- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28680 WP NO.21740 OF 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.21740 OF 2025 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. D. GOPAL S/O DODDA MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/At DODDABANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 063. 2. D. SUBBAIAH S/O DODDA MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT CHINNAGENAHALLI, VIRGONAGAR, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU - 560 049. 3. D. SRINIVAS, S/O DODDA MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT CHINNAGENAHALLI, VIRGONAGAR, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU - 560 049. 4. RAMESH S/O DODDA MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.16-2, BIDHARE AGRAHARA, DODDABANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 063. Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28680 WP NO.21740 OF 2025 5. SURESH S/O CHIKKA MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT DODDABANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 063. 6. NARAYANA SWAMY, S/O CHIKKA MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT DODDABANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 063. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIVEK N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU NORTH DIVISION, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE TASILDHAR, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, K.R. PURAM, BENGALURU - 560 016. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.P. YOGANNA, AGA) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28680 WP NO.21740 OF 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2-SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TO DISPOSE OFF THE MATTER IN PROCEEDINGS NO.RRT/2/CR/24/06-07 ON MERITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW VIDE ANNEXURES 'D' AND 'D1' AT THE EARLIEST WITHIN A PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Sri. K.P. Yoganna, learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. In this writ petition, petitioners are seeking direction to the respondent No.2-Special Deputy Commissioner to dispose of the proceedings in RRT/2/CR/24/06-07 on merits at the earliest. 3. Heard Sri. Vivek N., learned counsel appearing for petitioners and Sri. K.P. Yoganna, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents. 4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and taking into account the fact that the proceedings - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28680 WP NO.21740 OF 2025 pending before the respondent No.2 is of the year-2006-07, the respondent No.2-Special Deputy Commissioner is directed to dispose of the said proceedings bearing No.RRT/2/CR/24/06-07 on merits at the earliest, in any event, within an outer limit of six months from the date of receipt of this order. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34