- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1973 WP No. 5181 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 5181 OF 2019 (GM-CC) BETWEEN: 1. SRI M.SHIVAKUMAR S/O SADASHIVAYOGIAH, AGE ABOUT 60 YEARS, 2. SMT. M.S.REKHA ALIAS M.P.GEETHA W/O M.SHIVAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 3. SRI. M.S.MANOJ S/O SHIVAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 4. MASTER M.S.CHETAN S/O SHIVAKUMAR, AGE 17 YEARS, SINCE PETITIONER NO.4 MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER M.SHIVAKUMAR, PETITIONER NO.1. PETITIONER NO.1 TO 4 ARE R/AT R/AT KOKKANNUR VILLAGE, TALUK HARIHARA, DAVANAGERE 577 530. …PETITIONERS (ABSENT) Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1973 WP No. 5181 of 2019 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY. BANGLAORE 560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DAVANAGERE-577 002. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DAVANAGERE SUB-DIVISION, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 002. 4. THE TAHSILDAR GRADE-2, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 002. 5. THE TAHSILDAR GRADE-2, HONNALI TALUK, DAVANAGEE DISTRICT-570 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C.JAGADISH., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER The names of the petitioners are called out thrice in the open Court, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners either personally or through video conferencing. The petitioners are absent. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1973 WP No. 5181 of 2019 As could be seen from the petition papers, the petitioners were represented by counsel Sri.Rameshchandra. He was permitted to retire from the case and the office was directed to print the names of the petitioners in the cause list and the petition was ordered to be listed on 17.01.2025. The petition is listed today by showing the names of the petitioners in the cause list. As could be seen from the petition papers, the petition is filed in the year 2019. Now we are in the month of January 2025. The petition is pending for almost six years. As already noted above, the names of the petitioners are called out thrice in the open Court. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioners either personally or through video conferencing. The petitioners are absent. It appears that the petitioners are not diligent in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 61