S M Mallikarjuna v. S B Veerabhadrappa
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; RSA No. 2074 of 2021 (DEC/INJ); second appeal dismissed for non-prosecution; counsel for appellants absent; Section 100 r/w Order 41 Rule 2 CPC; challenge to judgment and decree dated 10.03.2021 in R.A.No.79/2017 (III Addl. Senior Civil Judge, Kolar) confirming decree dated 15.04.2017 in O.S.No.793/2008 (II Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Kolar); H.P. Sandesh J.; decided 10.06.2025; no merits adjudicated; respondents include Special Land Acquisition Officer attached to Karnataka State Industrial Development Board.
What did the court decide?
The second appeal is dismissed because the learned counsel for the appellants did not pursue the matter, notwithstanding the adjournment of 24.07.2024, the further opportunity granted on 03.06.2025, and the express warning that non-appearance would result in dismissal. No substantive issue was adjudicated.