Andhra Pradesh High Court
Maloth Thiripi - Appellant
Versus
Maloth Rukmini - Respondent
Decided On : 04-25-05
Constitution of India,1950 - Articles 227, 244 and 39-A - Code of Criminal procedure, 1973 - Sections 167 (2) (a), 374 (2) and (3), 428, 438 and 468, 482 - Negotiable Instruments act - section 138 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 - Section 561-A - Regulation clearly envisageds - Section 6-B - Execution of any money decrees - Transfer of immovable properties - Civil disputes Controversy involved in all revision petitions turns around the true interpretation of G. O. Ms. No. Department - Necessitated to issue said G. Government enacted the A. P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation to protect the rights of the scheduled tribes in the Agency areas - transfer of immovable properties by a member of the scheduled tribe, without previous sanction of the competent authority is prohibited and any such transfer is treated as null and void - Properties in Agency tracts by a member of scheduled tribe are not liable to be sold or attached in execution of any money decrees - Suit against member of the scheduled tribe commencement of the Regulation, should be instituted only in Court having jurisdiction – Held, Alleged if any. Section 6-B of the Regulation clearly that offence under regulations is a cognizable offence and under section 6-A, if any person, on or after commencement of the Regulation of A. P. Scheduled Area Land Transfer regulations 1978 acquires any immovable property in contravention of the provisions of the Regulations, he will be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may - Agency tract and declares the same as null and void, unless such transfer is made in favour of a person, who is a member of the scheduled tribe or a society registered or due to be registered under the A. P. Co-operative societies Act. Sub-section (2) (a) of section 3 thereof contemplates eviction of the persons - suits are filed by the complainants, which are pending adjudication. Unless (sic. If) the same are adjudicated and decided that the acquisition made by the petitioner - Court filing a criminal complaint for the very same purpose even before the rights of the parties are determined is nothing but an abuse of process of law and result in unnecessary harassment to petitioner proceedings in C. C. Nos. 582 of 2003 and 1 of 2004 are quashed - Criminal petitions are accordingly allowed
( 2 ) THE controversy involved in all the revision petitions turns around the true interpretation of G. O. Ms. No. 406, Home (Courts. A) Department, dated 27-6-1990. The brief facts, which necessitated to issue the said G. O. , are as under: the State Government enacted the A. P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1 of 1959 (for short the Regulation ), as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970, to protect the rights of the scheduled tribes in the Agency areas. The transfer of immovable properties by a member of the scheduled tribe, without the previous sanction of the competent authority, is prohibited and any such transfer is treated as null and void. The properties in the Agency tracts, owned by a member of scheduled tribe, are not liable to be sold or attached in execution of any money decrees. Regulation 3 was amended by Regulation 1 of 1970, wherein the transfer of immovable properties between the non-tribal was also prohibited. Any suit against the member of the scheduled tribe, after the commencement of the Regulation, should be instituted only in the Court having jurisdiction overthe Agency tracts, as per Regulation 4.
( 3 ) EARLIER to the enactment of the regulations, the administration of civil justice in the Agency areas was conferred with the agency Divisional Officer, who used to entertain the civil disputes under the Agency rules, 1924 (for short the Rules ). The government through G. O. Ms. No. 406, dated 27-6-1990, transferred the administration of civii justice from the Agency Divisional Officer to the Special Mobile Courts constituted, in the first instance, in each of the districts of warangal, Medak, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, mahabubnagar, Adilabad, Visakhapatnam, east Godavari and Khammam at its headquarters indicated therein. Insofar as khammam district is concerned, a special court was constituted at Bhadrachalam authorizing to administrate the civil justice in the scheduled areas of Khammam district. The G. O. reads as under: "the Government felt necessary to constitute Mobile Courts in some of the districts to render instant and speedy justice to the people inhabiting in remote and interior areas as the present system of the Courts situated at the District or the Divisional Head Quarters, are found to be not accessible to these people and difficult for them to go to these courts because of high expenditure involved which they cannot afford. Sanction is therefore accorded for establishing one Mobile Court in the first instance, in each of the Districts of warangal, Karimnagar, Medak, nizamabad, Mahabubnagar, Adilabad, visakhapatnam, East Godavari and khammam with head quarters indicated against each.
Districts
Head Quaters
Warangal
Mulug
Medak
Medak
Karminagar
Manthani
Nizamabad
Kamareddy
Mahabubnagar
Nagarkurnool
Adilabad
Utnoor
Visakhapatnam
Chintaplli
East Godavari
Rampochadavaram
Khammam
Bhadrachalam
the Government also sanction the creation of the following temporary posts for the period upto 28-2-1991 or till the need ceases whichever is earlier for each of the Mobile Courts in the districts of Warangal, Medak, Karimnagar, nizamabad, Mahabubnagar and adilabad.
SI. No
Name of the posts
No. of posts
Scale of pay
(1)
Munsif Magistrate
1
Rs. 2150-3690
(2)
A. P. P. Gr. II
1
Rs. 181 0-3290
(3)
U. D. C.
1
Rs. 1100-2050
(4)
L. D. Cs.
2
(out of whom one shall clerk-cum-typist)
(5)
Head Constable (Armed)
1
Rs. 1010-1810
(6)
Police Constable (Armed)
4
Rs. 810-1420
(7)
Record Assistant
1
Rs. 780-1275
(8)
Attender
1
Rs. 740-1150
(9)
Cook
1
Rs. 740-1150
(10)
Driver
1
Rs. 810-1420
the Go
Kodimi Rajamma Vs Principal Secretary, Home (Courts A) Department
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