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Muniswamappa Vs the State of KarnatakaMuniswamappa v. the State of Karnataka

Dismissed¶2

Muniswamappa v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC25 Jun 2025WA/203/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

NC 2025:KHC:22287-DB; WA No. 203 of 2025 (SC/ST); High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; decided 25.06.2025; bench: V Kameswar Rao, Acting Chief Justice (per whom judgment delivered) with C M Joshi, Judge; writ appeal dismissed as not pressed on counsel's withdrawal memorandum (Shivashankar K, advocate; vakalath for three appellants); appellants Muniswamappa, Krishnappa, Kadirappa of Chakarasanahalli, Narasapura Hobli, Kolar Taluk/District; respondents 1-4 State of Karnataka (Chief Secretary), Deputy Commissioner Kolar, Assistant Commissioner Kolar Sub-Division, Tahsildar Kolar Sub-Division (K.S Harish, Govt. Advocate); respondents 5-10 B Prathibha, T Beena, T Vijayalakshmi, T Geetha, T Mamtha, T Neetha, daughters of late N Thimma Reddy, Indiranagar, Bengaluru (Viswanatha T.N., advocate for caveator/R-9); appeal filed u/s 4 Karnataka High Court Act against judgment/order dated 19.12.2024 in W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST) of learned Single Judge; no issues decided, no precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the appeal effected through dismissal as not pressed; no substantive relief adjudicated. ¶2

Why is it important?

Upon counsel for the appellants filing a memorandum praying that the appeal be permitted to be withdrawn and dismissed as not pressed, and reiterating the prayer orally, the Court dismissed the writ appeal as not pressed. ¶2

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission to withdraw the appeal effected through dismissal as not pressed; no substantive relief adjudicated.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ appeal should be permitted to be withdrawn by the appellants and dismissed as not pressed.

Court's answer

Upon counsel for the appellants filing a memorandum praying that the appeal be permitted to be withdrawn and dismissed as not pressed, and reiterating the prayer orally, the Court dismissed the writ appeal as not pressed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Appeal No. 203 of 2025 (SC/ST), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 25 June 2025 by oral judgment delivered per V Kameswar Rao, Acting Chief Justice, bench comprising the Acting Chief Justice and C M Joshi, Judge. Before any adjudication of the SC/ST matter, Shivashankar K., counsel for the three appellants, tendered a signed memorandum praying that the Court permit withdrawal of the appeal, stating the appellants were not interested to prosecute it and requesting dismissal as not pressed; the prayer was reiterated orally. The Court accordingly dismissed the appeal as not pressed (judgment ¶2). The appeal had been filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act seeking to set aside the learned Single Judge's judgement and order dated 19.12.2024 in W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST) and to have that writ petition allowed. No statute was construed, no precedent was cited or applied, and no finding of law or fact emerges from this judgment.

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NC: 2025:KHC:22287-DB WA No. 203 of 2025

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 203 OF 2025 (SC/ST)

BETWEEN:

MUNISWAMAPPA, S/O. LATE. DODDAKADARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/A CHAKARASANAHALLI, NARASAPURA HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK-563 101, KOLAR DISTRICT.

Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

KRISHNAPPA, S/O MOTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/A CHAKARASANAHALLI, NARASAPURA HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK-563 101, KOLAR DISTRICT.

KADIRAPPA, S/O MUNISWAMAPPA, R/A CHAKARASANAHALLI, NARASAPURA HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK-563 101, KOLAR DISTRICT.

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI SHIVASHANKAR K, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY,

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HC-KAR

VIDHANASOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR-563 101.

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KOLAR SUB-DIVISION, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 101.

THE TAHSILDAHAR, KOLAR SUB-DIVISION, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 101.

B PRATHIBHA, D/O LATE. N THIMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/A NO.1095, 12^TH MAIN ROAD, INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 038.

T BEENA, D/O LATE. N THIMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/A 1095, 12^TH MAIN ROAD, INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 038.

T VIJAYALAKSHMI, D/O LATE. N THIMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/A 1095, 12^TH MAIN ROAD, INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 038.

T GEETHA, D/O LATE. N THIMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/A NO.1095, 12^TH MAIN ROAD, INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 038.

