The writ petition challenging an official memorandum and seeking issuance of a promotion order was dismissed for default. The court noted the petitioner's non-appearance and failure to attend office objections for fifteen months, indicating an lack of interest in prosecuting the matter.
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NC: 2024:KHC:19060 WP No. 2492 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2492 OF 2023 (S-RES)
BETWEEN:
SRI. MALLIKARJUNA SWAMY. C. M. S/O. LATE C. M. MANACHARI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, JUNIOR ENGINEER (CIVIL), O AND M CIRCLE, MESCOM, CHIKAMAGALURU TALUK, CHIKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, PIN CODE-577 201.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. ASWATHANARAYANA REDDY., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by NARASIMHA MURTHY VANAMALA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
NC: 2024:KHC:19060 WP No. 2492 of 2023
…RESPONDENTS
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE OFFICICAL MEMORANDUM DATED 25.01.23 IN NO.KVPRASANI/B57/34629/2022.23/01 VIDE (ANNEXURE-V) PASSED BY THE R3 IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER CONCERN; DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO
ACCEPT THE SENIORITY LIST DATED 31.03.2022 FOR ISSUING PROMOTION ORDER TO THE PETITIONER, IN THE POST OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER (CIVIL) (VIDE ANNEXURE-J) IN VIDE KVPRASANI/G60/88661/20.19.20 PASSED BY THE R3.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
None appears for the petitioner and the office objections have not been attended to over the last fifteen months. It is obvious that the concerned is not interested in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the petition stands dismissed for default.
SD/JUDGE
RB
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for default due to petitioner's non-appearance and failure to attend office objections.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri. Mallikarjuna Swamy. C. M.
The Managing Director Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd.
The General Manager (A and HRD) Corporate Office, KPTCL
The Director Administration and Human Resource (A and H)
The Superintendent Engineer (Ele) O and M Circle, MESCOM
Sri. Rangaswamy. K
B M Shyam Prasad
As recorded by the court registry
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