- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23218-DB WA No. 1130 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1130 OF 2026 (SCST) BETWEEN: RAMACHANDRA S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA RESIDENT OF THIMMAHALLI VILLAGE, VIJAYAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 562110 (SINCE DEAD, REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE, SMT. BHAGYA, APPELLANT NO. 1) (DEATH CERTIFICATE ATTACHED AFTER VAKALATHNAMA) BHAGYA W/O LATE RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 22/2 P T STREET, ADUGODI, NEAR PATALAMMA TEMPLE, BANGALORE SOUTH, ADUGODI, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA 560030 (AADHAAR CARD ATTACHED AFTER VAKALATHNAMA) …APPELLANT (BY SRI. AKSHAY S. VASIST, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23218-DB WA No. 1130 of 2026 AND: 1. RAGHAVENDRA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O LATE BATHYAPPA, RESIDING AT THIMMEGOWDANA HOSAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 562110 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BANGALORE - 560001 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DODDABALLAPUR SUB-DIVISION, DODDABALLAPUR, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT 562110 4. THE TAHSILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT -562110 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B G, AGA FOR R2 & R4) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 19/12/2019 IN WP NO.4759/2018, CONSEQUENTLY, DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION IN WP NO.4759/2018. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23218-DB WA No. 1130 of 2026 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 is filed after an inordinate delay of 2270 days. The only ground set out in the affidavit filed in support of the application for delay is that immediately after the interim order was passed, there was an outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic which severely disrupted the normal functioning. The same prevented the appellant to take steps to file the present appeal. 2. She has also stated that her husband fell seriously ill and thereafter expired on 19.02.2023. The present appeal has been filed almost two and a half years thereafter. 3. The nationwide lockdown was imposed on 23.03.2020, which was about three months after the date of impugned order was passed. There was nothing that prevented the appellant from filing the appeal within the said period. The period upto May 2020 may be excluded on the ground of COVID-19. However, nothing prevented the appellant from filing the appeal thereafter. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23218-DB WA No. 1130 of 2026 4. As noted above, the appellant claims that her husband had fallen ill and had expired on 19.09.2023. Even if the period till this date is excluded, there is no explanation for further delay beyond the said period. 5. In view of the above, the application seeking condonation of delay is dismissed. Consequently, the appeal is dismissed. 6. Interim application stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 22