Karnataka High Court
Bhaskara Reddy(Ex Service Man) vs Bangalore Development Authority on 25 May, 2009
Equivalent citations: 2009 (5) AIR KAR R 329
Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar
Bench: Mohan Shantanagoudar
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This wrii petition is filed under Articles 223% of
the Constitution <31' India, praying £0 quash th€?_;'.€3;L:E'i(i{3:1T"§§3i:{Is?}f}V;f
dated 2?".2.2U€37' produced vicie Anncxure-A~'.fai1c£-;3;'1.i;jéOC§'?'*
(produced Vida Anne:<>c:u:r:~B} and the 11oticeV-«fisflagi"--4;:.8_.2Qf}6
productzd Vtizia Am1eX11re--C:, etc,
'Yhis Writ petifioxz coming 02:"; _
this day the {iaurt made the f:*:110wiz1'g';-
Petitioner is site' bearing
No.9:2(}~:»3ii<}?,.. : Block,
Bangalore? in f'avo_ur of
'i;£;:i§§:5VV'V»V4al£o£IneI1t letter vide
Anz1e>;1:r;ۤ~';i}; .~2{){}0. BDA has executed
absqizgte 'd.€c3d"- favour csf Smt.D.Pushpa on
%.fi'heréé}'£%eé$* she said the prapezty in favour sf
__.Ai;r_§ii2£ saie dtted dated ?'.5.2{}{}.'.-:3, who in
taxi; $§:r£e:§ _ §i"ie properfiy in favaur of the petitioner an
Cop}? 3f the sale deed executetd in f2avmu° Of
A :hs.=: fifietifianer is produced at Amnexureézi to the writ
% ...p:_étifi@n.
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zfiéijacamé {Q 521:": §.§°{}§{3§"{_},-'" 0:135 petitjio-aéf.
hiiaéi fiaie}, a zxzargkéezi iaazgéi msasurizzg »
Ejz-"3iz1g. éacsarsiizzg {:3 {E16 ;;a't§§£a:;z¢%.3f,é fisifézat
iami Cariiiat: ix»: émed <3?' 4_a.z1js;*€};*;ve"'aé};;<;:g;:_'£i ii§'";,s: »
gssziisigmer, win: is the {2aa7'n€fL'?'§5i%1V¢ gfifé' e.';%2i}%
Zéahii. '£'%:zz1g. {ha §5€;_§{ia::&% :3§:;;i§£<i§;a*3_'L*;:§;;f1~:*f1pp%§cati0:1 rgiaieezi
2;'3.3..i££§€}4, seaigmgf gA§,V£<,2*€;%;j::€:fi'£V_ Jlarad. 'Ef'he
iii};-'%. Sam Am1€:xure~{'fi :0
ms: wréi gfiiiéiezzer :9 pay 2: sum 9f
§~3.s.8,£i:'?§}§%§g'¥--"_i2::§€W.§*(§%§"'31:: -'vaiué: sf' Eand +
§3@z:aE€:}é*§ L'"i'§3*r_.2::' §ai{§.A§21fii:;aa%.i0:":, wfiiifiz i$ :21: me frzwm cf
s:3:'d;§::i;' caiééii :33; {§%}€;S§iGI} iii this zwié pefifiazz.
" K £:fi§3.H€g<§a, §€ar3::z6d a€§.V{i%€3'E€ a§p€ari§';.g an
pfititianer sufizxziés that the i;m_pugne§
"-».i§:tém5af:§,%:}n is ifiagaz §}"};3Sfi°}.U£Zfi"i as £316: 83% has fixad. {fats
.§;;.-e;§i:,;€ £3?' aha siita aacardizzg ':0 31$ whims ami fancies
_M§?§?%i'fi"}{%1}5£ rfifamiiae :0 {he Hegaiutian ciated
175.12. E';?E3éj13»12--$--3€> {Suggest No.24?!' 29%;.
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£%.<:{:0re:fiI1g Tia mm, the: BSA can fix the ;€:z:ar}{e3i%;-.*§?;:"*;.if;£_;é:'.j'
aha: marginal land 331%}; in accerdam::c% _' _ ':..de*
aferefigerfizéened rsssohiiian.
