2022 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 48221
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON9BLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA
W.P.No.23752 OF 2012(LR)
BETWEEN:
1.
SMT.POOJAMMA
SINCE DEAD BY HER L.R.
SMT.SHANTHAMMA
D/O.LATE POOJAMMA,
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
R/AT.SARJAPURA VILLAGE,
SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,
BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562 106.
1(a) SRI.O.MURALI
S/O.LATE SHANTHAMMA,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
1(b) SMT.MUNIRAJAMMA
D/O.LATE SHANTHAMMA,
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,
BOTH ARE R/AT.SARJAPURA (VILLAGE)
SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL (TQ)
BANGALORE DISTRICT.
& PETITIONERS
(BY SRI.H.P.LEELADHAR, ADV.,)
AND:
1.
SRI. INAYATHULLA KHAN,
AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS,
S/O LATE AHAMADULLA KHAN,
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S/O LATE MASALAUDDIN KHAN,
NO.289/A, KHAN COTTAGE,
TALAKAVERI LAYOUT,
AMRUTHAHALLI VILLAGE,
BYATARAYANAPURA,
BANGALORE 3 560 092.
2.
SRI.YELLAPPA,
S/O LATE TELAGARAHALLI GURAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS,
R/AT.A.D.COLONY, SARJAPUR VILLAGE,
SARJAPURA HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,
BANGALORE DISTRICT 3 562 106.
SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS.,
2(a) SMT.VENKATAMMA,
W/O LATE YELLAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,
2(b) SRI.SHANTHAKUMAR,
S/O LATE YELLAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,
2(c) SRI.RANGASWAMY,
S/O LATE YELLAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,
ALL ARE R/AT.B.R.AMBEDKAR
COLONY, SARJAPUR VILLAGE,
SARJAPUR HOBLI,
ANEKAR TALUK,
BENGALURU - 562 125.
3.
THE LAND TRIBUNAL
ANEKAL TALUK
ANEKAL
BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562 106.
& RESPONDENTS
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(BY SMT.DIVYATEJ H.N., ADV., FOR
SRI.ZAMEER PASHA, ADV., FOR R-1,
SRI.SRINIVASA GOWDA, AGA FOR R-3,
R-2 IS DEAD AND HER LR'S
(R-2(a) to R-2(c) ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)
THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE
ORDERS
DATED
20.06.2011
PASSED
BY
THE
3RD
RESPONDENT HEREIN IN LRF.ATC.1114 & 1121/1975-76
DATED 20.06.2011 VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY,
THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
The original petitioner herein i.e., Smt.Poojamma and
one Sri.Yellappa, had made applications seeking for
conferment of occupancy rights and same were registered as
No.LRF.ATC.1114/1975-76 and No.LRF.ATC.1121/1975-76 by
the Land Tribunal, Anekal. The Land Tribunal clubbed both
the
applications
and
passed
the
following
order
on
14.09.1979. The relevant portion of the order reads as
under:-
"Case No.1114/75-76 and 1121/75-76 are clubbed
and heard together since common survey numbers
and common land are concerned in both in cases.
The petitioner srimathi.Poojamma has deposed
before the tribunal that she is cultivating only 0-.10
in S.No.22/1 and 0-03 in S.No.71 and the rest of
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the lands are being cultivated by her brother
Sri.Yellappa.
The petitioner have applied to the following
lands and have impleaded Sri.Ahamadulla Khan
S/o Masaluddin Khan and Srimathi.Khafijabi as
respondents as shown below.
1)
Masaluddin. S.No.22/1 Sarjapur
0-29
71 -
0-03
Chickado
25 mmasandra 6-16
2)
Khatijabi
20 Chickado 3-00
mmasandra
The respondent Sri.Ahamadulla Khan, S/o
Masaluddin have deposed before the tribunal on
29.8.1979 admitting the tenancy of the above
properties but prays for retaining 0-29 guntas of
wet land, the Petitioner Sri.Yellappa is not willing
for this proposal, the other respondent Srimathi
Kahatijabi is not present to day and inspite
informing her of the tribunal sitting at Sarjapura
today where she is absent, and her chance is
treated as exparty and further action take. to decide
the case.
Verified K.T.J. in respect of all the survey
numbers an found that Sri.Yellappa's name is
entered in the cultivators column.
In the circumstances it is hereby ordered to
register Srimathi. Poojamma and Sri.Yellappa is
registered occupants to the following facts under
Section 48 A(5) of the K.L.R. Act 1961 as admitted
by Sri.Ahamadullakhan son of Yasaluddin on
29.8.1979 and after treating the absence of
Srimathi Khatijabi as exparty and subject to
payment of occupancy price in a lump sum and
subject to payment of land revenue if any from
1.3.1974.
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Poojamma - S.No.22/1 0.10.
- 71 0.03
Yellappa S.No.22/1 0-19
Chickkadomma 25 6-16
sandra
20 3-00"
2.
As
could
be
seen
from
the
said
order,
Smt.Poojamma was conferred occupancy rights in respect of
land bearing Sy.No.22/1, measuring an extent of 10 guntas
and land bearing Sy.No.71, measuring an extent of 3 guntas.
Smt.Poojamma did not challenge this order. Thus, the order
of the Land Tribunal conferring occupancy rights in respect of
land bearing Sy.No.22/1, measuring an extent of 10 guntas
and land bearing Sy.No.71, measuring an extent of 3 guntas
of Sarjapur Village was accepted by Smt.Poojamma without
any demur.
The landlord one Sri.Masalauddin Khan through
his legal representative - Sri.Ahamadulla Khan, however,
challenged the order passed in favour of Smt.Poojamma and
Sri.Yellappa, by filing a petition in W.P.No.6270/1981. This
Court by an order dated 27.07.1983, allowed the writ petition
and remanded the matter to the Tribunal.
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4.
On
remand,
the
landlord
who
had
filed
W.P.No.6270/1981 and the tenant Sri.Yellappa, filed a joint
memo. In the joint memo, the landlord Sri.Ahamadulla Khan
conceded the tenancy and stated that the land as granted by
the Tribunal earlier on 14.09.1979 be confirmed.
5.
The relevant portion of the joint compromise
petition in which Sri.Inayathulla Khan has stated that the land
be granted in favour of Sri.Yellappa, as per the order of the
Land Tribunal reads as follows:-
"The Petitioner admits that in view of the said
Compromise, the Petitioner agrees that the land
granted
in
favour
of
the
Respondent
in
No.LRF.ATC.1114/75-76 and 1121/75-76 were
in accordance with law. The Petitioner also
agrees to