IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. L.NARAYANA SWAMY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT APPEAL Nos.6433 & 6434-6435/2017 (LR-RES) C/W WRIT APPEAL Nos.6427-6429/2017 (LR-RES) & WRIT APPEAL Nos.6430-6432/2017(LR) IN WA Nos.6433 & 6434-6435/2017: BETWEEN:
1. SRI K.SEETHARAMA REDDY S/O. LATE B.KEMPEGOWDA GRANDSON OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT MELUR, SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 102 2. SMT.K.GUNARATHNA W/O. MARKANDAIAH GRANDDAUGHTER OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.509, ‘ANUGRAHA’ 7TH CROSS, HAL 3RD STAGE JEEVANBHIMANAGARA BENGALURU- 560 075 3. SMT.SARALAKUMARI W/O. A.MUNIREDDY GRANDDAUGHTER OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.794/1B, 1ST CROSS NEW THIPPASANDRA HAL 3RD STAGE BENGALURU- 560 075 ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI Y.R.SADASIVA REDDY, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI RAHUL S.REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU- 560 001 2. THE LAND TRIBUNAL BENGALURU NORTH TALUK KANDAYA BHAVANA K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 009 REP. BY CHAIRMAN 3. SRI M.B.RAMACHANDRAN S/O. LATE M.B.BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/AT NO.55, NANDIDURGA ROAD PHILOMINA JAYAMAHAL EXTENSION BENGALURU- 560 046 4. SRI M.B.GOVINDARAJU S/O. LATE M.B.BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.27, NANDIDURGA ROAD MARAPPANAPALYA, BENGALURU- 560 046 5. SRI AZMATHULLA MEKHRI SINCE DEAD BY LR R6 ALREADY ON RECORD 6. SRI FAZALULLA MEKHRI NO.21, 2ND MAIN VASANTH NAGAR EAST BENGALURU- 560 052 7. EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION (MINISTRY OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN NO.13, RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY ROAD BENGALURU- 560 025 8. SMT.MARIA PHILOMENA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 9. SRI A.M.ANTO MICHAEL S/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 10. SMT.A.M.SAGAYA MARIA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 11. SMT.A.M.TONY MARIA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R8 TO R11 ARE R/AT NO.2, JAI BHARATHINAGAR CHINNASWAMY PILLAI ROAD BANGALORE- 560 033 12. SRI B.M.VENKATA REDDY S/O. LATE B.M.MUNISWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT MELRU VILLAGE SHIDLAGHATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 102 13. SRI B.M.RAMACHANDRA REDDY S/O. LATE B.M.MUNISWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT BANNIKUPPA VILLAGE NANDHI HOBLI CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 101 14. SRI N.SRINIVAS S/O. LATE M.NAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO.97/1, WHEELERS ROAD COX TOWN, BENGALURU- 560 005 15. SRI SHIVAPPA GOWDA S/O. LATE B.K.BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT NO.10, P.RAMASWAMY ROAD J.C.NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 006 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, AGA FOR R1 & R2;
SRI K.CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R5 & R6) IN WA NOS.6427-6429/2017:
BETWEEN:
1. SRI K.SEETHARAMA REDDY S/O. LATE B.KEMPEGOWDA GRANDSON OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT MELUR, SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 102 2. SMT.K.GUNARATHNA W/O. MARKANDAIAH GRANDDAUGHTER OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.509, ‘ANUGRAHA’ 7TH CROSS, HAL 3RD STAGE JEEVANBHIMANAGARA BENGALURU- 560 075 3. SMT.SARALAKUMARI W/O. A.MUNIREDDY GRANDDAUGHTER OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.794/1B, 1ST CROSS NEW THIPPASANDRA, HAL 3RD STAGE BENGALURU- 560 075 ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI Y.R.SADASIVA REDDY, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI RAHUL S.REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU- 560 001 2. THE LAND TRIBUNAL BENGALURU NORTH TALUK KANDAYA BHAVANA K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 009 3. SRI M.B.RAMACHANDRAN S/O. LATE M.B.BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/AT NO.55, NANDIDURGA ROAD PHILOMINA JAYAMAHAL EXTENSION BENGALURU- 560 046 4. SRI M.B.GOVINDARAJU S/O. LATE M.B.BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.27, NANDIDURGA ROAD MARAPPANAPALYA BENGALURU- 560 046 SRI AZMATHULLA MEKHRI SINCE DEAD BY LR R5 ALREADY ON RECORD 5. SRI FAZALULLA MEKHRI NO.21, 2ND MAIN VASANTH NAGAR EAST BENGALURU- 560 052 6. EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION (MINISTRY OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN NO.13, RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY ROAD BENGALURU- 560 025 7. SMT.MARIA PHILOMENA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 8. SRI A.M.ANTO MICHAEL S/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 9. SMT.A.M.SAGAYA MARIA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 10. SMT.A.M.TONY MARIA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R7 TO R10 ARE R/AT NO.2, JAI BHARATHINAGAR