The High Court dismissed the writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution as infructuous. The Court accepted the respondent's submission that the underlying appeal, which the petitioner sought to expedite, was disposed of on 15.02.2019.
None. The writ petition was dismissed as having become infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2020
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA
WRIT PETITION No.33876/2015 (SC – ST)
BETWEEN
SMT. JAYALAKSHMAMMA AGE 49 YEARS, W/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY, R/AT NO.301, JAKKUR VILLAGE AND POST, BENGALURU 560 064.
... PETITIONER
(BY SRI ASHOK K.L., ADVOCATE (ABSENT))
AND
1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDINGS, BENGALURU – 560 001.
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... RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI R.SRINIVASA GOWDA, AGA FOR R1 AND R2 (PHYSICAL HEARING); SRI T.S.SRINIVAS, ADVOCATE FOR R3 AND R4(VIDEO CONFERENCING))
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO HEAR AND DISPOSE OFF THE CASE NO.SC-ST[A]/28/2009-10 ON MERITS VIDE ANNEX-E.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The petitioner in this writ petition has sought a
writ of mandamus to direct the second respondent –
the Deputy Commissioner to hear and dispose of the
appeal, which is pending for the last six years.
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submits that the appeal has been disposed of on 15.02.2019.
before the Deputy Commissioner, nothing survives for consideration at the hands of this Court. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as having become
infructuous.
Sd/JUDGE
nvj CT:MJ
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition praying for direction to dispose of a pending appeal survives against the submission that the appeal was disposed of in February 2019.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Smt. Jayalakshmamma
The State of Karnataka
Sri N. Venkatesh
Smt. Vishalakshi
M. Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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