Sumanth Kumar N R v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal of writ petition; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; direction sought to Addl. Secretary FCS and CA Bangalore to dispose of appeal dated 01.09.2022; FCS and CA Department; Legal Metrology; Food, Civil Supply and Consumers Grievances Department; Deputy Commissioner Nanjangudu Taluk Mysore; private respondent Tafazulla Ahmad, M/s National Enterprises; petitioner Sumanth Kumar N.R.; counsel V Mohan; AGA Mahantesh Shettar; Justice R. Nataraj; High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; 22-09-2025; WP No. 23533 of 2022 (GM-TEN); no representation; called twice; no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution: there was no representation for the petitioner on the date of the order, and none on the last day either, though the petition was called twice in the day.