The Court docket proceeded to conclude that the 1993 writ petition couldn’t have been validly instituted within the title of a deceased individual. It additionally famous that Mariyappa’s demise was not candidly disclosed even in later proceedings.
An affidavit filed by Mariyappa’s daughter, Sumalamma, earlier than the Land Tribunal merely said that he had died “way back” with out specifying the date of demise, the Court docket recorded.
The Court docket mentioned this confirmed that the authorized representatives had continued the proceedings with out making a full and candid disclosure of fabric info.
“Having approached this Court docket with unclean fingers, the petitioners aren’t entitled to hunt equitable reduction underneath Article 226 of the Structure of India,” the Court docket noticed.
