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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 31 ST DAY OF JULY, 2014
B E F O R E
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. VENUGOPALA GOWDA
WRIT PETITION Nos.106943-7048/2014 (LA-RES)
BETWEEN:
1. ASHOK S/O. IRAPPANNA KALAJ AGE: 63 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR, TQ & DIST: DHARWAD
2. RUDRAPPA S/O. BASAPPA HUDDAR AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ & DIST: DHARWAD
3. BASAPPA S/O. SIDDAPPA HOLER @ KSHATRATEJ AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR, TQ & DIST: DHARWAD.
4. PARASAPPA S/O. BARAMA PARASANNAVAR AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
5. KADAPPA S/O. RAMGOUND GOUDATI AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE 2
R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
6. PARAPPA S/O. SATTEPPA KONNARI AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
7. YALLAPPA S/O. BALAPPA NAYAK AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
8. RATNAPPA S/O. PARAPPA PATIL AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
9. NIRANJAN S/O. IRAYYA PUJERI AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
10. KEMPANNA S/O. PARAPPA HUDDAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
11. KASHAVVA W/O. TIPPAYYA PUJERI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
12. KEMPANNA S/O. IRAPPANNA CHOUGALA AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
13. KEMPANNA S/O. RUDRAPPA NAVALGER AGE: 52 YEARS, 3
OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
14. KEMPANNA S/O. RAMGOUNDA CHOUGALA AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
15. LAGAMA W/O. DAKAPPA KAMATI AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
16. MALLAPPA S/O. KEMPANNA KAMATI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
17. PARAPPA S/O. SIDRAMAPPA CHOUGALA AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
18. BASAPPA S/O. PARAPPA MAGDUM @ KHANAPURI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
19. BASAPPA S/O. MUDUKAPPA KONNURI AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
20. DUNDAPPA S/O. PARAPPA KHANAPURI AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD 4
21. LAGAMANNA S/O. PARAPPA NAYAK AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
22. GANAPATI S/O. ADIVEPPA NAYAK AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
23. REVAYYA S/O. RUDRAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
24. RAMAPPA S/O. PARAPPA NAVALGER AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
25. VEERAPPA S/O. BALAPPA GOUDADI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
26. SANGAYYA S/O. PARAVAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
27. RUDRAPPA S/O. BASAPPA KALAJA AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
28. KEMPANNA S/O. DUNDAPPA KAMATI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE 5
R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
29. PARAPPA S/O. BASAPPA GASTI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
30. SHRIMANT S/O. KEMPANNA KAMATI AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
31. SIDDAPPA S/O. BHIMAPPA KHANADALE AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
32. PARAPPA S/O. DUNDAPPA HUDDAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
33. BHIMAPPA S/O. RAMAPPA KALAJA AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
34. ISHWAR S/O. SHIVAMURTHI BADIGER AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
35. BALAPPA S/O. DUNDAPPA PATIL AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
36. ANNAPPA S/O. RUDRAPPA KUMBAR AGE: 62 YEARS, 6
OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
37. DUNDAYYA S/O. SHANKRAYYA PUJARI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
38. PARAPPA S/O. RUDRAPPA KALAJA AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
39. BABU S/O. BALAPPA SULADALI AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
40. SIDDAYYA S/O. BASAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
41. SHEKHAR S/O. BABU CHIKKANNAVAR AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
42. LAGAMANNA S/O. RAMGOUND GOUDADI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
43. MALIKARJUN S/O. PARAPPA KADABI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD 7
44. BABU S/O. SHIVAPPA HUDDAR AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
45. MARUTI S/O. MALLAPPA JADI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
46. RAMACHANDRA S/O. DUNDAPPA HUGAR @ GURAV AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
47. MAGEPPA S/O. SHIVAPPA KAMATI AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
48. IRAPANNA S/O. PARAPPA KALAJA AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
49. MALUTAI W/O. DUNDAPPA HUGAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
50. MALLAPPA S/O. MAGEPPA KALAJA AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
51. NAYAKAPPA S/O. LAXMAN NAYAK AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE 8
R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
52. RUDRAPPA S/O. RAOSAHEB GUDADI AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
53. BHARAMA S/O. MARUTI KAMBAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
54. NEELAKHANTHA S/O. BALAPPA KAMATI AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
55. GANAPAYYA S/O. SHIVALINGAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
56. RUDRAPPA S/O. APPANNA KALAJA AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
57. MALLIKARJUN S/O. KADAYYA PUJARI AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
58. RAMAGOUNDA S/O. RUDRAPPA HUDDAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
59. BASAPPA S/O. BHIMAPPA JADI AGE: 52 YEARS, 9
OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
60. SITARAM /SO. LAGAMANNA NAYAK AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