Per contra. Sri i*Ef81'}"};A€V2€§,: "'~:3{§;v<;>€iat€: 'V
agpearifig an Fbehaéf sf i'€::£}fi11§g fi%1;g,;=:;~n" ;2:{10i.ha:*
§€$oi%_:?iG:1 dated 13. '1'4'€','s'.é"i_<_f§'{;'?i;¥.;"".E=.v 135;' 2(}{}.§3
Cfiflififififi that' jthiei; markst vaiufi
Sf ms: 323% E33 0:' BSA fijésposai 0:?
{3:3:°f:€::"V~V'§~:a};ia:--§ Ruées, £984 {far
séissri ag the "i~{u£es'}w 'i'i":us,
;:€»::<§:*€iiz1g id' -.%1i::z..VV*g';:i*2.{1:*v_§:§LsZ;§*%A is juségiiéed 1:1 giimciing Em:
' '«-§r;$ii'g:%__0 :"}§;:*.. £23 pa;?V5e;"":s;'izim af §<3$.é5,€>'?,':3:'§9[~ i<3war<is the
"'i{a§';:é£" 533$ g;'§'m_p% a;:fi§; w%~ paizaiiy.
. £357: Z{"€Efi¥&I}f£ in }."}{}'i€ éviuiamé sf tmias bafere
§;:;t;cz_,':--§éiI£g farmer. The same reads thug-
"5. Aliotment of a mmar site to
individuals arr body of persons arr
instituticms
Notwithstandiiag anytfxing in Rule :_%,'=
Authority may aiiot any Comer site, _
not been notified under treaf_§ §i~--...V
indepeattxcient site, to the:'iob£;§?;'1cr'_0f the.A[:3;d§_aC¢::i1t
Site:
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in special
}'x'0vEciev:i that Whefé widtilfif is--
03:18-thi§'d. Cf .Tfi:.idth ':3f' V the
adjaceni Site 6;? 311311 ha
V at 311ci1 13éite~Vgas_"Ltig:t. 'an-flzyéiity may fix;
~ . '1 VV<3:"'-?;E":€'&i?idt£1. Cii' the adjacent site
-Li-'-:'j§}:"2i"'<;:':«. but equal to one
'V safe shafl be for average
fiiree previaua
:"i Qcaiity
ae.1c:i:i{:.z;""~-zféié, the said ram being
' détéiaiaifiéd on the basis of the rams
éit V'--*s:--E1'ich sites have been sold at
in the
site is
aiictians
31"; wi1i(:i1 such
situatad ;
Mere {£1331 o:1e--ha}f of the 11¥'i{ifl°i 8f
the adgacent gitezir the 32.16 3113:} be by
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cases:
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restaurant, a swapping centre, 3.
mafiiet area and inciuries sites fer "" V
912}; b1:asiI1ess 91' cemmfirciai €fl?:€_}I'f§';éi':5,§f;'%: .
