- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53583-DB WA No. 1309 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1309 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. VENKATESH H.B. S/O LATE H.T. BASAVAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURIST R/AT HANIYUMBODI VILLAGE KOTHATHI HOBLI MANDYA TALUK & DISTRICT PIN CODE NO. 571 401 …APPELLANT (BY SRI HANUMANTHAPPA HARAVI B. GOWDAR, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53583-DB WA No. 1309 of 2025 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MANDYA SUB-DIVISION MANDYA - 571 401 4. THE TAHASILDAR MANDYA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401 5. THE VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT SANTHEKASLAGERE VILLAGE KOTHATHI HOBLI MANDYA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401 6. SRINIVASA H.C. S/O LATE H.T. HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT HANIYUMBODI VILLAGE KOTHATHI HOBLI MANDYA TALUK & DISTRICT PIN CODE NO. 571 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO 5) THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P. No. 20155/2025 DATED 09.07.2025 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL & ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53583-DB WA No. 1309 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the appellant. 2. It is noted that the present appeal was listed on two occasions earlier, but had been adjourned at the request of the counsel for the appellant. The present appeal has never been pressed. 3. Appeal is dismissed in default. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12