Srinivas.S.Devathi v. Union of India
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Karnataka HC Division Bench (oral judgment per K.S. Mudagal J, with M.G.S. Kamal J; decided 04.08.2025) dismisses WA No. 886 of 2025 (IPR), a second writ appeal by party-in-person Srinivas S. Devathi against Union of India (Ministry of External Affairs; counsel Nayanatara B.G.), challenging the same single-Judge order dated 14.06.2024 in W.P.No.13823/2023 (IPR) already attacked through W.A.No.983/2024 (IPR), dismissed 22.04.2025 after certification of the appellant's incapacity to conduct the matter in person. Held: successive appeal against the same order not maintainable; repeated filing deprecated as abuse of process; cost of Rs.10,000/- imposed payable to Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, recoverable as arrears of land revenue; Registry cautioned to note the earlier order in future filings. Keywords: maintainability of successive appeals, suppression of prior proceedings, party-in-person incapacity, abuse of judicial process, exemplary costs.