Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 4340 Kant
Judgement Date : 12 July, 2023
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WP No. 18355 of 2015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JULY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN
WRIT PETITION NO. 18355 OF 2015 (LR)
BETWEEN:
SHRI. NARASAPPA REDDY,
S/O LATE MUNISWAMAPPA,
AGED 72 YEARS,
RA/T TUBARANAHALLI VILLAGE,
VARTHUR HOBLI
RAMAGONDANAHALLI POST,
VIA WHITE FIELD,
BENGALURU-560 066.
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI. KIRANKUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
VIKASA SOUDHA, VIDHANA VIDHI
BENGALURU - 560 001.
Digitally REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY.
signed by V
MANJUSHA
BAI 2. THE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL,
Location: M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI,
High Court of
Karnataka BENGALURU-560 001.
REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN.
3. THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,
BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT,
BENGALURU EAST TALUK, K.R.PURAM,
BENGALURU-573 201.
4. D. VIVEKANANDA
S/O LATE SIDDAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,
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5. DR. RAMANANDA,
S/O LATE SIDDAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,
6. DR. DAYANANDA,
S/O LATE SIDDAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
RESPONDENT NOs.4 TO 6 ARE
R/AT " JAYA NIVAS",
NO.376, 10TH CROSS,
2ND BLOCK, JAYANAGAR,
BENGALURU-560 011.
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP FOR R1 & R3;
SRI. K.B.S.MANIAN, ADVOCATE FOR R4 & R6;
SRI. M.B.PRABHAKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R5;
VIDE ORDER DATED 29.04.2015, R2 IS DELETED)
THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227
OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS
AND QUASH THE JUDGMENT DATED 12.03.2015 PASSED BY
RESPONDENT NO.2 IN APPEAL NO.306/2013 VIDE ANNEXURE-
A AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING THROUGH
PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, THE
COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
1. The dispute pertains to 5 acres 8 guntas of land in
Sy.No.75 (Old No.71) of Tubarahalli Village, Varthur Hobli,
Bengaluru East Taluk. In respect of the said land, the
petitioner herein filed for grant of occupancy rights with
respondent Nos.4 to 6 being the landlords. The
jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner granted occupancy
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rights in favour of the petitioner, which was reversed by
the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. Against which, this writ
petition is filed.
2. The petitioner and the contesting respondents have
arrived at a compromise. Petitioner and respondent Nos.4
and 6 (respondent No.4 has signed on behalf of
respondent No.6 as his GPA holder) have filed a
compromise petition before this court on 12.07.2023 and
the advocate for petitioner and respondents submit that
the petitioner has agreed to acknowledge that respondent
Nos.4 to 6 are the owners of the property concerned and
in lieu of the same, respondent Nos.4 and 6 will do all the
needful to transfer the property mentioned in schedule 'B'
to the compromise petition in favour of the petitioner
subject to the petitioner complying with the conditions
mentioned in paragraphs 4A and 4B of the compromise
petition. It is further submitted by advocate for
respondents that there has been an agreement between
respondent Nos.4, 5 and 6, wherein, the property is
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divided equally between them and the property which is
given to the petitioner herein is from the share of
respondent Nos.4 and 6. A memo to that effect duly
signed by the advocates for respondent Nos.4, 5 and 6
and also by respondent No.4 for himself and as a GPA
holder for respondent No.6 is filed.
3. The petitioner and respondent No.4 are present
before this Court and are duly identified by their respective
advocates. Advocate for respondent No.5 submits that he
has the necessary authority to sign and submit on behalf
of respondent No.5 to agree for the compromise.
4. The compromise petition dated 12.07.2023 and the
memo dated 12.07.2023 is taken on record.
5. The learned HCGP submits as the order of KAT is not
disturbed due to compromise, he has no objection for
accepting the same.
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6. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of
the compromise petition dated 12.07.2023, memo dated
12.07.2023 and the aforementioned observations made.
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JUDGE
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