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2024 Supreme(Online)(KAR) 35705
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 25306 OF 2024 (LB-RES)
BETWEEN:
SMT. PUSHPALATHA N T AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS W/O LATE G SIDDANNA RESIDING AT NO.370 GOTHAMA NILAYA 1, BEHIND POST OFFICE J C R EXTENSION, JAGALUR DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 004 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR P V., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digit ally PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT signed by R VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI DEEPA BANGALORE 560001 Location:
REPESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT DAVANAGERE 577 001
3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE SUB DIVISION DAVANAGERE 577 001
4. THE TAHSILDAR JAGALURU TALUK, JAGALURU DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 528
5. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT JAGALURU SUB DIVISION, JAGALURU DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 528
6. THE TOWN PANCHAYAT JAGALURU DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 528 REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1 TO R5; V/O DATED 18.09.2024, NOTICE TO R6 D/W)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING FOR A DIRECTION RESTRAINING THE RESPONDENTS FROM INTERFERING WITH THE PETITIONER PEACEFUL POSSESSION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTIES IN ANY MANNER INCLUDING THE DEMOLISHING OF THE STRUCTURE./SHOPS STANDING IN THEREON OR UTILIZATION OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTIES, OTHER THAN THROUGH DUE PROCESS OF LAW; AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI
ORAL ORDER
The petitioner filed this writ petition stating that the petitioner is the absolute owner in possession and enjoyment of the petition schedule property. The respondents under the guise of so-called widening of the road, without following the due process of law, arbitrarily attempted to demolish the existing structures and tried to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the petition schedule property. The action of the respondents is in violation of the Article 300A of the Constitution of India. Hence, the petitioner aggrieved with the highhanded and arbitrary action of the respondents, filed this writ petition.
2. Heard Sri. Chandrashekar P.V., the learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Spoorthi V., learned HCGP for respondent Nos.1 to 5.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents without due process of law are trying to dispossess the petitioner from the property in question. Hence, he submits that the respondents may be directed to evict the petitioner by due process of law i.e., initiating land acquisition proceedings. Hence, on these grounds, prays to allow the writ petition.
4. Per contra, learned HCGP submits that the respondents will evict the petitioner by due process of law.
Hence, prays to dismiss the writ petition.
5. Perused the records and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties.
6. The petitioner is claiming to be the owner and in possession of the petition schedule property and the respondents without initiating any acquisition proceedings, are dispossessing the petitioner forcibly from the petition schedule property. The action of the respondents in dispossessing the petitioner forcibly, is contrary to Article 300A of the Constitution of India. If at all the respondents are intending to widen the road, the respondents have to dispossess the petitioner by due process of law i.e., initiate acquisition proceedings. Without due process of law, the respondents have no right to dispossess the petitioner from the petition schedule property.
7. In view of the above discussion, I proceed to pass the following:
ORDER
The writ petition is disposed of.
If the respondents intend to widen the road, liberty is reserved to the respondents to acquire the property of the petitioner.
Meanwhile, the respondents are directed not to dispossess the petitioner from the petition schedule property without due process of law.
