Dismissed¶¶26
The Estate Officer and Chief Officer v. P K Chandrappa
Karnataka HCWP/13341/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; WP No. 13341 of 2021 (GM-PP); decided 06.01.2025 by Justice Jyoti Mulimani; petitioner: Estate Officer and Chief Officer, Hiriyur Municipality (now Commissioner, City Municipal Council, Hiriyur); respondents: P.K. Chandrappa and Revenue Officer, Hiriyur Town Panchayat; challenges order dated 08.09.2020; Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution; preliminary hearing; petitioner absent/unrepresented; pending almost four years; dismissed for non-prosecution; no costs or quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
When the case is called out the advocate must be present; the petitioner was not represented at the hearing, and such absence may affect the case. ¶¶24