The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a Miscellaneous First Appeal under Section 54(1) of the Land Acquisition Act for non-prosecution. The appeal had been previously dismissed and then restored subject to payment of Rs.5,000 costs within two weeks. The appellants failed to deposit the costs and did not appear for multiple hearings, leading to the dismissal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.7282 OF 2022 (LAC)
BETWEEN:
(MENTIONED IN CLAIM PETITION AS B VENKATESH @ CHINNA B VENKATESH) S/O LATE SRI BABU,
AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT NO.30 BYATARAYANAPURA IST MAIN ROAD, 5TH CROSS, NEW EXTENSION, BENGALURU-560 026
Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH
Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
S/O LATE BABU, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT NO.30, "A" ROAD, "V" MAIN, NEW LAYOUT, BYATARAYANAPURA,
BENGALURU-560 026
…APPELLANTS
(BY SRI. B.R.SRINIVASA GOWDA., ADVOCATE [ABSENT])
AND:
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RESPONDENT NOS. 1 TO 6 ARE R/AT NO.134/3, III CROSS ROAD CHAMARAJPET
BENGALURU-560 018
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RESPONDENT NOS. 7 (d) and 7 (e) ARE MINORS , REPRENSENTED BY THEIR MOTHER CHANDRAKALA
ALL ARE R/AT NO.176, IST F CROSS, 7TH MAIN ROAD, 3RD STAGE, 4TH BLOCK, BASAVESHWARA NAGARA, BENGALURU-560 079
ALL ARE SONS OF B VENKATESH R/AT NO.54, III CROSS III MAIN , VI BLOCK PADARAYANAPURA BENGALURU - 560 026
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…RESPONDENTS
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THIS MFA IS FILED U/S.54(1) OF LAND ACQUISITION ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DT.07.07.2022 PASSED IN LAC NO.192/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR
ORAL JUDGMENT
When the matter is called out in the post-lunch session once again for the second time at 02.46 p.m., there is no representation on behalf of the appellants.
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09.09.2026, there was no representation. This Court passed an
order providing another opportunity to be listed today to facilitate the appellants to make good the cost and proceed further in the case as it was already dismissed for nonprosecution and it was restored subject to payment of cost. It appears that the appellants are not interested neither they have deposited cost nor appeared on the last date of hearing or for that matter today.
prosecution.
Sd/(PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE
VM
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Miscellaneous First Appeal should be dismissed for non-prosecution after the appellants failed to deposit the ordered costs and appear for hearings
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Venkatesh (mentioned in claim petition as B Venkatesh @ Chinna B Venkatesh) S/o Late Sri Babu
B Shankarappa S/o Late Babu
Balakrishna V S/o Late B Venkatesh
Hanumantharaya S/o Late B Venkatesh
V. Ananda S/o Late B Venkatesh
V Venkatesh S/o Late B Venkatesh
Pradeep Singh Yerur
As recorded by the court registry
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