- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44010 WP No. 29763 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 29763 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. RAMESH V N S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS 2. ASHOK KUMAR S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT M.V. EXTENSION, HOSAKOTE-562 114, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HATTARAKIHAL PARASHURAM., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE REGISTRAR, KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, M.S.BUILDINGS, BENGALURU-1. Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44010 WP No. 29763 of 2025 3. THE ADDL. DY. COMMISSIONER (ADC), DODDABALLAPURA-561 203, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. 4. V. GOPALAPPA, S/O LATE VENKATAGIRIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT-75 YEARS, R/AT VAGATA VILLAGE, JADIGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TQ, PIN-562 114 BENGALURU RURAL DIST. 5. DODDAMUNIYAPPA, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE APPELLANT, AGE 50 YEARS, R/O BYALAHALLI VILLAGE, ANUGONDANAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TQ, PIN-562 114 BENGALURU RURAL DIST. 6. DODDAMUNEPPA DEAD BY LRS- MUNIKRISHNAPPA, S/O LATE DODDAMUNEPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 7. MALIYAPPA S/O LATE DODDAMUNEPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS. 8. NAGAPPA S/O LATE DODDAMUNEPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44010 WP No. 29763 of 2025 R6 TO R8 ARE RESIDENT OF VADIGENAHALLI VILLAGE, JADEGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TQ, PIN-562 114 BENGALURU RURAL DIST. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3; SRI M. RAMACHANDRA GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R6 TO R8) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R- 2 TO FIX THE DATE OF HEARING ON MAINTAINABILITY OF THE APPEAL NO. 260/2025 (ANNEXURE-D) CONSISTING HON'BLE CHAIRMAN WITH A JUDICIAL MEMBER AND DISPOSE THE APPEAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER The present petition has been filed for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the 2nd respondent to fix the date of hearing as regards the aspect of maintainability of the Appeal No. 260/2025. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner that there were no sittings of the bench and accordingly in light of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44010 WP No. 29763 of 2025 non-consideration of interim prayer sought for, the petitioner was constrained to approach this Court. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader upon instructions submits that if the office objections are cleared, the matter would be posted by the registry of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal before the regular bench and the matter would be taken up. It is further submitted that as the regular date is on 04.11.2025, necessary communication would be made to the Registrar to ensure that the matter is taken up. 4. In light of the same, petition is disposed of. The interim protection granted on 14.10.2025 would continue for a period of two weeks. The Karnataka Appellate Tribunal may take up I.A No. 1 stated to have been filed for consideration, as well as to hear regarding maintainability. All contentions are kept open. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44010 WP No. 29763 of 2025 Issuance of notice to respondents 4 and 5 is dispensed with in light of relegation of the matter before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VP