Mohammed Yousuff v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Short procedural order of the High Court of Karnataka (single judge, V Srishananda, 27.10.2025) disposing of an indigent-person petition under Order XLIV Rule 1 CPC (CP No.107 of 2020) after the petitioner demonstrated payment of the full court fee of Rs.5,25,500/- in RFA No.786/2020 on 23.10.2025. No merits were adjudicated and no precedent is cited; citable only, if at all, for the practice of treating proof of paid court fee as mooting a leave-to-sue-as-indigent petition. Petitioner: Mohammed Yousuff (advocate/landlord, Chikkamagaluru; counsel Balakrishna M.R., absent). Respondents 1-5: State of Karnataka, Secretary PWD, Deputy Commissioner and PWD engineers (counsel Bhojegowda T. Koller); R6 Hajirabi, notice dispensed 11.06.2024.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief on the original prayer; the memo evidencing payment of the requisite court fee of Rs.5,25,500/- in RFA No.786/2020 was placed on record and the regular first appeal was directed to proceed in accordance with law.