- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32937 WP No. 17881 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 17881 OF 2024 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. MUNIGURAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS S/O LATE GULLAPPA REDDY R/A NO 44, SARJAPURA MAIN ROAD, KAIKONDRAHALLI, CARMALARAM POST BENGALURU - 560035. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M ASWATHANARAYANA REDDY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU NORTH SUB DIVISION BENGALURU - 560001. 3. THE TAHASILDAR BENGALURU EAST TALUK K R PURAM BENGALURU - 560036. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32937 WP No. 17881 of 2024 4. SMT. KAVERAMMA HINDU MAJOR W/O LATE SAMPANGI 5. SRI. SRINATH HINDU MAJOR S/O LATE SAMPANGI BOTH 4 & 5 ARE R/AT NO 19, 2ND CROSS, J P NAGAR, 7TH PHASE BENGALURU - 560078 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH., AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND ISSUE AN APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO DISPOSE OF THE R.A.NO.155/2018 AT THE EARLIEST AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF OR RELIEFS AS THIS HONBLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO GRANT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE INCLUDING THE COST OF THE LITIGATION, IN RENDERING JUSTICE, EQUITY AND GOOD CONSCIENCE AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32937 WP No. 17881 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 to 3. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: The prayer in the writ petition is to direct respondent No.2-Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru North Sub- Division to hear and decide the appeal filed under Section 136(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, at the hands of respondents No.4 and 5 herein in a case bearing No.R.A.(B.E.): 155/2018, which is pending consideration before respondent No.2-Assistant Commissioner. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the said appeal was filed at the hands of respondents No.4 and 5 herein in the year 2018 and the appeal is not yet decided. 3. Having regard to the fact that the appeal was filed in the year 2018, the writ petition stands disposed - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32937 WP No. 17881 of 2024 of with a direction to respondent No.2-Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru North Sub-Division, Bengaluru to hear and dispose of the appeal bearing No. R. A. (B.E.): 155/2018, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL