Sri Nagesh K M v. the Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru (NC: 2025:KHC:4340), single-judge oral order dated 30 January 2025 by N S Sanjay Gowda, J., in WP No. 57770 of 2018 (LB-RES). Petitioners Nagesh K M and Thippanna sought records from the Panchayath Development Officer regarding property assessment No. 42 and directions to respondents 1 to 5 to dismantle an alleged illegal construction on a public road by respondent No. 6, Smt Sheshamma. Petitioner's advocate (M Shivaprakash) absent; court declined to adjourn a 2018 matter and dismissed the petition for non-prosecution. Merits not decided; no costs or amounts; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution: there is no appearance on behalf of the petitioner, and since the matter is of the year 2018, there is no justification to adjourn it. ¶35