A Sheristedar challenged orders withholding his promotion. With no representation for the petitioner, who had been consistently absent through counsel, the High Court dismissed the writ petition for non-prosecution without examining the merits.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 28010 OF 2014 (S-DE)
BETWEEN:
SRI. V.G. VENKATESH S/O SRI. GAVIRANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SHERISTEDAR, SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C. COURT, MAGADI, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, R/AT NO.71 D, BHEL LAYOUT, KENCHENAHALLI, RAJARAJESHWARINAGARA, BANGALORE-560 098.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. P. RAJASHEKAR, ADVOCATE (ABSENT))
AND:
Digitally signed by MARKONAHALLI RAMU PRIYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SANTHOSH S. NAGARALE, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS RELATING TO ISSUE OF IMPUGNED ORDERS BEARING D.E.NO.1/2011 (65) DATED 15.12.2011 (ANNEXURE-J) ISSUED BY
THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND ORDER NO.HV/E & A2/2012 DATED 06.12.2012 (ANNEXURE-L) PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT, PERUSE THE SAME AND QUASH THE SAME IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTY OF "WITHHOLDING PROMOTION" BY ISSUE OF A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION AS THE CASE MAY BE.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ
ORAL ORDER
There is no representation for the petitioner.
for the petitioner has consistently remained absent.
prosecution.
Sd/(R. NATARAJ) JUDGE
PMR
List No.: 2 Sl No.: 5
V.G. Venkatesh
The District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara
The Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka by its Registrar
R. Nataraj
As recorded by the court registry
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