- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17012-DB WA No. 404 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO.404 OF 2020 (KLR-RES) IN WRIT PETITION NOS.02-05/2019 (KLR-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO.28454/2019 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS TAHSILDAR BENGALURU EAST TALUK TALUK OFFICE, NEAR BMTC BUS STOP KRISHNARAJAPURAM BENGALURU-560 036 …APPELLANT (BY SRI.I.THARANATH POOJARY, AAG A/W SMT.PRATHIBHA.K, AGA) AND: 1. MR.G.N.MOHAN RAJU S/O SHRI G S N RAJU AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT KHAJIPALEM POST PITTANAVARI PALYAM,BAPATLA TALUK GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-522 311 REP. BY HIS GPA HOLDER SRI R DINESH S/O SRI B RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT NO.117-120, FIRST FLOOR 4TH BLOCK, GREEN LEAF LAYOUT KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 034 2. SMT PARIMALA S H D/O SHRI S V HANUMANTHA GOWDA Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17012-DB WA No. 404 of 2020 AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.72/32, 80 FEET ROAD 4TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BENGALURU-560 034 3. SHRI V VENUGOPALA REDDY S/O V VENKATA REDDY AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS R/AT NO.110/2, A-3 ‘VARS RESIDENCY’ 2ND FLOOR, NGEF LAYOUT C V RAMAN NAGAR BENGALURU-560 093 4. SHRI V NARSIMHA REDDY S/O MR M RAMAKRISHNA REDDY SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS. 4(a) SMT.MAHASAMUDRAM PRAMEELAMMA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/AT PULIKALLUR PENUMURU, CHITTOOR ANDHRA PRADESH-517 126. 4(b) SRI.MAHASUMUDRAM DAYASAGAR REDDY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT PULIKALLU PENUMURU, CHITTOOR ANDHRA PRADESH-517 126. 4(c). SRI.KIRAN KUMAR MAHASAMUDRAM AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.899, 1ST CROSS 1ST MAIN, GEETANJILI LAYOUT BENGALURU NORTH NEW THIPPASANDRA BENGALURU-560 075 5. SHRI DHASARATH REDDY @ PAPIREDDY AVALAHALLI GRAMA BIDARHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU EAST TALUK-560 049 6. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER -I BENGALURU NORTH SUB DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVAN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17012-DB WA No. 404 of 2020 7. 8. 9. KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 SHRI G.ASHWATHREDDY R/AT AVALAHALLI GRAMA BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU EAST TALUK BENGALURU SHRI DHAMODAHARREDDY R/AT AVALAHALLI GRAMA BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU EAST TALUK BENGALURU PRABHAKAR REDDY R/AT AVALAHALLI GRAMA BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU EAST TALUK BENGALURU …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI DHYAN CHINNAPPA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI ARJUN RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R1-R3, R4 (a TO c), R5, R7-R9) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO (a) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 11.07.2019 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NOS.02-05/2019 C/W W.P.NO.28454/2019 ETC. THIS WRIT APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) There is a memo on record filed by the learned Additional Government Advocate in which it is stated that the copy of the acknowledgment for having served copy of the entire writ - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17012-DB WA No. 404 of 2020 appeal to respondent No.6 is produced. The acknowledgment which bears the stamp of the Deputy Commissioner Office, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru of having received a copy of the statement of objections/ applications/ counter-affidavit/ memo in W.A.No.404/2020 is filed. However, there is no acknowledgment of receiving the summons of the Court. Therefore it is not known whether the Authority-respondent No.6 has knowledge of the date fixed in the instant case, which could have been done had summons been duly served after due issuance of the same on taking steps by the appellant pursuant to the order of this Court. 2. We note that despite the previous order of the Court, the appellant-State has not bothered to comply with the order. We also note that the office has recorded receipt of the memo dated 05.03.2026 and has not recorded that the appeal would stand dismissed without further reference to the Court in terms of the order dated 04.03.2026. 3. Office report is therefore contrary to the order passed by this Court on 04.03.2026 inasmuch as the appeal stood dismissed within 48 hours as no steps were taken. The - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17012-DB WA No. 404 of 2020 appeal therefore stands dismissed. Interim order, if any stands vacated. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE KSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12