undertaking but does no'; in><§ 1:;;ié«_Tj
€8I'1"fl31'§{%3d for the icra'3V3?;ic>;"1'1"~'§;f '*3*¥ifi:v' 1'é5§§3I'3% :31' 2
any industms,
'Comer sitéfl nméiis site La: tha
juractien sf 'awe ziia{is";%;é:sz;i11g iV:1<§r€:.Vt§1a:1 one
sida cf 'ih_::' - ska f9;Ci:1;§"At h?é:._IfQadS. AV " '
'i'.h@ éééfiw 'i1";'3'.._q}1é€:$-?,i€::1__ not fafi Wfa'{h1'.n {ha
{i§:7{i11iti:i.i:*1' '{§f':j:ei:E§%:i' tfi1%:"'-r;arii*€:;*'*'$i{€ =2}? cemmerciai site
i::a_Smi;2¢§é._a s it iés':L4siaté{§. *af3 baa siiiizatad in bfififififiil the
pu:*¢i1as&{{"~~ s;i§::_',:}fA'=:%it:Z' peiitizyner and this €0fi}i1'iGI1
,. £irz3:;%18:ge%':. 32$ th¥€"'si?:;€ in {;u§$ti0;:1 is neithtzr {ha cs:::*n<:*1'*
é§i_:;é apfiigazzzerciai site, 'ififi §I'§'£?iSiGfi.S Of the kéuias
a}1{i Ruie E 0}' {he .%€"£.}§€S in §3ar£i<::1,1§ar am
izaapgéiifabia {Q the facts af the saga. '£315 £3365 flea}
" {;:<1i7§.§.-'ixith {§§S§}QS8§ 0?' carzzfi gitas mid c€::z1m€r::ia1 33:93
% .. _"§'§':§:§; 53% Eli}? daieé %§:§%:§: fi} 8§ §.&Ei{Z§S {Which are flsithar
Ci»/>
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tbs earner Sims nor aarnmerciai 335$). it has t€s.«j{3s:::'f;t1f;;€;a{ ie
@1331' that the .§<u§€s are appiicabifi if Inargifiésil
azithézz' the same? sites or Cfifiiiilfiffiiéll T$i'£€;;sa.' '£'£1i1:s.,j;.tf1$
Bi_}:'%. has is 3331116 ihe prapeztfs 1é::1ii.--A.'_i§'n;ip$é;f:AA"i£".1€:
theream, wiéfiaut mfarexaca ¥,£3_ }53;"¥ji§€ 5" Gf tbs i§1i"i--:% S';'
Y. geeseaatieg---. _"'j;-giatgdV 1~--3_;%i';;z;%1}%9%/ 13. 12. 19%
{Sub_§&<:%. N0. 249.; :996;-- vp:.a}3s€£iAA B:);é;'7:-c'é.ds {hm-
firsiz 01'
1.'ii.4_"1&:;},.1E3fér:(;3;.:i€51';?::.: ibiiitiigafsar 9:" 3. fiififi site " aiiottae, the cost of V iand shouici be fixed. at VA - V1*:1f;eA which he purchasfid ma " {gs avidenm-ti by 'aha saia deed} {rm 3: 1% times the BL}A's C¥_1I'I'E":I'1t ';zii$"€1ne£1t rate, whichever is higher; AT if the appéicarit is 6:16: firgi: er stabsaqufini gurchasez' <31' 3 EDA fi'E.E{3{i{}§E site from Ehfi arigifiai auctiari fimtfzasfir, the east sf margfizzai éarzd 3£'1{::1§.§<i 23$ fixfid at {£352 ram at which ha purczhassd the site A' /K;
-9- er the auction rate at which the was ofigillaiifz' <:iisP0$ed of in ' by EDA or 1'/2 timés alicztinent ram .:vf1i<:1)e1,%§eH1; '4 higher; ' ' " % V iii} if the 9.i_i}:3'tt§%:'i Vii);
itseif 3;' §O?I1f§F"Si§€;5- it;'-_ 'cost: 'siasuiii be fixed at 7av::1fage iV§31;':icfi0I1 rate as per i.V{Li$isposa} of "t:'~;gi,:sIi'z~ze:<:%_ Siiéé (L30m.Véi1ercial Sites) tirxe rate at which .... ,_a;§9pl§éan+:....;>t§rchased his site, V V' .§w;{iichc:§%é:r. is higher.
