- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10579 WP No. 33497 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 33497 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MRS S MAHAVEER CHAND AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O LATE S SUGANRAJ, RESIDING AT NO.242, 13TH CROSS, INDIRANAGAR 2ND STAGE, RESPONDENT BENGALURU-560038 SENIOR CITIZEN SHIP BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KRISHNA S VYAS., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT, KUMBARAHALLI, MULBAGAL ROAD, NH 75, KOLAR-563101. 2. MR. N RAJESH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, S/O LATE V K NAGARAJACHARI, RESIDING AT NO.2/15, 2ND FLOOR, 1ST MAIN, 2ND CROSS, 4TH BLOCK, AKASHNAGAR, BENGALURU-560015 3. BR DHANALAKSHMI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, W/O MR. N RAJESH, RESIDING AT NO.2/15, 2ND FLOOR, 1ST MAIN, 2ND CROSS, 4TH BLOCK, AKASHNAGAR, BENGALURU-560016. 4. THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA STATE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10579 WP No. 33497 of 2024 MS BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SHIVA REDDY., ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE INTERIM ORDER OF STAY PASSED ON BY I.A.No.III FOR STAY (ANNEXURE-B1) DATED 17.03.2023 BY THE HONORABLE KSAT IN APPEAL NO.110/2023, WHICH HAS STAYED THE CONVERSION ORDER DATED 02.09.2022, (ANNEXURE-F1) ISSUED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOLAR VIDE ANNEXURE-D, DATED:16.05.2023, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. The grievance of the petitioner is that, the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal has not considered his application for vacation of the interim order granted by it despite the lapse of two years. The petitioner is in effect seeking for a mandamus to direct the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal to expedite the hearing of the matter and dispose of the Appeal No.110/2023 dated 17.03.2023. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10579 WP No. 33497 of 2024 2. In the light of these prayers, notice to the respondents is dispensed with since they would not be effected by the order that I propose to pass now. 3. The Tribunal is directed to dispose of the Appeal No.110/2023 as expeditiously as possible at any rate within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 4. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. 5. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE GSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8