IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
V KAMESWAR RAO - J, T.M.NADAF - J
Late Thimmaraju Since Deceased by His Legal Heirs Smt. Mallamma – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. property inheritance claims and dispositions. (Para 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. dispute regarding the restoration of land granted to ancestors. (Para 3) |
| 3. legitimacy of claims based on ancestral rights. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. invocation of ptcl act provisions. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. civil courts' jurisdiction over disputed facts. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. outcome of appeal against administrative decisions. (Para 19 , 20) |
ORDER :
T.M. NADAF, J.
1. This intra-court appeal is directed against the order dated 19.06.2023, in Writ Petition No.4101/2022 (SC/ST), passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court.
2. Briefly stated facts of the case as found in paragraph Nos.4 to 7 of the order impugned reads as under:
“4. It is not in dispute that one Guruvayya, Sanna Thimmayya and Dodda Thimmayya were granted with lands in Survey No.248 vide order dated 14.4.1956. Survey No.248/1 measuring 9 acres 27 guntas is granted to one Guruvayya, similarly, land bearing survey No.248/2 measuring 9 acres 27 guntas is granted to Sanna Thimmayya and the land bearing Survey No.248/3 measuring 9 acres 27 guntas is granted to one Dodda Thimmayya.
5. Respondents 10 to 13 are tracing their right and

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