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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026
BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. DEVDAS
WRIT PETITION NO.10992 OF 2024 (SC-ST)
BETWEEN
SMT ANASUYA
D/O LATE H MUNIYAPPA
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
R/AT NO.105/3, GEDDALAHALLI,
R M V II STAGE
SANJAYANAGAR POST
BENGALURU-560094.
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA V, ADVOCATE)
AND
1 . THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
BENGALURU DISTRICT
BENGALURU-560009.
2 . SRI C ANJINAPPA
SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS
SMT PADMA
W/O LATE ANJINAPPA
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
3 . SRI NAGARAJA
S/O LATE ANJINAPPA
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
4 . SRI VENUGOPAL
S/O LATE ANJINAPPA
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,
RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO 4 ARE
R/AT NO.3, MUNESHWARA NILAYA,
4TH BLOCK, DODDABOMMASANDRA,
VIDYARANYAPURA POST,
BENGALURU-560097.
5 . SRI KILARI TIRUPATI NAIDU
S/O VENKATARAYULU
AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS,
R/AT NO.13/245,
OLD MILITARY COLONY,
DARGA MITTA, NELLORE,
ANDHRA PRADESH-524004
6 . SRI GOWRENERI SRINIVASALU
S/O VENKATARAYULU
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
R/AT ALLIPURAM
NELLURU TOWN
NELLORE DISTRICT
ANDHRA PRADESH-524001.
7 . SRI BOPPURU PRASAD
S/O VENKATARAYULU
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
R/AT NO.16-3/72
RAMALINGAPURAM
NELLORE-524003
ANDHRA PRADESH.
8 . SRI. VELDI VENKATESHWARALU
S/O TIRUPATI NAIDU
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,
R/AT B V NAGARA,
NELLORE POST-524001
ANDHRA PRADESH.
9 . SMT MUNIYAMMA
SINCE DEAD BY HER LRS
SRI LAKSHMIPATI @ EAMARAO
S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,
R/AT NO.1, RAVIPUTRA NILAYA
DX MAX LAYOUT, SINGAPURA
NEAR SAMBHRAM COLLEGE
VIDYARANYAPURA POST
BENGALURU-560097.
SRI GANGARAJU
SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS
10 . SMT ANNAPOORNA
W/O LATE GANGARAJU
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
11 . SMT MEGHANA
D/O LATE GANGARAJU
AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS,
12 . KUM GAYATHRI
D/O LATE GANGARAJU
AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS,
RESPONDENTS NO.10 TO 12 ARE
R/AT NO.105/3, GEDDADAHALLI,
R M V II STAGE, SANJAYANAGAR POST,
BENGALURU-560094.
13 . SRI KODANDARAMA
S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
R/AT NO.38, DEVINAGARA
KANNURAMMA TEMPLE ROAD,
LOTTEGOLLAHALLI
R.M.V. III STAGE
BENGALURU-560094.
14 . SMT JYOTHI
D/O LATE MUNIYAPPA
AGED BOUT 40 YEARS,
R/AT NO.44, 22ND MAIN,
6TH CROSS KANTEERAVANAGARA,
BENGALURU-560096.
15 . SMT LAKSHMI
D/O LATE MUNIYAPPA
AGED BOUT 60 YEARS,
R/AT NO.44, 22ND MAIN,
6TH CROSS KANTEERAVANAGARA,
BENGALURU-560096.
16 . SMT PARVATHI
D/O LATE MUNIYAPPA
AGED BOUT 55 YEARS,
R/AT NO.46/5,3RD MAIN ROAD,
6TH CROSS, KANTEERAVANAGARA,
BENGALURU-560096.
SMT HEMAVATHI
SINCE DEAD BY HER LRS
17 . SRI NAGARAJA
H/O LATE HEMAVATHI
AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS
18 . SMT NIRMALA
D/O LATE HEMAVATHI
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,
RESONDENTS NO.17 & 18 ARE
R/AT NO.51 RAJATHA NILAYA
NEAR JALAGERAMMA TEMPLE,
R.M.V. II STAGE
BENGALURU-560094.
19 . SMT SUSHEELA PADMANABHA
W/O ANANTAPADMANABHA
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,
R/AT NO.49, 3RD MAIN ROAD,
AATMEEYA GELEYARABALAGA
MAHALAKSHMIPURAM
BENGALURU-560086
20 . SRI ANANTAPADMANABHA MADHYASTHA
S/O LATE SHANKAR MADHYASTHA
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,
R/AT NO.49, 3RD MAIN ROAD,
AATMEEYA GELEYARABALAGA
MAHALAKSHMIPURAM
BENGALURU-560086.