61. PARAVVA W/O. DUNDAPPA NAYAK AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
62. SHOBHA S/O. VEERABHADRA HUDDAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
63. SHARAVVA W/O. BASAPPA MANURI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
64. PAVADAYYA S/O. KALLAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
65. KALLAPPA S/O. SHIVAPPA HUDDAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
66. MARUTI S/O. RAYAPPA METRI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD 10
67. LAGAMAVVA W/O. RAMA KUMBAR AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
68. DUNDAPPA S/O. PARAPPA KAMATI AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
69. BASAPPA S/O. LAGAMANNA KAMATI AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
70. LAGAMAVVA W/O. YALLAPPA NANDANAVADI AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
71. GOURAVVA W/O. SHIVAPPA KALAJA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
72. ALLAYYA S/O. SANGAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
73. SHANKAR S/O. RUDRAPPA KUMBAR AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
74. VISHNU S/O. BHIMAPPA HOLENNAVAR AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE 11
R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
75. SURESH S/O. MARUTI MAJALI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
76. VISHALA W/O. PARAPPA SANADI AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
77. DUNDAYYA S/O. PARAVAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
78. BANGEPPA S/O. SIDDAPPA NAYAK AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
79. KEMPANNA S/O. APPANNA KHANAPURI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
80. BHIMAPPA S/O. SIDDAPPA KSHATRATEJ AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
81. PARAVAYYA S/O. GURULINGAYYA PUJARI AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
82. RUDRAYYA S/O. SHANKRAYYA PUJARI AGE: 55 YEARS, 12
OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
83. CHITTAYYA S/O. SHANKRAYYA PUJARI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
84. MALLAYYA S/O. PARAVAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
85. VASANT S/O. APPANNA DHARENNAVAR AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
86. KEMPAYYA S/O. DUNDAYYA MATHAPATI AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
87. ALLAPPA S/O. RAYAPPA DHARENNAVAR AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
88. BABU S/O. BHARAMAPPA DHARENNAVAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
89. SHANKAR S/O. SHIVAPPA KHANAPURI @ MAGDUM AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD 13
90. APPASAB S/O. BHARAMAPPA DHARENNAVAR AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
91. BASAYYA S/O.KASHAPPA MATHAPATI AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
92. PRAKASH S/O. APPANNA DHARENNAVAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
93. ADIVEPPA S/O. PARAPPA SULADALLI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
94. PRAKASH S/O. KALLAPPA TERANI AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
95. LAXAVVA W/O. APPANNA DHARWNNAVAR AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
96. MAGEPPA S/O. KEMPAVVA MAJALI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
97. MALLAPPA S/O. GADIGEPPA KAMATI AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE 14
R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
98. DUNDAPPA S/O. RUDRAPPA KALAJ AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
99. MURALIDHAR S/O. KADAPPA MALAGI AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
100. SURESH S/O KALLAPPA AMMANAGI AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
101. RAMGOUND S/O. IRAPANNA KALAJ AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
102. PARAPPA S/O. LAGAMAPPA KAMTI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
103. KALAPPA S/O. RAMAPPA MADAR AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
104. HANAMANT S/O. PARAPPA NAIK AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
105. KEMPPANNA S/O. DUNDAPPA KAMMAR AGE: 60 YEARS, 15
OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
106. BASAPPA S/O. PARASAPPA PARASANNAVAR AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE & COOLIE R/O. HONNAPUR TQ &DIST: DHARWAD
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S S PATIL & SRI. MAHANTESH R PATIL, ADVS.)
AND
1. SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION BRAHAT NIRAWARI SCHEME BELGAUM TQ & DIST: BELGAUM.
2. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER GHATAPRABHA & MALAPRABHA SCHEME DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE BELGAUM, TQ & DIST: BELGAUM
3. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER HIDKAL (DAM), BELGAUM TQ & DIST: BELGAUM
4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DHARWAD, TQ & DIST: DHARWAD
5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DHARWAD, TQ & DIST: DHARWAD
6. THE TAHASILDAR DHARWAD, TQ & DIST: DHARWAD
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.S.PATIL, HCGP.) 16
THESE PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO IMMEDIATELY CONSIDER THE LEGAL NOTICE DATED 21.08.2007 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONERS PRODUCED ALONGWITH THE WRIT PETITION AS ANNEXURE-D AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The petitioners, claiming to be the residents of
Majali Village in Hukkeri Taluk, Belgaum District, filed these writ petitions, asking for a mandamus as against the respondents, to consider a legal notice dated 21.08.2007 vide Annexure-D and for issue of a further direction to the authorities, to rehabilitate the petitioners and other displaced persons, on account of the acquisition and in accordance with the assurance held out, while displacing them from Majali Village.
