Sri. Govendappa Bassappa v. the Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
MFA No. 6471 of 2019 (RCT), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 29 June 2026 by Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur. Appeal under Section 23(1) Railway Claims Tribunal Act by Govendappa Bassappa against Union of India (General Manager, South Western Railway, Hubli) concerning dismissal of railway claim petition OA II U No.39/2017 dated 07.01.2019. Appeal dismissed for non-prosecution due to repeated non-appearance of appellant and counsel (R Lakshmana, advocate absent); respondent represented by Harsha P.Banad. No merits adjudicated, no costs discussion, no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The appeal was dismissed for non-prosecution because the appellant made no appearance when the matter was called (second time in the post-lunch session, and also on the previous date of hearing), indicating the appellant was not interested in proceeding further with the matter.