- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39718 WP No. 29418 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 29418 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: VIJAYALAKSHMI A. W/O ASHOKA REDDY M., AGED 47 YEARS, RESIDING AT KARADUBANDE HOSAHALLI VILLAGE, NARASAPURA HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT- 563 133. …PETITIONER (BY SMT.NEERAJA KARANTH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER FOR LAND REFORMS, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISRICT 563 101. 2. SMT. DODDA AKKAYYAMMA D/O LATE MUNIVENKATA REDDY, W/O CHIKKAPPAYYA, 3. SRI NARAYANA REDDY S/O LATE MUNIVENKATA REDDY, 4. SMT. RUKMINIYAMMA D/O CHINNAPPAYYA AND LINGAMMA, RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO 4 ARE MAJORS RESIDING AT K B HOSAHALLI VILLAGE, NARASAPURA HOBLI, Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39718 WP No. 29418 of 2025 KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT- 563 133. 5. SMT. CHIKKAMUNIYAMMA W/O LATE MUNIRAMA REDDY 6. SRI M. ASHOK REDDY S/O LATE MUNIRAMA REDDY 7. SMT. PRAMEELA D/O LATE MUNIRAMA REDDY 8. SRI SRINIVASA REDDY S/O LATE MUNIRAMA REDDY 9. SRI CHANDRA REDDY S/O LATE MUNIRAMA REDDY 10. SRI KRISHNA REDDY S/O LATE MUNIRAMA REDDY 11. SRI ANIL REDDY S/O LATE MUNIRAMA REDDY 12. SMT. DODDA AKKAYYAMMA @MUNIYAMMA W/O CHIKKAPPAYYA 13. SRI VENKATESH REDDY S/O LATE CHIKKAPPAYYA 14. SMT. MUNIYAMMA W/O LATE CHIKKAPPAYYA RESPONDENTS NO.5 TO 14 ARE MAJORS, R/AT K B HOSAHALLI VILLAGE, NARASAPURA HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT- 563 133. 15. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39718 WP No. 29418 of 2025 M. S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU- 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP FOR R1 AND R15; SERVICE OF NOTICE TO R2 TO R14 ARE D/W) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL TO CONSIDER AND PASS SUITABLE ORDERS ON INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION FOR STAY FILED IN REV APPEAL NO. 269/2025 ON THE FILE OF KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ENTIRE ORDER SHEET IN REV APPEAL NO. 269/2025 ON THE FILE OF KARNATAKA APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE- A. 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 Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents No.1 and 15. 2. The petitioner has sought for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39718 WP No. 29418 of 2025 pass suitable orders on application filed seeking stay in Revenue Appeal No.269/2025. 3. It is submitted that as against the order passed in LRF.KLR.116/1999-2000, an appeal was filed before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal on 02.08.2025 and though application for stay was filed, copy of which is enclosed at Annexure-F along with memorandum of appeal, till date no orders are passed on the application for stay. It is further submitted that there is urgency of consideration of application for stay. 4. Taking note of the admitted facts and submissions made, it is a legitimate expectation of a litigant to have their application for stay considered along with the appeal expeditiously. In light of the limited prayer sought for, petition is disposed of directing the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal to consider and endeavour to pass necessary orders on I.A.No.1/2025 *and I.A.No.2/2025 filed in Revenue Appeal No.269/2025 within a period of two weeks. * Inserted vide Court order dated 14.10.2025. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39718 WP No. 29418 of 2025 5. It is submitted that the appeal is listed on 17.10.2025. The Tribunal could endeavour to take up the said application for consideration. 6. Needless to state, any action taken pursuant to the impugned order challenged before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, would be subject to orders to be passed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. 7. Notice to other respondents is dispensed with, in light of the order being passed which would not prejudice the parties, as only direction is to pass necessary orders on the application for stay. Accordingly, the petition is disposed off. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE MCR