IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF AUGUST 2021

BEFORE

THE HON9BLE MR.JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY

WP.NO.17915/2006 (LR)

BETWEEN:

SMT. SEETA YADU W/O YADU BHOYI @ BHOYI

SINCE DECEASED BY HER LR9S

1A. SADANAND YADU BHOVI

AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: EMPLOYED,

R/O. KANASIGADDE, ANKOLA,

TQ: ANKOLA, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA.

1B. KIRAN RAMESH BHOVI

AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE,

R/O. BOBRUWADA, TQ: ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA.

1C. KISHORE S/O YADU BHOVI

AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE,

R/O. BILIYAN MANE, KARIKAL,

MAVINKURVE, TQ: BHATKAL,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA.

1D. SMT. SHOBHA D/O YADU BHOVI

@ HEMA RAMESH BHOVI

AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE WIFE,

R/O. 691, BHOVI WADA, MADIBAG,

KADWAD, TQ: KARWAR,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA.

1E. SMT. SUPRIYA D/O RAMESH BHOVI

@ PRIYA AKASHAYA NAIK,

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AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: HOUSE WIFE,

R/O. 81 BELABANDAR, ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA.

2. SMT. NEELA W/O LATE PURSU BOYI,

AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD AND AGRICULTURE,

R/O. KANASIGADDE, BELEBANDAR ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

&PETITIONERS

(SRI.MRUTYUNJAYA S HALLIKERI, ADV.,)

AND

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

R/BY: ITS SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,

M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE

2. THE LAND TRIBUNAL, ANKOLA

R/BY. ITS CHAIRMAN, ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

3. SHRI. SHAIK HASSAN S/O BUDAN SAHEB,

AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,

R/O. BABRUWADA, ANKOLA TALUK,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

4. SHRI. SHAIL ALI S/O BUDAN SAHEB,

AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,

R/O. BABRUWADA, ANKOLA TALUK,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

5. SHRI. MOHAMMED YUSUF SHEIK

S/O ABDUL RAHEMAN,

AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,

R/O. BABRUWADA, ANKOLA TALUK,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

6. SRI. KONU NAGU BHOI,

AGE: MAJOR, OCC: AGRICULTURE,

R/O. BABRUWADA, ANKOLA TALUK,

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DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

7. SMT. IRU W/O DEVU BOVI,

AGE: 55 YEARS, R/O. KANASIGADDE,

BELABANDAR ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

8. SHRI. KRISHNA S/O TUKKU BHOVI,

AGE: MAJOR, R/O. KANASIGADDE,

BELABANDAR ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

9. SMT. GANGA W/O KUNNU BHOVI,

AGE: 55 YEARS, R/O. KANASIGADDE,

BELABANDAR ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

10. SRI. GOVINDA S/O BOMAYYA BHOVI,

AGE: 50 YEARS, KANASIGADDE,

BELABANDAR ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

11. SRI. KRISHNA S/O BOMAYYA BHOVI,

AGE: 51 YEARS, KANASIGADDE,

BELABANDAR ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

12. SMT. SUMITRA W/O VIJAYABHOVI,

AGE: 40 YEARS, KANASIGADDE,

BELABANDAR ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

13. SMT. RUKMINI W/O KRISHNA BHAT,

AGE: MAJOR, KANASIGADDE,

BELABANDAR ANKOLA,

DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

&RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.H.K.BASAVARJA, AGA FOR R1 AND R2;

SRI. M.G. GADGOLI AND

SRI.SHESHAGIRI S DESAI, ADVS FOR R12;

R3 TO R5 SERVICE HELD SUFFICIENT;

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R6 TO 11 AND 13 ARE SERVED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 &

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE

IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE TRIBUNAL VIDE ANNEXURE-

D AND E.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS

DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

ORDER

1.

Petitioners have approached this Court in the instant writ

petition challenging the order dated 20/11/1975 bearing number

KLR.SR.495 and the order dated 26/2/1976 bearing number

KLR.SR.11/153/2851 passed by the 2^nd respondent tribunal vide

Annexures-D and E respectively.

2.

Brief facts of the case that could be relevant for the

purpose of disposal of this writ petition are:

Husband of the 1^st petitioner late Yadu Bhovi and the

husband of the 2^nd petitioner late Pursu Bhovi had filed two

separate Form No.7 claiming occupancy rights of the land

bearing

Sy.No.367/1

measuring

23

guntas

situated

at

Babruwada village, Ankola taluka, Uttar Kannada District

similarly one Sri.Konu Nagu Boyi and Devu Iru Boyi had filed

separate Form No.7 claiming occupancy rights of the very same

land. All the said applications are said to have been filed well

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within the last date of filing i.e. before 30/6/1979. The tribunal

at the first instance considering the Form No.7 of Sri.Konu Nagu

Boyi by order