- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3425-DB WA No. 1553 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1553 OF 2024 (SC-ST) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SIDDAPPA S/O. LATE GAVIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT KADAVAGERE VILLAGE SRIRAMPURA HOBLI HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 527 …APPELLANT (BY SRI R. BHADRINATH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI RAMESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI SHIVANNA S/O. LATE KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT KADAVAGERE VILLAGE SRIRAMPURA HOBLI HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 527 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHITRADURGA SUB - DIVISION CHITRADURGA DISTRICT- 577 501 Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3425-DB WA No. 1553 of 2024 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHITRADURGA CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI GOPALAKRISHNAMURTHY C., ADVOCATE FOR R-1 & SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-2 & 3) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 29/10/2018 MADE IN WRIT PETITION NO.32860/2009 (SC/ST), PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: 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. The present appeal has been filed after a delay of 1433 days. The affidavit supporting the application for condonation of delay does not set out any sufficient cause that prevented the appellant from filing the appeal within the stipulated time. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3425-DB WA No. 1553 of 2024 2. All that is affirmed in the affidavit is that there is some ambiguity in the order passed by the learned Single Judge and after getting legal opinion, the appeal is filed. 3. In view of the above, we reject the application seeking condonation of delay. Accordingly, the appeal is required to be dismissed as well. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 12