affects the ecology and forest wealth. It
is also contended that gomal lands have been leased, which
is contrary to the provisions of the Karnataka ... Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ;
(b) declare that the encroachment of the gomal
lands and soppina betta lands by the first
respondent in the taluks
Gomal Bhimappa vs State Of Karnataka on 12 July, 2013
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 12TH ... JUSTICE K. N. KESHAVANARAYANA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.3762/2013
BETWEEN:
Gomal Bhimappa,
S/o. Late Hanumappa,
Aged about 62 years,
Occupation: Retired Service,
Residing
village, totally measures
26 acres 31 guntas and it is a Government gomal land. Out of
which, 5 acres 34 guntas was utilised ... these petitioners and some other persons
illegally encroaching upon the Government gomal land. As per
the directions of the Deputy Commissioner and other officers
entries are bogus in nature and the land in question is a
Gomal land and cannot be considered as an Inam land
relying upon ... considering the
genuineness of the sale transaction in respect of a
Gomal land. A Gomal land cannot be the subject
matter of tenancy in order
Village, Uttarahalli Hobli, Bangalore South Taluk,
which is said to be a `Gomal' land and the said Survey No.61 is a
large extent ... which the 3rd respondent held that the entire land is
Government Gomal land and to evict the petitioners and other
persons who are in unauthorised
PETITIONERS AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BY
REMOVING THE UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION OF
GOMAL LAND IN SY.NO.6 MEASURING 98 ACRES 21
GUNTAS WITHIN REASONABLE PERIOD ... admeasuring 98 acres and 21
guntas at Basavapura village is 'gomal' land and being
encroached for unauthorised cultivation and their
representations in that
petitioner alleging that there is existence of Oni in the
gomal land i.e., in Sy.No.7 and that the petitioner has
encroached ... portion of the said gomal land. The
petitioner has appeared before the 4th respondent-
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Tahsildar and filed statement of objections. The 4th
respondent-Tahsildar
that there are 725 big
head of cattle and that the available gomal land of about 17
guntas is sufficient for their grazing purpose ... Annexure-G) itself states that the
reduction of 17 acres of gomal land before the land came to
be granted in favour of the petitioners
grantees were persons, who had already
sufficient holding; that the available gomal land is not
sufficient for the grazing of the cattle; that in such ... granted land has also not been cultivated, moreover, the
available gomal land was not sufficient for the grazing of
1,468 cattle and therefore, found
available
inasmuch as the said survey number is classified as
'Gomal land'. The petitioner claiming to be aggrieved by
the same is before ... said
survey number, only a portion is retained as a 'Gomal
land' keeping in view the cattles population in the village
