- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19315 WP No. 25743 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 25743 OF 2024 (SCST) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SIDDARAJU S/O LATE KARESIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 2. SMT. BHAGYAMMA D/O LATE KARESIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 3. SMT. MAHALAKSHMAMMA D/O LATE KARESIDDIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 4. SMT. SHARADA D/O LATE KARESIDDIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 5. SMT. SUSHEELA D/O LATE KARESIDDIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 6. SRI. KUMARA D/O LATE KARESIDDIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 7. SRI. MANJUNATHA S/O LATE KARESIDDIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 8. SMT. UMA D/O LT KARESIDDIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19315 WP No. 25743 of 2024 ALL ARE R/AT NEAR HERURU FORM OPP. CIT COLLEGE, HERURU GUBBI TUBBI TALUK - 572 216. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V B SIDDARAMAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M S BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU SUB DIVISION MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B R AMBEDKAR ROAD TUMAKURU - 572 101. 3. SRI. H N ANJAN KUMAR S/O LATE HANUMANTHAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT OLD A K COLONY GUBBI TUMAKUUR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SAVITHRAMMA, AGA FOR R1 & R2; V/O DATED 20.03.2025 R3 IS DEFERRED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE THE RESPONDENT NO.2 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU SUB-DIVISION, TUMAKURU, IN CASE NO. PTCL 02/2017-18 VIDE ANNEXURE-F THEREBY REJECT THE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19315 WP No. 25743 of 2024 APPLICATION FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE KARNATAKA PTCL 2/2017-18 VIDE ANNEXURE-DOR DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU SUB-DIVISION, TUMAKURU, TO DECIDE THE CASE NO. PTCL 02/2017-18 VIDE ANNEXURE-F BY GETTING THE REPORT FROM THE INFERIOR OFFICER, AS THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IS CUSTODIAN OF THE REVENUE RECORDS AND NOT ON THE EVIDENCE OF THE PARTIES. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioners have sought for quashing of the proceedings pending before Assistant Commissioner in case No.PTCL 02/2017-18 (Annexure-F). 3. Having taken note of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19315 WP No. 25743 of 2024 proceedings in case No.PTCL 02/2017-18 vide Annexure-F, is pending consideration before the respondent No.2 for more than seven years and in that view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the respondent No.2-Assistant Commissioner is directed to dispose the above case, vide Annexure-F at the earliest within an outer limit of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. It is made clear that, all the contention of the parties are kept open and the respondent No.2 is directed to dispose the aforementioned case in accordance with law. With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 61