- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24222-DB WA No. 456 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 456 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, BAGALKOT TOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT, BAGALKOT DISTRICT-587101 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NANDISH PATIL., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION, KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 4. THE UNDER SECRETARY (TECHNICAL-5), IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24222-DB WA No. 456 of 2025 KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 5. SRI P H PUJAR MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, S/O.HANUMANTHAPPA PUJAR, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, ROOM NO.220/221, LEGISLATORS HOME, BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1-R4; SRI. NAGARAJAPPA.A, ADVOCATE FOR C/R5) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE/MODIFY THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28/02/2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU IN WP NO.31852/2024 AND CONSEQUENTIALLY DISMISS THE WP NO.31852/2024, ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Neither in the first round nor in the revised call, the counsel for the appellant has put in appearance to make - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24222-DB WA No. 456 of 2025 submissions in support of the writ appeal and therefore, the writ appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29