- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3549 WP No. 27193 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 27193 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. G. SHARAS CHANDRA, SON OF K.H. GOVINDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.43/E, 14TH MAIN, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU 560 040. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LEELADHAR H.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDHAYA BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. 2. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, NADA KACHERI, TAVAREKERE HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU-562130 3. SRI K.G. UMESH CHANDRA, SON OF K.H. GOVINDARAJU, AGE. MAJOR RESIDING AT NO.43/E, 14TH MAIN, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU 560 040. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP FOR R1 AND R2) Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3549 WP No. 27193 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS IN RRT(APPEAL) NO. 241/2016-17 ON THE FILE OF R1 AND DIRECT THE R1 TO DISPOSE OF THE APPEAL IN RRT (APPEAL) NO. 241/2016-17 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE UNDER ANNEXURE-D. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER This petition is filed seeking a mandamus against respondent No.1 - Assistant Commissioner to decide the appeal pending in R.A.(S) No.241/2016-2017. 2. Learned AGA on instructions submits that the State has formed Four Divisions and all pending appeals are relegated to the Respective Divisions to further assure that this appeal will be dealt with in accordance with law and that Assistant Commissioner will expedite and decide the appeal in accordance with law. Recording the assurance, this Court passes the following order: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3549 WP No. 27193 of 2024 ORDER i. Writ petition is allowed. ii. First respondent - Assistant Commissioner is hereby directed to decide the pending appeals within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after notifying all interested parties and affording an opportunity. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE JJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14 CT:SNN