- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44857 WP No. 27072 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 27072 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SULTHAN S/O LATE ABDUL AZEEZ KHAN, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/AT BETTA BENAGENAHALLI, VAKKALERI HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. ADINARAYANAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPT. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT. OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOLAR SUB DIVISION, KOLAR - 563 101. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR - 563 101. Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44857 WP No. 27072 of 2025 4. AJAZ KHAN S/O AZEEZ SABI R/AT NO.A K #24, 24TH 7TH A MAIN RD, KEB COLONY, NEW GURAPPANA PALYA, 1ST STAGE, BTM LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 029. LANDMARK OPP-MASJID A MINA. 5. KALEEM ULLA KHAN S/O SALEHA KHAN R/AT NO.26, 8TH MAIN ROAD, NWE GURAPANAPALYA, NEAR ROYAL KIDZEE SCHOOL, BENGALURU - 560 039. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3) *** THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS FROM 2ND RESPONDENT IN APPEAL DATED 14/06/2025, WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXCURE-A AND B 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44857 WP No. 27072 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents 1 to 3. 2. Petitioner has sought for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the 2nd respondent - Assistant Commissioner to number his appeal and to consider his request for interim relief that is sought for. 3. Petitioner submits that though the appeal was filed on 14.06.2025, the Assistant Commissioner till date has neither numbered the appeal nor taken up the appeal for consideration. It is further submitted that there is urgency to consider the interim relief sought for in the said appeal. 4. Taking note of the narrow scope of the present proceedings and the limited relief sought for, it would be appropriate to dispose of the petition in the following terms. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44857 WP No. 27072 of 2025 5. Appeal stated to have been filed by the petitioner, copy of which is produced at annexure-A is to be numbered and taken up for hearing within a period of one week from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order. On the date fixed, the Assistant Commissioner is to consider the application of the petitioner filed seeking interim relief at Annexure-B and necessary orders to be passed. 6. Accordingly, petition is disposed of. Issuance of notice to respondents 4 and 5 is dispensed with in light of the order merely directing the Authority to consider the appeal filed and to pass appropriate orders. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VP