJAPURA HOBLI,
     ANEKAL TALUK

9.   SMT CHOWDAMMA
     W/O LATE MUNIKALLAPPA
     MAJOR IN AGE
     R/AT JAKKASANDRA
     A K COLONY,
     BANGALORE
                          10

10.   SMT MUNIRATHNAMMA
      W/O LATE RAMAIAH
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK

11.   SMT RATHNAMMA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      A K COLONY, BANGALORE

12.   SMT CHINNAMMA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT GUBBI,
      A K COLONY, NEAR HENNUR,
      BANGALORE NORTH TALUK

13.   SMT LAKSHMAMMA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HOBLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK

14.   SRI JAYARAM
      S/O THOTTIKALLAMMA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT ARALERI VILLAGE,
      MALUR TALUK,
      KOLAR DISTRICT

15.   SMT CHIKKAMUNIYAMMA
      D/O LATE TAHIMMARAYA ALIAS BIYA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT BELLANDUR
      A K COLONY
      BANGALORE

16.   SRI SHIVAKUMAR
      S/O B NARAYANAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      AVAILABLE AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
                          11

      SARJAPURA HOBLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK

17.   SMT NAGARATHNAMMA
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT DOMMALUR
      A K COLONY, BANGALORE

18.   SMT SAVITHRI
      D/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT NAGARAVARAPALYA,
      NEAR SHANIMAHATMA TEMPLE,
      BANGALORE

19.   SRI VENKATESH
      S/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HOBLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK

20.   SRI SHIVASHANKARA
      S/O THIMMARAYAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HOBLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK

21.   SMT MANJULA
      D/O THIMMARAYAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HOBLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK

22.   THE TAHSILDAR
      ANEKAL TALUK,
      ANEKAL

23.   SRI BABU
      S/O LATE THIMMARAYAPPA
      MAJOR IN AGE
                         12

      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HBOLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK

24.   SMT MUNIVENKATAMMA
      W/O LATE MUNIKAVERAPPA
      AGED 62 YEARS
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HBOLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

25.   SRI MUNIYAPPA
      AGED 32 YEARS
      S/O LATE MUNIKAVERAPPA
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HBOLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

26.   SMT MUNIRATHNAMMA
      AGED 30 YEARS
      D/O LATE MUNIKAVERAPPA
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HBOLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

27.   SRI MAHADEVA
      AGED 34 YEARS
      S/O LATE MUNIRANGAPPA
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HBOLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT

28.   SMT ANJINAMMA
      AGED 32 YEARS
      D/O LATE MUNIRANGAPPA
      R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
      SARJAPURA HBOLI,
      ANEKAL TALUK
      BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT
                              13

29.     SRI MUNIRAJU
        AGED 30 YEARS
        S/O LATE MUNIRANGAPPA
        R/AT KUDLU VILLAGE,
        SARJAPURA HBOLI,
        ANEKAL TALUK
        BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT        ... RESPONDENTS

(By Sri : D L JAGADEESHA FOR, ADVOCATE
FOR R1, 3 & 4
G S JAGADEESH, ADVOCATE FOR R24-29
ZULFIKIR KUMAR SHAFI,
ADVOCATE FOR R17, 21 & 23
H T NARENDRA PRASAD, GA FOR R22
R2, 5 & 6 ARE SERVED)

                             ----
     THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226
OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE
PORTION OF IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO.MA.26/10
THAT IS ADVERSE ORDER AGAINST TO THE PETITIONERS
FROM SECOND PARA OF THE ORDER PORTION IN PAGE
NO.38 TO PAGE NO.40 IN THE ORDER PORTION
DT.13.12.10 PASSED BY THE II ADDL. DIST. & SESSIONS,
JUDGE RURAL DIST. AT BANGALORE, VIDE ANN-AT.

    THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE COMING ON FOR
ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

                           ORDER

Since common question of law and that of fact arises for decision making, with consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, petitions are clubbed together, finally heard and are disposed of by this order.

2. Petitioners in W.P.NOs.6252-6260/2011 and petitioners in W.P.No.41119/2010 claim to be the legal 14 representatives of deceased Thimmarayappa @ Biya, the original barawardar of the immovable property in question.

3. The Tahsildar having re-granted the lands in question in favour of petitioners in W.P.NOs.6252- 6260/2011 under the Karnataka Village Officers Abolition Act, 1961( for short 'the KVOA Act') the order when called in question in an appeal filed by the petitioners in W.P.No.41119/2010 was allowed and the matter remitted for consideration fresh before the Tahsildar, who on remand on an erroneous construction of the law, decided who amongst the petitioners, in both the writ petitions, were the legal representatives of the deceased barawardar and accordingly re-granted the land in favour of the petitioners in W.P.NOs.6252-6260/2011. That order when called in question in M.A.No.26/2010 before the II Additional District Judge, Bangalore Rural District, Bangalore was set aside by order dated 13.12.2010 - Annexure-A while directing the petitioners in both the writ petitions to approach the Civil Court for a 15 declaration over their legal heirship to the lands in question through the barawardar. Hence, W.P.NOs.6252-6260/2011 calling in question that portion of the order in M.A.No.26/2010 setting aside the order of the Tahsildar while W.P.No.41119/2010 is filed insofar as the direction to approach the Civil Court for a declaration of the legal heirship.

4. The District Judge having regard to the authoritative pronouncements of this Court in BASAVANNI SHANKAR AMMANAGI VS SMT.

KESHAVVA AND OTHERS reported in ILR 2002 KAR 581 holding that in case of a dispute regarding succession between the contesting parties, Tahsildar is not competent to decide as to who are the legal heirs of the deceased, which could be adjudicated only in the Court of competent jurisdiction, accordingly allowed the appeal and directed the parties to the Civil Court for necessary declaration of their legal heirship. Thus the Tahsildar who had no jurisdiction and competence to decide as to whether it was the petitioners in W.P.Nos.6252-6260/2011 or the petitioners in 16 W.P.No.41119/2010 who were the legal heirs of the deceased barawardar could not have ordered re-grant of the lands in question in favour of the petitioners in W.P.Nos.6252-6260/2011, while he ought to have referred the parties to the Civil Court for necessary declaration of their legal heirship and having not done so, the District Judge was fully justified in setting aside the order of re-grant by the Tahsildar and directing the parties to Civil Court for declaration of their legal heirship of the deceased barawardar and thereafter to file an application for regrant of land.

5. Learned Counsel for the parties are unable to get over the principle of law laid down in the aforesaid decision. Writ petitions devoid of merits are dismissed. The entries in the revenue records are directed to be maintained without effecting any change until disposal of the dispute over legal heirship as between the petitioners.

6. In the light of the order dated 8.2.2011 in W.P.NO.41119/2010 staying until further orders, the 17 direction of the District Judge in M.A.No.26/2010, to the petitioners therein to approach the Civil Court in respect of legal heirship, learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners would approach the Civil Court within three months from today and on failure, learned Counsel for the petitioners in W.P.Nos.6252-6260/2011 submits that those petitioners would in comply with the order in MA.NO.26/2010. If such a proceeding is initiated by any of the petitioners. It is needless to state that in the circumstances, the Civil Court is directed to conclude the proceedings as expeditiously as possible.

Sd/-

JUDGE sh