- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4915 WP No. 107922 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 107922 OF 2023 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: SRI. B.S. SURESH UPADYAYA S/O LATE SRINIVAS UPADYAYA, AGE: 58 YEARS, R/O: PRESENTLY RESIDING AT GREEN GARDEN, GOKUL ROAD, 2ND CROSS, NEAR KARIYAMMANA TEMPLE, GOKUL ROAD, HUBBALLI-580 020. … PETITIONER (ABSENT) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, KARWAR-581 301. 2. DISTRICT HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OFFICER, KARWAR, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA-581 301. 3. THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND ADMINISTRATOR, TALUKA GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, HONNAVAR, HONNAVAR TALUK, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA-581 334. 4. AROGYA RAKSHA SAMITI SAMANYA MANDALI, TALUKA HOSPITAL, HONNAVAR, HONNAVAR, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA-581 334, BY ITS PRESIDENT. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4915 WP No. 107922 of 2023 5. SRI. NITHIN M.B., TALUKA HOSPITAL CANTEEN, HONNAVAR, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA-581 334, BY ITS PRESIDENT. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R1-R3; SRI. S.P. KANDAGAL, ADVOCATE FOR R5; R4-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 name of the petitioner is printed/ shown in the cause list. The name of the petitioner is called out thrice in the open Court, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner, either personally or through video conferencing. The petitioner is absent. As could be seen from the daily order sheet, the petition was listed on 17.03.2025, on that day, counsel Sri.J.S.Shetty., was permitted to retire from the case and the office was directed to print the name of the petitioner in the cause list and it was also ordered to be listed on 18.03.2025. Accordingly, the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4915 WP No. 107922 of 2023 petition is listed today by printing the name of the petitioner in the cause list. As could be seen from the writ papers, the petition is filed in 2023. Now we are in the month of March 2025. The petition is pending from two years. As already noted above, the name of the petitioner is called out thrice in the open Court, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner, either personally or through video conferencing. The petitioner has not engaged counsel to represent him in the Court. 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 RH LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 49