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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 28
TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY 2013
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L.NARAYANA SWAMY
WRIT PETITION No. 10329 OF 2013 (KLR-LG)

BETWEEN:
SRI SEENA POOJARY
S/O THIMMAPPA POOJARY
AGE 46 YEARS
R/AT POONJARA KODI HOUSE
BANTWALA MOODA VILLAGE
BANTWAL TALUK
D.K. DISTRICT-574711
....PETITIONER
(BY SMT. LAKSHMI DEVI K ADV., FOR SRI PRASANNA V.R.
ADV.,)
AND
1. THE TAHSILDAR
BANTWAL TALUK
D.K.DISTRICT-574211

2. THE COMMITTEE FOR REGULARIZATION OF
UN-AUTHORISED OCCUPATION OF GOVT. LANDS
REP. BY ITS SECRETARY
BANTWAL TALUK, D.K-574 211
.RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI R.B. SATHYANARAYANA SINGH, HCGP)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT
THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF
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GRANT/SAGUVALI CHIT IN PURSUANCE OF THE ORDER
DT.22.10.1992 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2
COMMITTEE, TRUE COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT
ANNEXURE-A BY CONSIDERING THE REP. DATED
04.09.2012 TRUE COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT
ANNEXURE-B.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS
DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING
ORDER
Learned Government Pleader is directed to take
notice for respondents.
2. In this writ petition, the petitioner is
seeking for a writ of mandamus directing the
respondent No.1 to issue certificate of grant/saguvali
chit in pursuance of the order dated 22.10.1992
passed by the respondent No.2 Committee.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits
that petitioner is in unauthorized occupation of land
measuring 10 cents in Sy.No.94/4 of Bantwal Mooda
Village, Bantwal Taluk, D.K.District and he made an
application under Section 94(a) of Karnataka Land
Revenue Act for regularization of unauthorized
occupation. Respondent No.2 committee granted
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regularization of unauthorized occupation. However,
respondent No.1-Committee has not issued saguvali
chit. Hence he sought direction to the respondent to
issue grant saguvali chit. The learned counsel for the
petitioner further submitted that in view of the fact
respondent No.1 issued certificate in the year 1992,
the Tahsildar should have issued saguvali chit.
4. Learned Government Pleader does not
dispute the facts about regularization of the land.
5. Submission of both the learned counsel has
been examined. In the circumstances, the petition is
allowed. Respondent No.1 is directed to issue
saguvali chit on the basis of the grant made by the
respondent No.2 within a period of three months from
the date of receipt of copy of this order.


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