- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:312-DB WA No. 696 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 06TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT APPEAL NO.696 OF 2025 (KLR-CON) BETWEEN: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY REVENUE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY - 560 001. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR - 563 101. 3. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER, KOLAR SUB-DIVISION, KOLAR - 563 101. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA) Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:312-DB WA No. 696 of 2025 AND: 1. SRI. G LAKSHMINARAYANA SON OF LATE GUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT BALEPURA VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 135. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO: i) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 28.03.2016 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION Nos.3003 AND 3711/2016 BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITION WITH EXEMPLARY COST; ii) ISSUE ANY OTHER ORDER/DIRECTIONS AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEM FIT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, 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 S RACHAIAH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:312-DB WA No. 696 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present writ appeal has been filed with an extraordinary delay of 2568 days. The reasons mentioned in the affidavit accompanying the application I.A.No.1/2025 seeking condonation of delay, are stated in paragraph No.7, which reads as under:- “7. I further state that the procedure in rectifying the 0-39 guntas, 2 acre 26 guntas (including A kharab 1 acre 27 guntas) in Sy.No.267/4 situated at Kolar Taluk, Vakkaleri Village, Vakkaleri Hobli No.267/3, 0-39 guntas 2 acre 26 guntas (including A kharab 1 acre 27 guntas) of Kolar Taluk, Vakkaleri Village lans belong to ‘A’ kharab or ‘B’ kharab was in process there was an delay and due to pandemic covid-19 in the year 2020 to 2022 also caused delay in filing this Writ Appeal which was neither deliberate nor intentional. Hence this Application.” 2. Hence this Application.” 2. We have perused the affidavit and the reasons stated in the affidavit in support of the application seeking condonation of delay of 2568 days. We do not find that the reasons stated in the affidavit are enough or inspire confidence to condone such a huge delay of 2568 days. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:312-DB WA No. 696 of 2025 Therefore, we do not find any reason to condone such a huge delay in filing the appeal. We, therefore, dismiss the application I.A.No.1/2025. 3. Resultantly, the writ appeal also stands dismissed. In view of the dismissal of the appeal, pending application does not survive for consideration and the same is also disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE Bss List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3