2. Sri S.S. Patil, learned advocate, contended that
W.P. Nos.82994-83006/2013 filed by other villagers was allowed on 25.09.2013 vide Annexure-F and the petitioners, on whose behalf also, the notice as at 17
Annexure-D was served on the respondents, has been discriminated. He submitted that the petitioners have lost their ancestral houses and the lands, for the sake of public interest, on the assurance of rehabilitation held out and till now, the petitioners have not been rehabilitated, despite the availability of more than 249 acres of land in R.S.
No.198, Kambarganvi village, Dharwad Taluk, leased to the agricultural university. He submitted that there being inaction on the part of the respondents, which being arbitrary, mandamus as prayed for be issued, since the petitioners have lost their valuable properties for construction of Hidkal dam.
3. Sri K.S. Patil, learned HCGP, on the other hand, contended that, the petitioners having not submitted any representation/s and their names also not appearing in
Annexure-D, the pre-requisites for issue of writ of mandamus having not been made out, these petitions being not maintainable, be dismissed. He submitted that, if the petitioners submit representation/s, to the Officer/s having requisite authority to perform the demand, the 18
same would be examined, decision taken and the outcome of consideration would be made known, without any delay.
4. Perused the writ record. Notice vide Annexure-
D, was served on behalf of Mahaveer Appanna
Dharennavar & others, residents of Honnapura
(Prabhunagar), Village, Taluk & District: Dharwad. W.P.
Nos.82994-83006/2013 having been filed by contending
that based on Annexure-D, correspondence has taken
place between respondents 1 to 3 therein, a direction was
issued to consider the claim made in the notice dated
21.08.2007 / Annexure-D, in accordance with law.
5. Undeniably, petitioners are not the residents of
Honnapura (Prabhunagar) Village. Annexure-D was issued
on behalf of Mahaveera Appanna Dharennavar and others,
residents of Honnapura (Prabhunagar) Village. Based on
the said notice, correspondence having taken place, the
order as at Annexure-F was passed.
6. There is no reference to the claim / grievance
of the petitioners herein, in Annexure-D. These writ 19
petitions were adjourned, on 30.07.2014, to enable the petitioners to place on record, the representation/s, if any submitted by them, to any of the respondents. Today, learned advocate submitted that the petitioners are not having copies of the representation/s submitted or acknowledgements issued in that regard. Categorical averment with regard to submission of representation to the authority is not forthcoming in the memorandum of writ petition. The averments made being vague, cannot be accepted. No proof with regard to submission of any representation is forthcoming.
7. It is trite that, writ of mandamus cannot be granted, unless it is established that there is an existing legal right of the petitioner/s or an existing duty of the respondent/s. Writ of mandamus does not lie to create or to establish a legal right but to enforce one that is already established.
8. The petitioners in order to maintain these petitions for issue of mandamus ought to have made a 20
demand in clear and unambiguous terms to the authorities
/ officers, having requisite authority to perform the act/s demanded. In addition, the authority / officer, against whom the relief is sought, should have rejected the demand, which can be either express or can be inferred from the conduct. In the instant case, the essential pre- requisite for grant of a writ in the nature of mandamus has not been satisfied, since the petitioners have not made any demand with the respondents. In addition, the
Government, which can take the decision, has not been impleaded as a party to the writ petitions.
In the result, these writ petitions are disposed of.
The petitioners have the liberty to submit detailed representations to the Authorities having requisite authority to consider the claim/demand. It is made clear that the non grant of writ of mandamus in these cases, will not preclude the respondents and the Government from considering the representation/s, if submitted for redressal of the grievance, by keeping in view, the relief, if any, 21
extended to the persons, whose names appear in the order at Annexure-F i.e., in case these petitioners are similarly situated and take decision in accordance with law.
No costs.
Sri K.S. Patil, learned HCGP is permitted to file memo of appearance, within a period of 4 weeks.
SD/- JUDGE sac*