State of Karnataka, v. Sri. Chandrappa
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WA No. 1945 of 2025 (KLR-RES); NC: 2026:KHC:18797-DB; decided 07-04-2026; coram D K Singh and T M Nadaf (judgment per D K Singh J.). Writ appeal under S. 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act by State of Karnataka (Deputy Commissioner, Davanagere) and Tahasildar, Nyamthi Taluk against Chandrappa s/o. Nandyappa; challenged Single Judge's order dated 05.06.2024 in W.P. No. 5090/2023; appeal dismissed as infructuous because the representation filed pursuant to the writ Court's direction had been considered. No precedent discussed; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
In view of the Additional Government Advocate's submission that nothing survives in the appeal (the representation filed by the respondent/petitioner pursuant to the writ Court's direction having already been considered), the writ appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous.