- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:48 WP No. 16628 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 16628 OF 2021 (GM-PP) BETWEEN: THE ESTATE OFFICER AND CHIEF OFFICER, HIRIYUR MUNICIPALITY, NOW THE COMMISSIONER, CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, HIRIYUR - 577 598. DIST: CHITRADURGA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HATTI SHIVALING NANJUNDAPPA., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. KHATEEJ AGED 49 YEARS, S/O KHAJA HUSSAIN SAB, ARTIST, AT: GHANAPURI COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, T.T.ROAD, HIRIYUR-577 598. CHITRADURGA DIST. 2. REVENUE OFFICER, HIRIYUR TOWN PANCHAYATH, HIRIYUR-577 598. CHITRADURGA DIST. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SUNDAR RAJ., ADVOCATE FOR R1; R2-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) 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:48 WP No. 16628 of 2021 THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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.Sundar Raj., counsel for respondent No.1 has appeared in person. A perusal of the petition papers reveals that the order dated 08.09.2020 is called into question in this Writ Petition on several grounds and the petition is filed in the year 2021. Now we are in the month of January 2025. The petition is pending for almost four 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/MRP List No.: 3 Sl No.: 4