- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010456352025 NC: 2026:KHC:45334-DB WA No. 1107 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN WRIT APPEAL NO. 1107 OF 2025 (S-DE) BETWEEN: 1. R NARASIMHALU S/O JAMPAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS COMPULSORY RETIREMENT, HE WAS WORKED AS SECOND DIVISION CLERK, TMC, KOPPAL DISTRICT. R/AT C/O BASAVARAJA.H.ASHHAPUR, No.37, 3RD 'A' CROSS, SEETHAPPA LAYOUT MANORAYAMMAPALYA, R.T.NAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560032. NOW PRESENTLY R/AT H NO.8-10-76 AMBEDKAR NAGAR WARD HARIJAN WARD RICHUR -58401 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. YOGESH MANOHAR DESAI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA LOAKYUKTHA BANGALORE REP BY ITS ADDL. REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRY-3, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010456352025 NC: 2026:KHC:45334-DB WA No. 1107 of 2025 2. THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE COMMISSIONER/DIRECTOR OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, BANGALORE-560001. 4. THE CHIEF OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNSEL, DEVADURGA, RAICHUR DISTRICT 584101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No-24840/2018 DATED 02.11.2022 AND CONSEQUENTLY PLEASED TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AS PRAYED FOR IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 02.11.2022 passed by the writ Court in W.P.No.24840/2018, whereby the writ petition filed by - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010456352025 NC: 2026:KHC:45334-DB WA No. 1107 of 2025 the appellant challenging the order of compulsory retirement dated 07.09.2015 came to be dismissed. 2. The present appeal has been filed with an inordinate delay of 950 days. The appellant has filed an application seeking condonation of delay, supported by an affidavit explaining the reason for not preferring the appeal within the prescribed period. 3. The reason assigned in paragraph 3 of the affidavit reads as under: "I submit that the impugned order in W.P.No.24840/2018 (service) was passed by the Ld. Single Judge on 02.09.2022 was informed by my advocate in the 4th week of Feb 2026 and was nformed teh appeal has to be filed within 90 days. That due to financial difficulties and having no source of income after arranging the money by taking hand loan from friends and relatives has filed the top noted appeal. That delay has accord due to above said reasons. That if the delay is not condoned the deponent will be put to irreparable loss and injury on the other if the delay is condoned the respondent will not put to any loss or inconvenience." 4. We are of the considered view that reason assigned in the affidavit seeking condonation of such a huge delay of 950 - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010456352025 NC: 2026:KHC:45334-DB WA No. 1107 of 2025 days is neither satisfactory nor bona fide. Therefore, we dismiss the application seeking condonation of delay. Resultantly, the appeal also stands dismissed. SD/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE SD/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE RKA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2