TMI Blog1997 (9) TMI 633X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nment Adv. ORDER 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners, the learned Counsel for the contesting respondents and Mr. S.V. Jagannath, learned High Court Government Advocate, for respondents 4 and 5. 2. In this writ petition the order passed by the Land Tribunal, Haven, dated 24-12-1988 in Case No. TEN. OCP. SR. 32, Sangoor rejecting Form No. 7 filed by the petitioner (since deceased by ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r L.Rs) and respondent 3-Smt. Savitribai have claimed that they are the owners of the lands in question and petitioners are not the tenants. 5. The owners were called upon by the Land Tribunal to file written statement (Leki Javab). After the owners filed their written statement, the Land Tribunal directed the petitioner, to cross-examine them. Accordingly the Counsel for the petitioner cross-exa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d oath when they were allowed to be cross-examined. This procedure is also illegal. 9. The learned Counsel for the contesting respondents has relied on a decision of this Court in B.N. Seetharamaiah and Others v Land Tribunal, Virajpet and Others, wherein it has been laid down by this Court that if the Court is satisfied that no prejudice whatsoever is caused to the parties, even though the summa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... to all the parties and proceed to dispose off the matter according to law by holding further enquiry, if necessary.
13. The Land Tribunal is directed to dispose off the matter as expedition sly as possible.
14. Communicate this order along with the records to the Land Tribunal, Haveri.
15. The writ petition is allowed and the matter remanded as stated above. No costs. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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