- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5040 WP No. 111070 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 111070 OF 2017 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI. JYOTEPPA S/O SIDDALING NADAHATTI, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAVAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2. SHRI. BEERAPPA S/O SIDDALING NADAHATTI, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 3. SHRI. BEERAPPA S/O ITTAPPA NADAHATTI, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 4. SHRI. ITTAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA NADAHATTI, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 5. SHRI. BEERAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA NADAHATTI, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5040 WP No. 111070 of 2017 6. SHRI. BASAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA NADAHATTI, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. … PETITIONERS (PETITIONERS ARE ABSENT) AND: 1. SHRI. HALAPPA S/O HALAPPA LATTE, AGE: 85 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. REPRESENTED BY HIS G.P.C. HOLDER, SHRI. BIRAPPA S/O HALAPPA LATTE, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2. SHRI. KALLAPPA S/O BHARAMAPPA LATTE, AGE: 85 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. REPRESENTED BY HIS GPC HOLDER, SHRI. BIRAPPA S/O HALAPPA LATTE, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 3. SHRI. ANNAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA LATTE, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 4. SHRI. HALAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA LATTE, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5040 WP No. 111070 of 2017 5. SHRI. ITTAPPAP S/O JYOTEPPA NADAHATTI, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. 6. SHRI. HONNAPPA S/O JYOTEPPA NADAHATTI, AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BASTAWAD, TALUKA: RAIBAG, DIST: BELAGAVI. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.S.KAMATE, ADVOCATE FOR R1-R3; R4 TO R6-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER The petition is listed today for Preliminary Hearing B- Group and the names of the petitioners are printed/ shown in the cause list. The names of the petitioners are called out thrice in the open Court, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners, either personally or through video conferencing. The petitioners are absent. As could be seen from the daily order sheet, the petition was listed on 12.03.2025, on that day, counsel Sri.Sriharsh - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5040 WP No. 111070 of 2017 A.Neelopant., was permitted to retire from the case and the office was directed to print the names of the petitioners in the cause list and it was also ordered to be listed on 19.03.2025. Accordingly, the petition is listed today by printing the names of the petitioners in the cause list. As could be seen from the writ papers, the petition is filed in 2017. Now we are in the month of March 2025. The petition is pending from eight years. As already noted above, the names of the petitioners are called out thrice in the open Court, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners, either personally or through video conferencing. The petitioners have not engaged counsel to represent them in the Court. It appears that the petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE CLK LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 45