21 . THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
BENGALURU NORTH SUB DIVISION
BENGALURU-560009.
22 . SRI PRAVEEN KUMAR RAYANAGOWDAR
S/O LATE VIRUPAKSHA GOWDA
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,
R/AT NO.23, 2ND CROSS, 7TH MAIN,
TATA NAGAR, KODIGEHALLI
BENGALURU-560092.
23 . SRI KHAJA MOHIYUDDEEN
S/O LATE K A RAHIM
AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,
R/AT NO.6, 2ND STAGE,
KARNATAKA LAYOUT,
KURUBARAHALLI
BENGALURU-560079.
24 . SRI MANORANJAN ACHARYA
S/O LATE SRISHA ACHARYA
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,
R/AT FFA 1ST FLOOR,
RENUKA RESIDENCY APARTEMNT,
SRINIDHI LAYOUT, SAI GARDEN,
VIDYARANYAPURA
BENGALURU-560097.
25 . SRI ABHISHEK MOHANTI
S/O PRABHAKAR MOHANTI
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,
R/AT NO.116/3A
BABUREDDY BUILDING,
MARATHHALLI MUNNEKOLALU
BENGALURU-560037.
26 . SRI SAANU VASUDEVAN
S/O P U VASUDEVAN
AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS,
R/AT NO.R3, 113, 16TH CROSS,
1ST A MAIN, AECS LAYOUT,
STAGE -1, SANJAYANAGAR
BENGALURU-560097.
27 . SMT KAVITHA NATH
W/O SHUBENDHU NATH
AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS,
R/AT NO.73, 2ND CROSS
LAKE SHORE GARDENS, TINDLU
VIDYARANYAPURA
BENGALURU-560097.
28 . SRI SURESH NAIR
S/O P K NAIR
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
R/AT NO.506, SREE VIHAR,
M E S ROAD, GOKULA POST
NEAR BALAJI NURSING HOME,
BENGALURU-560054.
29 . SRI ANAND PAUL GOMES
S/O LATE PETER POUL GOMES
AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS,
R/AT NO.T1, SAI JYOTHI 28,
D COSTA LAYOUT, 1ST CROSS,
OPP TO ANDHRA BANK COOKE TOWN
BENGALURU-560084.
30 . SRI M V VINAY
S/O M K VITTAL MURTHY
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,
R/AT NO.2, A C 805, 8TH MAIN
1ST BLOCK, KALYAN NAGAR
BENGALURU-560043.
31 . SRI M GANESH
S/O R MOHAN
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
R/AT NO.744, 2ND MAIN
GROUND FLOOR, MATHIKERE
BENGALURU-560054.
32 . SRI SIDDANAGOUDA KANDAGAL
S/O BASANAGOUDA KANDAGAL
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
R/AT NO.23, SAHANA 7TH MAIN,
2ND CROSS, TATA NAGAR,
KODIGEHALLI
BENGALURU-560092.
33 . SRI PATIL BALAVANT NARESH
S/O NAGESH PATIL
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,
R/AT NO.2, CHIKKABETTAHALLI,
OPP. SAMBHRAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
M S PALYA, VIDYARANYAPURA POST
BENGALURU-560097.
34 . SRI YOGESH RATNA SAHU
S/O BALAKRISHNA SAHU
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
R/AT NO.1180, 5TH CROSS,
4TH MAIN, L N COLONY
YESHWANTHPURA
BENGALURU-560022.
35 . SRI NARAYAN LAL SIRVI
S/O SHANKAR LAL
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,
R/AT NO.23, BORIA GOWDA NIVAS,
KUTTY COLONY, JAYANAGAR 1ST BLOCK
BENGALURU-560011.
36 . SRI G HARISH
S/O GOPALAPPA
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
R/AT NO.217, 4TH CROSS,
4TH MAIN, AGRAHARA LAYOUT,
BENGALURU-560064.
37 . SMT JAYALAKSHMI
W/O SHASHIKUMAR
CHINTAMANI NAGAR
GUFFUR COLONY
HARIHAR-577601.
38 . SRI Y M SHASHIKUMAR
S/O VASUDEVA MEHARWADA
CHINTAMANI NAGAR
GUFFUR COLONY
HARIHAR-577601.
39 . THE TAHSILDAR
BENGALURU NORTH (ADDL) TALUK
BENGALURU-560009.
40 . THE REVENUE INSPECTOR
RAMACHANDRAPPA CIRCLE
BENGALURU NORTH (ADDL) TALUK
BENGALURU-560009.