i«'rif§1r:_ %t.7:1e ai§€;$?€n:§éso1uii0n, it is ampiy clear that ~. 5£f:f:'§?:CQ$ '{\ Qf 1in@1ja"g§11a.£v iand shauid be fixed at the rate at ' ,s.i:}L1i{jh.__tV§t1<%:'évpgpgficant purehased the site. {As evidencad .b3§"€he or at 1% times the 5_l.}A'$ aliotxnent mtg w}:3;§Chex:er is higher. if the marginal site itseif 35; a A ' . ' gdfifizer site, its cast shank: be fixed as per kiuie 5a of $16 };3{LI§€S. A1"i(}'£h€I' msraiutian ES Qassefi by 313% aimed ..}Q-
23.3.2991 (Subject No.45/-20:21), which azsgi procedure is zsaiue the marginm lanai, §>§ n--ici§.A_T.1'sL'4_a ¢<)i?§1é:i*.._ site. yfius, separate res01L1ti=§11$::;'Sfi*§3 TEILEA to vaiue ptzrifiy 23 £af1€i_? aI1d cum-ciymer site. The 10.2085 {Subject N0. 135/1352.15; by SV2:;Z i~i.Kri3hna, ieaafied c0u_:f:se§ a:pp€}::§ir§gV Gf BSA deais wiih the ' C_f;:peii;$:§;aj.f _'i1f; %£§is:.'3":§_1' the aiiottee 03* the purch§;§§:'i:.é;':;%:;{fS:":§:;$;%;§é' Inargimai 133$. £1:-1306, {big penaity as per {he said?
E'E3${}§E_é§',§§fi, §:*3as31§1:,;{'f§::*.._ 33 {ha }i}€':'Ei€i.0fl€§' has €E}€I§"GEi€.'3h€{i "a,;»§;;'>C'a;'*,:. Ehfi iamd 3335 Co:1s?:r:zc£ezi ms hzéugti:
'A *_,%E}'Si§ii1Ei.§u}:;i{?§' ta} ma aiiatmsnt sf marginal iand. 531:1: Ehfi . %"J"a:;a;::1:%;:;sg;'{:ti7aza {iated 1:mo--2:;<;5 {£663 219% éisai Wi'£"i"1 the §z?5{ai': iQ:"i' bf '$31216 of mazgiaai £31191, w}u'£:§1 is a Cfiffliii' site.
" * Sizieé the p3:eper:}; 3,11 quastien neither the camér Sim gist {ha mmmarciai SE53. ai'@re::z$Izti@;'2.€é £63355: 5 9f éihs: Hfiififi zrazzzmi £36 mafia app§§:::ab§e :9 {ha Case 9:1: hanci. _ -
Thus, {ha BEA has to deterxnine the vaiue of thé: margimai iand ~i~ penalty in acccrdance \«'gfi't.l%1 the if Keseiution dated 1 1.12.1996] 13. 12. 19.96 N0.'.249/1996) and the resoiution '1?.':;. i:;.i;2{3r.%;;:3 (subject No.13Ei,'2UU5). it rigs itseif that in case if the i:%i)g_?: has .péx:~;sed resoiution muching this qtiééfiafi régaféiifig fifjaiuatiori of the marginal 1a11:iA---fiat}: ~-._i.flé«.%c0mmercial site or \, earner" site),A._pri0:'.~t;» _f'1.$--§Zg€jU5"'.{ 'z§3;1:'a5 of a£10t:{11e3:1E of marginaiw i_;'1.. 4i'av};>fi.r ti§e""'petitioner}, '(ha said I rasiziution S'i1é;Li,A----take:1 into corzsideratian. if;.._x%i:=:w ofV'?:i"1e:}"--;§30v€, the intimatien latte? «daiteci .p"a:*;s¢_{i_b:¢" tha BUA Vida A11nex11rewC is Eiabie ' ..V"'t€)T'a:.>¢"~<1j:u_é£*::;.i:1ed and accerdingiy the sauna is quashed. {:*¢5_z1sé<§fii.§s:i*:t§§,?, ma subsequemt endorseznezfis '«"§(i€ £1"1}1 é3'}§fiI'€SwB and A, dated 3.1.200'? mad i2'?'.2.:200'?' " _ V :é;:_sp6{:{iv€i}:*, gist: Siané quashed. a.
W _§'?« Wm petition is disposed of accoréixlgiy with f.}i'1 €=:~, directien to the BDA to determixle the market vaigie.' "
the geiiaity in respect of 11116: marginsd 131161.. 3 above.