- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20400 WP No. 16808 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.16808 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: K.N. PATALAPPA S/O LATE NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, RESIDING AT KUDURAGERE VILLAGE, TARAHUNSE POST, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT-562157. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASAD V.S.K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DODDABALLAPURA, SUB-DIVISION, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 561203. 3. SMT. NEELAMMA D/O SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT KURUBARAHALLI KODIGEHALLI DODDABALLAPURA TALUK Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20400 WP No. 16808 of 2025 BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203. 4. SMT. BHARATHI D/O SIDDALINGAPPA W/O R. NATARAJU AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT NO.30, 19 WARD NO.24, GANIGARA PETE DODDABALLAPUTA TOWN - 561 203. 5. SMT. UMA W/O K. RAVI R/O NO.100, KANNUR VILLAGE BIDARHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU EAST BENGALURU - 562 149. 6. SMT. SUJATHA D/O SIDDALINGAPPA W/O PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT BILI JAJI, HEARAGHATTA POST BENGALURU NORTH- 560 088. 7. THE TAHSILDAR DODDABALLAPURA DODDABALLAPURA TALUK - 562 103. 8. SRI. SIDDALINGAPPA S/O LATE DODDALAKSHMAIAH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS 9. SMT. PARVATHAMMA W/O SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS 10. SRI. SRIKANTAPPA S/O SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20400 WP No. 16808 of 2025 11. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S/O SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS RESPONDENT NOS. 7 TO 10 ARE R/AT TOGHARIGHATTA MAJARA RAMAIAHNA PALYA KASABA HOBLI DODDABALLAPURA TALUK - 561 203. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA FOR R1, R2 & R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 DISPOSE OF APPEAL RA (DBA) 408 OF 2021 WITHIN STIPULATED PERIOD AS FIXED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT ANNEXURE - A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to take notice for respondent Nos.1, 2 and 7. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20400 WP No. 16808 of 2025 2. In this writ petition, the prayer of the petitioner is to direct respondent No.2 to dispose of appeal in R.A.No.408/2021 (Annexure-A), at the earliest. 3. Taking into consideration the fact that appeal before respondent No.2 is pending consideration for more than four years, I am of the view that, respondent No.2 shall conclude the entire proceedings at the earliest but not later than six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34