T MAMTHA, D/O LATE. N THIMMA REDDY,

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AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/A NO.1095, 12^TH MAIN ROAD, INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 038.

T NEETHA, D/O LATE. N THIMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/A NO. 1095, 12^TH MAIN ROAD, INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 038.

…RESPONDENTS (BY MR. K.S HARISH, GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO 4; MR. VISWANATHA T.N., ADVOCATE FOR CAVEATOR/R-9)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO a) CALL FOR RECORDS b) SET ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER DATED 19.12.2024 IN W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT AND ALLOW THE SAID WRIT PETITION FILED BY HIM i.e., WP No. 11434/2021 ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI

ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)

Mr.Shivashankar K., learned counsel for the

appellants who has filed vakalath on behalf of three

appellants draws our attention to the memo as signed by

him. The same reads as under:

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HC-KAR

"The undersigned counsel appearing for the appellants respectfully pray that, this Hon'ble Court be pleased to permit the appellants to withdraw the above appeal and they have not interested to prosecute the above appeal and the same may be dismissed as not pressed in the interest of justice and equity."

2. The prayer is also reiterated by him. Hence, the

appeal is dismissed as not pressed.

Sd/-

(V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/(C M JOSHI) JUDGE

NR/-

List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the writ appeal should be permitted to be withdrawn by the appellants and dismissed as not pressed.medium confidence¶1
The court held
Upon counsel for the appellants filing a memorandum praying that the appeal be permitted to be withdrawn and dismissed as not pressed, and reiterating the prayer orally, the Court dismissed the writ appeal as not pressed.ratio¶2

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Karnataka High Court Act4¶¶36

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Judgement and Order dated 19.12.2024 in W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST) passed by the learned Single Judge; the writ appeal prayed for it to be set aside.¶¶36
Learned Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka · 19.12.2024
Prior proceeding
Writ petition W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST) was decided by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 19.12.2024; the present writ appeal sought to reverse that decision and have the writ petition allowed.¶¶36
Prior proceeding
Present writ appeal filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, praying to call for records, set aside the judgment dated 19.12.2024 in W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST), and allow that writ petition.¶¶36

Parties & counsel

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appellant
MUNISWAMAPPA¶¶10
Shivashankar K
appellant
KRISHNAPPA¶¶12
Shivashankar K
appellant
KADIRAPPA¶¶13
Shivashankar K
respondent
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY¶¶17
K.S HARISH
respondent
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOLAR DISTRICT¶¶22
K.S HARISH
respondent
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KOLAR SUB-DIVISION¶¶23
K.S HARISH
respondent
THE TAHSILDAHAR, KOLAR SUB-DIVISION¶¶24
K.S HARISH
respondent
B PRATHIBHA¶¶25
respondent
T BEENA¶¶26
respondent
T VIJAYALAKSHMI¶¶27
respondent
T GEETHA¶¶28
respondent
T MAMTHA¶¶29
Viswanatha T.N.
respondent
T NEETHA¶¶34

Coram

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V KAMESWAR RAOauthor¶¶6
C M JOSHImember¶¶8

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 25 Jun 2025 · June
Registered: 7 Feb 2025
Case no.: WA/203/2025
CNR: KAHC010086202025
Bench: Acting C M Joshi
Disposal: DISMISSED
Case type: WRIT APPEAL (SC/ST)

All orders in this case

2 orders share this CNR

25 Jun 2025Order 1 — this page · Acting C M Joshi
12 Feb 2026Order 2 · C.m. Poonacha

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Cite this judgement

Muniswamappa v. the State of Karnataka, WA/203/2025 (KA), decided on 25 June 2025.

The High Court of Karnataka publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Statutes1

Karnataka High Court Act4

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Procedural history3

Judgement and Order dated 19.12.2024 in W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST) passed by the learned Single Judge; the writ appeal prayed for it to be set aside.Learned Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka · 19.12.2024
Writ petition W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST) was decided by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 19.12.2024; the present writ appeal sought to reverse that decision and have the writ petition allowed.
Present writ appeal filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, praying to call for records, set aside the judgment dated 19.12.2024 in W.P No. 11434/2021 (SC-ST), and allow that writ petition.

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Bench / Coram

V KAMESWAR RAO and C M JOSHI

Parties & counsel