- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4758 WP No. 2376 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 2376 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. NINGA SHETTY S/O LATE MANJA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS RESIDING AT KANAGUPPE VILLAGE ANUGHATTA POST, AREHALLI HOBLI BELUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R. GOULAY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN-573 201. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN-573 201. 3. THE TAHSILDAR BELUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 115. 4. SMT. RANGAMMA W/O LATE SIDDAPPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT KITHAVARA VILLAGE AREHALLI HOBLI, BELUR TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT-573 115. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH .K, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4758 WP No. 2376 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TO ACCEPT THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND GIVE A NUMBER AND DECIDE THE APPEAL ON MERITS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER The captioned petition is filed to direct the Deputy Commissioner to accept the appeal filed by the petitioner, assign number and decide the appeal on merits. 2. Learned HCGP appearing for respondents 1 to 3 and learned counsel appearing for respondent No.4 have brought to the notice of this Court that the appeal is preferred without paying the requisite Court fee. 3. Learned HCGP, on instructions, submits that, if the petitioner who is the appellant in the appeal, deposits the requisite Court fee, the appeal will be assigned number and the matter will be accordingly decided on merits. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4758 WP No. 2376 of 2025 4. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to deposit the prescribed Court fee, the captioned petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE ALB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 72