41 . THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT
DODDABETTAHALLI
YELAHANKA HOBLI
BENGALURU NORTH (ADDL) TALUK
BENGALURU-560009.
……RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP FOR R1, R39 TO R41
SRI. S.N.ASWATHANARAYANA., SR. COUNSEL FOR
SRI.S.A.SUDHINDRA., ADVOCATE FOR R5 TO R8
SRI.ANANDARAMA.K., ADVOCATE FOR R9
SRI. H.R.KRISHNA REDDY., ADVOCATE FOR R10 TO R14,
R16 & R18
SRI. SOMASHEKAR NAIDU., ADVOCATE FOR R15
SRI. K.SRIHARI., ADVOCATE FOR R22 TO R28,
R30 TO R33, R35, R37 & R38
SRI. RAVI JAGAN, ADVOCATE FOR R29
SRI. NARENDRA PATAGAR., ADVOCATE FOR R36
V/O/D.01.10.2024, NOTICE TO R2 TO R4 IS H/S
R19 TO R21, R34 SERVED - UNREPRESENTED)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE R1 AND QUASH THE ORDER DATED 22/02/2024 PASSED IN S.C.S.T. APPEAL NO.24/2006-07 C/W S.C.S.T. APPEAL NO.25/2006-07, BY THE R1-DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU DISTRICT, AT ANNEXURE-N, AND CONFIRM THE ORDER DATED 22/05/2006 PASSED IN S.C.S.T. NO. 20/2005-06, BY THE R21-ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU, AT ANNEXURE –J AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 21.04.2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDERS, THIS DAY, THIS COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS
CAV ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS)
The petitioner being a legal heir of the original grantee late Sri H.Muniyappa, is before this Court assailing the impugned order dated 22.02.2024 at Annexure ‘N’ passed by the respondent-Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban District, while seeking confirmation of the order dated 22.05.2006 passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru North Sub-Division at Annexure ‘J’.
2. Facts, in a nutshell are that 3 acres 11 guntas including 10 guntas of kharab land in Old Sy. No.109 new Sy. No.122 of Singapura Village, Yelahanka Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluk, were granted, free of cost, in favour of Sri H.Muniyappa, the father of the petitioner, on 17.10.1977. Grant Certificate/Saguvali Chit was issued on 23.12.1977. It is the contention of the contesting respondents that the Tahsildar, Bengaluru North (Additional) Taluk, issued a No Objection Certificate on 04.10.2001 permitting Sri H. Muniyappa to transfer the granted lands. Accordingly, Sri H.Muniyappa along with his wife and children executed a registered General Power of Attorney in the office of the Sub Registrar, Bangalore North Taluk on 04.10.2001. Under the GPA, the Attorney was permitted to sell, lease, gift, mortgage or create any encumbrance on the schedule property. The petitioner contends that Sri H.Muniyappa died on 22.11.2002, immediately after the death of his son Sri Gangaraju, who died on 18.11.2002. Nevertheless, respondent No.19, in whose favour the GPA was executed, proceeded to execute a sale deed dated 31.12.2004 in favour of her husband, respondent No.20, on the strength of the said GPA. Respondent No.20 sold 2 acres 10 guntas in favour of one Anjanappa S/o late Chikkavenkatappa (husband of respondent No.2) under registered sale deed dated 31.12.2004.
3. No sooner the petitioner’s mother came to know of the execution of the sale deeds, she filed a petition invoking Sections 4 and 5 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the PTCL Act’ for short) in proceedings bearing No.K.SC.ST 20/2005-06, seeking cancellation of both the sale deeds. The Assistant Commissioner, having heard respondents No.19, 20 and husband of respondent No.2 herein, proceeded to allow the petition, on the ground that the sale deeds were executed without obtaining prior permission of the Government under Section 4(2) of the PTCL Act. Being aggrieved, respondents No.19 and 20 filed an appeal before the Deputy Commissioner in proceedings bearing No.SC.ST(A) 24/2006-07 and the husband of respondent No.2 filed appeal No.25/2006-07. The other legal heirs of the original grantee late Sri H.Muniyappa, filed impleading applications before the Deputy Commissioner and they were impleaded as respondents No.8 to 19. The Deputy Commissioner accepted the contention of the purchasers/appellants therein that the Tahsildar had issued NOC in terms of the Circular issued by the Government on 02.08.1999 and concluded that the Tahsildar had rightly issued the NOC, since the period of non-alienation had exhausted. Accordingly, the Deputy Commissioner allowed the appeals while setting aside the orders passed by the Assistant Commissioner. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioner, one of the legal heirs of the original grantee is before thi
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