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2025 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 14599
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
E.S.INDIRESH, J
SRI M.R.NARAYANA – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO. 16906 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI T.M. CHOWDAREDDY
For the Respondents: SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR
The court established that alternative remedies under statutory provisions render a writ petition not maintainable.
Headnote:In this judgment, the High Court of Karnataka analyzed the order dated 03.09.2024 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Kolar, alongside earlier orders, and identified that there was no re-grant order regarding the contested land. The petitioners were informed that they have efficacious remedies available under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, making the writ petition not maintainable, leading to the court's determination of dismissal in this case. Consequently, the writ petition stands dismissed.
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| 1. assessment of adverse orders and maintainability of the writ. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. evaluation of legal remedies under specific acts. (Para 4) |
| 3. conclusive dismissal of the writ petition. (Para 5) |
ORAL ORDER
Learned AGA accepts notice for respondents No.1 to 4.
2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned AGA.
3. In this writ petition, the petitioners are assailing order dated 03.09.2024 in R.A.No.171/2024 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Kolar, order dated 14.06.2024 in R.A.No.511/2022 passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Kolar, and order dated 11.02.2025 in RRT.Dispute.C.R.No.194/2024 passed by the Tahasildar, Kolar.
4. Taking note of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the impugned order at Annexure-M passed by the respondent No.4 in RRT.Dispute.C.R.No.194/2024 has been passed pursuant to the direction issued by respondent No.3 (Annexure-K).
5. On careful examination of findings recorded at Annexure-M, there is no re-grant order passed insofar as land in question is concerned. In that view of the matter, the petitioners are having efficacious remedy under the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act , 1964. Therefore, writ petition is not maintainable. Accordingly, the petition stands dismissed All contentions of the parties are kept open.
