CHANNABASAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The factual matrix of the case is as follows:

(3.) The 2nd respondent, Gangappa (since deceased) filed an application before the Special Tahasildar, Land Reforms, Dharwad, contending therein that he had sent an application on 23rd June, 1975 in Form No.7 for registering him as an occupant of the lands belonging to the appellants. The Special Tahasildar, Land Reforms, on 31st October, 1987 replied that there was no record of having received such an application from the 2nd respondent in respect of the lands in question and no entry was made in the Register of Form No.7 maintained by the Land Tribunal.