- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7854 WP No. 33586 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 33586 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: T.NARAYAN.M.PAI S/O LATE DR. T.M.A.PAI, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RESIDING AT ANANTHNAGAR, MANIPAL, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 104. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N. MAHALINGA BHAT., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE COURT COMMISSIONER, REPRESENTED BY SRI. RAGHUVEER BHANDARY.M, ADVOCATE, 2ND FLOOR, PREMA PLAZA, TEMPLE SQUARE, BHAVANTHI STREET, MANGALORE-575 001. 3. THE SUB-REGISTRAR, MANGALORE CITY, MANGALORE-575 001. 4. BASTI SRIPAD SHENOY, S/O BASTI SRIDHARA SHENOY, HINDU, MAJOR, RESIDING AT DEVI KRIPA, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7854 WP No. 33586 of 2019 VIVEKANANDA ROAD, PADAV, MANGALORE-575 004. 5. BASTIL. RAMADAS SHENOY S/O BASTI SRIDHAR SHENOY, HINDU, MAJOR, RESIDING AT DEV-KRUPA, VIVENKANDA ROAD, PADVA, MANGALORE-575 004. 6. MANGALORE CITY CORPORATION (MAHANAGARA PALIKE) REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER, MANGALORE CORPORTATION BUILDING, MANGALORE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA RAYAPPA., AGA FOR R1 TO 3; 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 When the matter is called, the petitioner is not represented. When the case is listed and is called out, the advocate must be present. His absence may affect the case. As could be seen from the petition papers, the petition is filed in the year 2019. Now we are in the month of February 2025. The petition is pending from six years. As already noted - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7854 WP No. 33586 of 2019 above, when the matter is called, the petitioner is not represented. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2