IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.N.SATYANARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.11730/2018 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN SRI G.P.BALARAMA S/O PUTTE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT GOVINDE GOWDANA KOPPALU K.R.PETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT- 571 401 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI V R SARATHY, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY SETTLEMENT K.R. CIRCLE BANGALORE-560001 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT TO DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY SETTLEMENT MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PANDAVAPURA SUB - DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY SETTLEMENT PANDAVAPURA MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401 4. THE TAHASILDAR K.R PET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT- 571 401 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATESH DODDERI, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF CANCELLATION DATED 20.07.2016 PASSED ON 25.07.2016 AT ANNEXURE-A BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT THE COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS AS ILLEGAL AND INOPERATIVE AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for the respondents.
2. Learned Additional Government Advocate has this day produced a copy of the statement made by the petitioner before the Assistant Director of Land Records, Panadvapura sub-division, Pandavapura, on 26.03.2016. The said document is produced by Smt. Hemalatha, Deputy Director of Land Records, Mandya District, Mandya. She would state that copy of the document now produced through learned Additional Government Advocate is certified copy of the original maintained in the record. The said document is taken on record.
3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner.
Perused the material on record.
4. On going through the statement of the petitioner, it is clearly seen that he has accepted his mistake in tampering the records while preparing 11-E sketch in respect land bearing Sy. No.360/2 situate in Belavadi village, Srirangapatna Taluk. Therefore, in this background, the impugned order dated 20.07.2016 (Annexure ‘A’ to the petition) passed by respondent No.1 – Commissioner, Department of Land Records and Survey Settlement, Bengaluru, in forfeiting his survey licence appears to be just and proper and the same does not call for interference by this Court.
5. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed.
Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file his memo of appearance within two weeks from today.
Sd/- JUDGE sma