It is the tahsildar who has the power to survey land and fix boundaries in case of dispute over survey number or holding, even if the land is situated within city corporation limits, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty passed the order while setting aside a judgement of a single judge Bench, which had said that the tahsildar has no jurisdiction to survey and fix boundaries once the land falls under the municipal corporation limits.
The Bench pointed out that Section 140(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, provides that if any dispute arises concerning the boundary of survey number or a sub-division of a survey number or a holding, the tahsildar shall decide the dispute having due regard for land records.
