- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32051-DB WA No. 1085 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 1085 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, RAMANAGARA 571 511. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 571 511. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. K.S. HARISH, GOVT ADVOCATE.,) AND: 1. SMT. LAKSHMIDEVAMMA SINCE DECEASED BY HER LR'S 1(a) SMT BRAMARA D/O LATE C.R. GUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32051-DB WA No. 1085 of 2025 1(b) SMT. SHAKUNTALA D/O LATE C.R. GUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, 1(c) SMT. INDIRA D/O LATE C.R. GUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO. 286, 11TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS, HANUMANTHANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 019 …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO MODIFY THE ORDER DATED 27/01/2017 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.33856/2015 (S-RES) BY CLARIFYING THE STAND OF THE STATE REGARDING THE SAID ORDER NOT BEING TREATED AS THE PRECEDENT AND & ETC., THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU ,CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32051-DB WA No. 1085 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU,CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel for the appellants seeks to withdraw the present appeal as he fairly states that there is no credible ground for condoning the inordinate delay. 2. He however requests that it be clarified that the withdrawal of the present appeal may not preclude the appellants from agitating the questions involved. 3. We also clarify that the dismissal of the present appeal would not be read as this court upholding the findings in regard to the questions of law as raised by the appellants. 4. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Pending interlocutory application is also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44