CHINNASWAMY PILLAI ROAD BANGALORE- 560 033 11. SRI B.M.VENKATA REDDY S/O. LATE B.M.MUNISWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT MELRU VILLAGE SHIDLAGHATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 102 12. SRI B.M.RAMACHANDRA REDDY S/O. LATE B.M.MUNISWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT BANNIKUPPA VILLAGE NANDHI HOBLI CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 101 13. SRI N.SRINIVAS S/O. LATE M.NAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO.97/1, WHEELERS ROAD COX TOWN, BENGALURU- 560 005 14. SRI SHIVAPPA GOWDA S/O. LATE B.K.BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT NO.10, P.RAMASWAMY ROAD J.C.NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 006 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, AGA FOR R1 & R2;
SRI K.CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R5) IN WA NOS.6430-6432/2017:
BETWEEN:
1. SRI K.SEETHARAMA REDDY S/O. LATE B.KEMPEGOWDA GRANDSON OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT MELUR, SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 102 2. SMT.K.GUNARATHNA W/O. MARKANDAIAH GRANDDAUGHTER OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.509, ‘ANUGRAHA’ 7TH CROSS, HAL 3RD STAGE JEEVANBHIMANAGARA BENGALURU- 560 075 3. SMT.SARALAKUMARI W/O. A.MUNIREDDY GRANDDAUGHTER OF LATE APPAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.794/1B, 1ST CROSS NEW THIPPASANDRA HAL 3RD STAGE BENGALURU- 560 075 ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI Y.R.SADASIVA REDDY, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI RAHUL S.REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU- 560 001 2. THE LAND TRIBUNAL BENGALURU NORTH TALUK KANDAYA BHAVANA K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU- 560 009 3. SRI M.B.RAMACHANDRAN S/O. LATE M.B.BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/AT NO.55, NANDIDURGA ROAD PHILOMINA JAYAMAHAL EXTENSION BENGALURU- 560 046 4. SRI M.B.GOVINDARAJU S/O. LATE M.B.BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.27, NANDIDURGA ROAD MARAPPANAPALYA BENGALURU- 560 046 SRI AZMATHULLA MEKHRI SINCE DEAD BY LRS R5 ALREADY ON RECORD 5. SRI FAZALULLA MEKHRI NO.21, 2ND MAIN VASANTH NAGAR EAST BENGALURU- 560 052 6. EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION (MINISTRY OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN NO.13, RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY ROAD BENGALURU- 560 025 7. SMT.MARIA PHILOMENA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 8. SRI A.M.ANTO MICHAEL S/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 9. SMT.A.M.SAGAYA MARIA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 10. SMT.A.M.TONY MARIA D/O. A.MICHAEL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R7 TO R10 ARE R/AT NO.2, JAI BHARATHINAGAR CHINNASWAMY PILLAI ROAD BANGALORE- 560 033 11. SRI B.M.VENKATA REDDY S/O. LATE B.M.MUNISWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT MELRU VILLAGE SHIDLAGHATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 102 12. SRI B.M.RAMACHANDRA REDDY S/O. LATE B.M.MUNISWAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT BANNIKUPPA VILLAGE NANDHI HOBLI CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT- 562 101 13. SRI N.SRINIVAS S/O. LATE M.NAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT NO.97/1, WHEELERS ROAD COX TOWN, BENGALURU- 560 005 14. SRI SHIVAPPA GOWDA S/O. LATE B.K.BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT NO.10, P.RAMASWAMY ROAD J.C.NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 006 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, AGA FOR R1 & R2;
SRI K.CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R5) THESE WRIT APPEALS ARE FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURTS ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 04.10.2017 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NOS.35055-35057/2016 C/W WP NOS.33693-33695/2016 AND WP NOS.35051-35053/2016.
THESE WRIT APPEALS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
J U D G M E N T Heard Shri Y.R.Sadasiva Reddy, learned Senior Advocate for the appellants-petitioners.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred to as per their status in the writ petitions.
3. Petitioners approached this Court in the instant writ petitions on the premise that their applications filed for impleadment before the Land Tribunal, Bengaluru has been rejected.
4. The Hon’ble Single Judge in para 10 of the impugned order has recorded that no revenue records have been produced to show that the petitioners enjoyed any right over the lands in question and in such circumstance, the writ petitions have been dismissed.
5. In view of finding of facts recorded, we are at one with the Hon’ble Single Judge. Consequently, these appeals fail and they are accordingly dismissed.
No costs.
All pending applications stand disposed of accordingly.
Sd/-
ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE KSR