G S Maruthi v. the Commissioner Challakere Town Municipality
Writ Appeal – Intra-Court appeal under Section 4, Karnataka High Court Act, 1961
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), Division Bench of D K Singh and T.M. Nadaf, JJ., in WA No. 1902 of 2025 (LB-RES), decided 06.04.2026. G.S. Maruthi (appellant, represented by R Shashidhara) challenged the Single Judge's order dated 11.11.2025 in WP No.33819/2025 (LB-RES) directing the Deputy Commissioner, Chitradurga to dispose of pending appeals within six months; respondents: Commissioner, Challakere Town Municipality (served) and Deputy Commissioner, Chitradurga (M.N. Sudev Hegde, AGA). Filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961. Result: appeal disposed of with three months further time granted for disposal of the pending appeals before the Deputy Commissioner; pending I.As disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Three months further time granted to the Deputy Commissioner concerned to dispose of the pending appeals; pending I.As, if any, disposed of as not surviving for consideration.