/ IN THE HIGH CcURT OF KNTAKA AT NGALORE Dated this the 16th Day of June 1998 THE HON’BLE M. JUSTICE CHA!DRASHEKARAIAH WRIT PETITION tO.8199/1998 Between: Lint. Vijaya Kantaraj, W/o.Kantaraj H,B,, aged 47 years 1 Subhas Road 1 Koppa, Koppa Taluk, Chic]iagalur bist. ..,PETITIONrR (By Sri,Mohandas, N.Hegde, Adv,) And: Town Panchayat, Koppa, Koppa Taluk, Chickmagalur Di St., By Chief Officer, •..RESPONDENT (By Sri.B.Rudregowda, Adv,) , , , , This grit Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India witn a prayer to direct the respondent to change the katha of the premises bearing No.491/b into the name of the petitioner herein. This Writ Petition coming on for orders this clay, the Court made the following:— . . .2 —2— 0 DE R The petitioner has filed tnis Writ Petition for a direction to the respondent to cnange the katha of the premises bedring No.491/B in this i+k8 The application of the petitioner for change of katha has been rejected by the Panchayath by endorsement dated 07,02.1990. The reason assigned in the endorsement to reject the request of the petitioner is not correct. Just because there is a charge on the said property, the panchEyath was not right in rejecting the request of the petiticdner for transfer of katha. Therefore, the endorsement produced as Annexure ‘A is li 8 ble to be quashed. 2. In the result, I pass the following order: ‘rit Petition is allowed. Endorsement issued by the Panchayath dated 07.02.1990 as per ‘nnexure A’ is quashed and the matter is remitted to the Panchayath consider the application of tne petitioner for fer of katha in accordance with law. Sd/ JUDGE %