IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
V.SRISHANANDA
Karnataka State Board of Auqaf – Appellant
Versus
J.M. Jayakumar S/o Late J.S. Mahalingappa – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Heard Smt. Azra J. Dundge, learned counsel for the revision petitioner and Sri. Manoj Gowda, learned counsel for the respondents representing Sri. P. Mahesha and Sri. Bhojegoyda T. Koller, Additional Government Advocate.
2. Second defendant in O.S. No.4/2016 is the revision petitioner challenging the Order passed by the Wakf Tribunal dated 08.07.2019 allowing the petition filed by the first respondent/plaintiff and declared that Public notice dated 10.12.2010 and Corrigendum dated 15.06.2011 bearing No.KBW/EDM/08/CTA/2010-2011 are not binding on the plaintiff. The property involved in the suit OS No.4/2016 is different from the property claimed by the defendants as Muslim graveyard and granted an order of permanent injunction from interfering with the suit property.
3. Facts in the nutshell which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present petition are as under:
3.1 In respect of the following immovable property, initially suit for permanent injunction came to be filed, later on amended including prayer for declaration:
SCHEDULE
All the piece and parcel of Sy.No.10/3B, measuring an extent of 3 acre, situated at Cholgatta Village, Chitradurga Taluk, now called as Jayakumar
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