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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 31 ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2012

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM MOHAN REDDY

W. P. NO.66268/2011 (KLR-RR/SUR )

BETWEEN:

1. SRI.BHIMU S/O. BASAGOUDA HONNARAO, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: , TQ: ATHANI, DIST: .

2. SRI.BABU S/O. BASAGOUDA HONNARAO, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: NAGANUR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

3. SRI.GURULING S/O. BASAGOUDA HONNARAO, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: NAGANUR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

4. SRI.RAMU S/O. APPASAB HONNARAO, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: NAGANUR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

5. SRI.BASAGOUDA S/O. APPASAB HONNARAO, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: NAGANUR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

6. SRI.LAXMAN S/O. APPASAB HONNARAO, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: NAGANUR, TQ: ATHANI, 2

DIST: BELGAUM.

7. SRI.SANGAPPA S/O. APPASAB HONNARAO, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: NAGANUR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

8. SRI.NINGAPPA S/O. APPASAB HONNARAO, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O: NAGANUR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM. … PETITIONERS

(BY SRI.JAGADISH PATIL, ADV)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE.

2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELGAUM DIST. BELGAUM.

3. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER, CHIKKODI, DIST: BELGAUM.

4. THE SECRETARY, LAND TRIBUNAL, ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

5. TAHASILDAR, ATHANI TALUK, ATHANI, DIST: BELGAUM.

6. JAYAVANTRAO @ BABUSAB BOJRAJ PAWAR DESAI, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS SURVIVING LEGAL HEIR. SRI.PRATHAPRAO S/O. JAYAVANTRAO @ BAPUSAB DESAI, 3

AGE: ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O: AT POST: MANGUSLI, TQ & DIST: BELGAUM. … RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT.K.VIDYAVATHI, AGA FOR R1 TO R5)

THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PRAYING TO DIRECT THEM TO PROCEED WITH THE FORM NO.7 FILED BY DECEASED SHRIMANTI IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING R.S.NO.102 MEASURING 22 ACRE 03 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT NAGANUR PA VILLAGE OF ANANTPUR HOBALI, ATHANI TALUK.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT, MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

Recording the submission of the learned Additional

Government Advocate that the Land Tribunal would hold an enquiry extend reasonable opportunity of hearing to the parties and conclude the proceeding within four months from today over the application in Form No.7

Annexure-C, nothing further survives for consideration in this writ petition and is accordingly disposed of. 4

It must be observed that even after 38 years of making an application, the Land Tribunal has shown indolence in not concluding the proceedings.

SD/- JUDGE

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