Karnataka High Court:<\/b> A Division Bench comprising of Dinesh Maheshwari and S. Sujatha, JJ. dismissed a writ appeal assailing the order of learned Single Judge whereby a change in khata entries of private respondent\u2019s property was quashed.<\/p>\n
Respondents\u2019 grievance before the Single Judge was that in terms of duly approved plan, regular khata entries were made but the same was changed by appellant and Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) for non-compliance of conditions of approval of layout plan by the developer. Further, the appellant had unilaterally assumed that the properties purchased by them from builder were not approved by the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA).<\/p>\n
The Court noted that the change in khata entries was made without affording a hearing to the respondents. It was observed that unless a reasonable opportunity of hearing is provided to the affected parties, any tinkering of civil rights accrued to them which results in adverse consequences to them could not be approved. Thus, it was held that the PDO had to necessarily adhere to the principles of natural justice.<\/p>\n