- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43953-DB RP No. 242 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU REVIEW PETITION NO.242 OF 2025 BETWEEN: KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI DAVANAGERE - 577001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI VENKATESH S. ARBATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI NARASIMHA NAIK S/O. SRI RAMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS OCCUPATION BILL COLLECTOR KITTANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYAT KADABAGERE HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH TALUK 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ M. S BUILDING, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI DAVANAGERE - 57700 Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43953-DB RP No. 242 of 2025 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYAT BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT K. G. ROAD BENGALURU - 56000 4. THE KITTANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYAT REP. BY ITS SECRETARY KADABAGERE HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH TALUK - 562130 …RESPONDENTS THIS REVIEW PETITION IS FILED UNDER ORDER 47 RULE 1 READ WITH SECTION 114 OF CPC, PRAYING TO REVIEW THE ORDER DATED 07.10.2021 PASSED IN WP NO.58002/2017 (GM-KLA) VIDE ANNEXURE A BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. THIS REVIEW PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present review petition has been filed seeking review of the judgment and order dated 07.10.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.58002/2017 (GM-KLA), along with I.A.No.1/2025 filed under Section 5 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43953-DB RP No. 242 of 2025 of the Limitation Act, 1963, seeking to condone the delay 1,318 days in filing the review petition. 2. We have perused the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the application. Paragraph Nos. 3 and 4 of the affidavit read as under :- "3. I State that the Appellant has internally taken decision to file the above Review Petition after lot of discussion and deliberation. However, by oversight the same could not be communicated to the Counsel on time. 4. The decision to file the above appeal was taken after several rounds of discussion and hence the said process has consumed lot of time. Hence, there is a delay of 1318 days in filing the above Review Petition. The delay is cause due to the aforesaid bona fide reason and is not deliberate.'' 3. We do not find that the reasons stated above, for filing this review petition with a delay of 1,318 days disclose sufficient cause for not approaching this Court on time. 4. We find no reason and justification to condone such an inordinate delay in filing the review petition. I.A.No.1/2025 filed seeking condonation of 1,318 days - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43953-DB RP No. 242 of 2025 delay in filing the review petition is dismissed. Resultantly the review petition also stands dismissed. 5. The dismissal of this review petition would not come in the way of the competent authority to take appropriate steps in accordance with law. 6. In view of dismissal of this review petition, pending I.As. if any, stand dismissed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19