Sri C Ashwathaiah v. the Deputy Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ appeal, Karnataka High Court, disposed of 22.04.2026 (WA No. 1566 of 2025, KLR-RR/SUR; D K Singh & T.M. Nadaf JJ.). Themes: dismissal of writ petition for alleged suppression of facts where the Deputy Commissioner's order dated 12.12.2022 (R.P.No.159 of 2020) post-dated the 2019 writ filing; timing of subsequent orders versus suppression pleas; liberty granted to challenge later revenue order in appropriate proceedings. Entities: Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner Doddaballapura, Tahsildar Hoskote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District; proceedings M.R.No.61/1995-96, RA(H) 377/2012-13, M.R.No. H42/2019-2020, W.P.No.27116 of 2019, Single Judge order dated 23.06.2025. Statute: S. 4, Karnataka High Court Act, 1961. No precedent cases cited; no monetary quantum involved. Note: revision number printed inconsistently as R.P.No.159 of 2020 and R.P.No.159 of 2022.
What did the court decide?
Writ appeal disposed of with liberty to the petitioner/appellant to challenge the Deputy Commissioner's order dated 12.12.2022 in appropriate proceedings; pending I.A.Nos.2 and 4 of 2025 dismissed, I.A.No.1 of 2025 allowed, and I.A.No.3 of 2025 disposed of.