Writ appeal by an Anganavadi worker challenging a single judge's order in an Anganavadi recruitment dispute. With the appellant's counsel continuously absent and no interest shown in prosecuting the appeal, the division bench dismissed it for non-prosecution.
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NC: 2026:KHC-D:700-DB WA No. 100270 of 2021
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI
WRIT APPEAL NO. 100270 OF 2021 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
SMT. SAVITA W/O PANDURANG BHUTHBILLA, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: ANGANAVADI WORKER, R/O.: 75/3 WARD NO. 3, YARAGERA, TQ. AND DIST.: KOPPAL, PIN - 583281.
… APPELLANT
(BY SRI. HEMANTHKUMAR L.HAVARAGI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad
HC-KAR
R/O.: YEREGERA VILLAGE, TQ.: KUSTAGI, DIST.: KOPPAL, PIN - 583231.
… RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. H. M. DHARIGOND, ADV. FOR R5)
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 22/10/2021 PASSED IN W.P. NO. 148745/2020 BY THE SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE HIGH COURT AND THEREBY ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.
THIS WRIT APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI
JUDGMENT
(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN)
None appears for the appellant. It is noticed that the learned counsel for the appellant has been continuously absent. It appears that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal. For these reasons, the appeal stands dismissed for
non-prosecution.
Sd/(M.I.ARUN) JUDGE
Sd/(B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE
VNP / CT: CNB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43
Smt. Savita w/o Pandurang Bhuthbilla
The State of Karnataka, represented by its Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development
Deputy Commissioner, Koppal District
The Deputy Director, Women and Child Development Welfare Department, Koppal
The Secretary, Child Development Project Officer, Anganavadi Workers Selection Committee, Kustagi
Holiyamma d/o Hanamanthapa
M.I.Arun
B. Muralidhara Pai
As recorded by the court registry
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