- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1517 WP No. 708 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 708 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S. HINDUSTAN MACHINE TOOLS LTD., NO.36, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052, PRESENTLY HAVING ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT: M/S. HINDUSTAN MACHINE TOOLS LTD., (HMT LTD.)NO.59, BELLARY ROAD, BENGALURU-560 032, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.S.NARAYAN., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: M/S. WALCHANDNGAR INDUSTRIES LIMITED, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.3, WALCHAND TERRACES, TARDEO ROAD, MUMBAI-400 034. PRESENTLY HAVING MARKETING & SALES DIVISION, AT WALCHAND HOUSE, 15/1/B-2, G.A.KULKARNI PATH, KOTHRUD, PUNE-411 038. REPRESENTED BY MANAGER (LEGAL). …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NITHIN KUMAR.M.B., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. JAYARAMAIAH., ADVOCATE FOR C/R) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1517 WP No. 708 of 2017 THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER When the case is called, the petitioner is not represented. When the case is listed and called out, the advocate must be present. The absence may affect the case. Sri.Nithin Kumar.M.B., counsel on behalf of Sri.Jayaramaiah., for the respondent has appeared in person. As could be seen from the writ papers, the petition is filed in the year 2017. Now we are in the month of January 2025. The petition is pending from eight years. As already noted above, when the case is called, the petitioner is not represented. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 26