G Nagaraj v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court rejected a writ petition filed to quash an endorsement rejecting a land regularisation request. The Court quashed the matter solely on the ground of enormous and unexplained delay of over ten years, noting that a prior related petition was already disposed of.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was rejected; costs were made easy.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT
WRIT PETITION No.1742 OF 2022 (KLR - RES)
BETWEEN:
1 . G NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA
2 . G.BASVARAJ AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA.
BOTH RESIDENTS OF KURUBARAHALLI VILLAGE, HOSKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU - 562 114.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI ABHINAV RAMANAND.A, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPT. OF REVENUE VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether a writ petition filed over ten years after an impugned endorsement can be entertained.
Whether filing a related writ petition in a coordinate court constitutes sufficient explanation for delay.
Whether the COVID-19 pandemic can serve as a valid explanation for a decade of inaction.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
G Nagaraj
- petitioner
G. Basvaraj
- respondent
The State of Karnataka
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · October
- Registered
- Case no.
- WP/1742/2022
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