- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2450 WP No. 12992 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 12992 OF 2020 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE YAMAGIRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, KOTEGERE HOBLI, THARADAKUPPE POST, KUNIGAL TQ, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI. GOVISIDDAIDAH S/O BYARPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NARAJANAKUPPE, THARADAKUPPE POST, KUNIGAL TQ, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI. VENKATESH S/O THIMMANAIK, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NARASAPUR VILLAGE, HEBBUR HOBLI, TUMKUR TQ, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 4. SRI RANGARAMAIAH S/O GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT KURIDIHALLI, BHAKTHARAHALLI POST, KOTHGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TQ, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 5. KAMPABORAIAH S/O BAJJAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2450 WP No. 12992 of 2020 R/AT CHIKKAMALAVADI, THARADAKUPPE POST, KUNIGAL TQ, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 6. SRI. VADERAIAH S/O HEMAGIRAIAH, AGEDL ABOUT 72 YEARS, NAGENAHALLI, KOTHEGERI HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKUR DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NAGARAJ.D., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRLY OF TEXTILES, HEAD QUARTERS, UDYOGA BHAWAN, METRO STATION, NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE MEMBER SECRETARY, CENTRAL SILK BOARD, MINISTRY OF TEXTILES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, CSB COMPLEX, BTM LAYOUT, MADIWALA, BANGALORE-560 068, KARNATAKA, INDIA. 3. THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SILKWORM SEED ORGANIZATION, CENTRAL SILK BOARD, MINISTRY OF TEXTILES, GKOVERNMENT OF INDIA, CSB COMPLEX, BTM LAYOUT, MADIWALA, BANGALORE-560 068, KARNATAKA, INDIA. 4. THE SCIENSTIST-D SILK COCOON PROCUREMENT CENTRE, NATIONAL SILKWORM SEEDS ORGANISATION, CENTRAL SILK BOARD, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, CSB COMPLEX, SANTHE MAIDANA, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2450 WP No. 12992 of 2020 KUNIGAL 572 130, TUMKUR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MADHUKAR DESHPANDE., 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 When the case is called, the petitioners are not represented. When the case is listed and is called out, the advocate must be present. His absence may affect the case. As could be seen from the daily order sheet, the petition was listed on 17.01.2025, on that day, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners, either personally or through video conferencing. Hence, for appearance of counsel for the petitioners, the petition was ordered to be listed on 21.01.2025. The petition is listed today for appearance of counsel for the petitioners. As already noted above, when the case is called, the petitioners are not represented. It appears that the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:2450 WP No. 12992 of 2020 petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 3 Sl No.: 26