- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO. 268 OF 2022 (SCST) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT KOLAR - 563 101. 3. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER KOLAR SUB DIVISION KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR - 563 101. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYATH, TALUK AND DISTRICT KOLAR, KOLAR -563 101. 5. THE HEAD MASTER GOVERNMENT HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, UPAKUNTE, SAGUTUR HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT, KOLAR - 563 101. …APPELLANTS (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA) Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 AND: 1. SRI V. M. VENKATESH S/O. LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 2. SRI V M MURALI KRISHNA S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 3. SRI V M RAMESH S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 4. SRI V M GANESH S/O. LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 5. SRI VENKATAPPA S/O RAMANNA BOVI AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 6. SRI MUNIVENKATAPPA S/O RAMMANNA BOVI AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, 7. SRI VENKATESH S/O VENKATASWAMY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 8. SRI VENKATESHAPPA S/O VENKATASWAMY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 9. SRI SRINIVASA S/O VENKATASWAMY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 10. SRI SEENAPPA S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 11. SRI SEENAPPA S/O VENKATARAMANA BHOVI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 12. SRI MUNIVENKATAPPA S/O YERRAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 13. SRI ANJANAPPA S/O YERRAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 14. SRI VENKATASWAMY S/O YERRAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 15. SRI VENKATESH S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, 16. SRI VENKATARAVANAPPA S/O VENAKTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 17. SRI VENKATESHAPPA S/O DODDA VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 18. SRI APPAIAH S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 19. SRI GOPALAPPA S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 20. SMT. CHANDRAMMA W/O GIRIYAPPA SETTY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, 21. SMT. YELLAMMA W/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 22. SRI. CHIKKA VENKATESHAPPA S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 23. SRI. SRINIVAS S/O VENKATGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 24. SRI.SEENA S/O VENKATESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 25. SRI.VENKATESH S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 26. SRI.CHIKKA VENKATESH S/O VENKATASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 27. SRI. CHIKKA VENKATESH S/O RAMANNA BHOVI, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 28. SRI.VENKATESHAPPA S/O RAMANNA BHOVI, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 29. SMT.VENKATALAKSHMAMMA,W W/O VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 30. SRI.MUNIVENKATAPPA S/O POOJARI VENKATAPPA, AGED BOUT 71 YEARS, 31. SRI.VENKATAREDDY, S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 32. SRI.MUNIVENKATAPPA, S/O POOJARI VENKATAPPA AGED BOUT 72 YEARS, 33. SRI.VENKATASWAMY S/O POOJARI VENKATAPPA AGED BOUT 69 YEARS, 34. SRI.SREERAMAPPA S/O VENKATANA BHOVI AGED BOUT 67 YEARS, 35. SRI.SREERAMAPA, S/O VENKATABHOVI AGED BOUT 69 YEARS, 36. SMT.A.NANJAMMA W/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED BOUT 55 YEARS, 37. SRI.VENKATAGIRIYAPPA S/O VENKATAPPA AGED BOUT 70 YEARS, 38. SRI. SRINIVASA S/O VENKATAGIRIYAPPA AGED BOUT 46 YEARS, 39. SRI.LAKSHMAIAH S/O MUNIBHOVI AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 40. SMT. VENKATAMMA W/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 41. SRI.MURALI, S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 42. SRI.SEENAPPA S/O VENKATASWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 43. SRI.VENKATARAVANAPA S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 44. SMT.CHIKKAYELLAMMA W/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 45. SMT. PILLAMMA W/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS 46. SRI.ANJANAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 47. SRI.ANJANAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, 48. SRI.VENKATESHAPPA S/O HANUMANTHA BHOVI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 49. SRI.MUNIVENKATAPPA S/O VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, 50. SRI.SOLLAPURAPPA S/O VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY RESPONDENT Nos.51 AND 52; 51. SRI.VENKATARAVANAPPA S/O SOLLAPURAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 52. SRI. NARAYANAPPA S/O SOLLAPURAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 53. SRI.GURAPPA S/O BADIGAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 54. SMT.Y.V.LAKSHMAMMA W/O NARASAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, 55. SRI. NARAYANAPPA S/O HANUMANA BHOVI AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 56. SMT. CHANDRAMMA W/O GIRIYAPPA SETTY AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 57. SRI.PRAKASHA S/O GOPALAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 58. SRI.NARAYANASWAMY S/O GURAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 59. SRI.JAYAPRAKASHA S/O GIRIYAPPA SETTY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 60. ANJANEYASWAMY TEMPLE REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, 61. CHOWDESHWARI TEMPLE REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, ALL ARE RESIDING AT UPAKUNTE VILLAGE, SAGATUR HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR -563 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G BALAKRISHNA SHASTRY, ADV. FOR R1-R4; SRI. S. JAYARAMA BHATT, ADV. FOR R8, R12-R14, R16, R18, R21, R22, R25, R31, R32, R38, R43, R46, R53 & R59; R7, R9 TO R11, R15, R19, R20, R23, R24, R30, R33 TO R36, R41, R42, R44, R47, R49, R51, R56, R60 & R61 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 17.09.2021, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P. NO. 41463/2018 (SC/ST). THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50234-DB WA No. 268 of 2022 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) Till today, office objections are not complied. Therefore, in view of the peremptory order dated 26.06.2025 passed by this Court, no further order is required. 2. Accordingly, appeal stands dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE PN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39