Sri Jagadguru Sanganabasava Swamiji v. the Tahasildar
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of writ petition on death of sole petitioner; failure to implead legal heirs; High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad bench; WP No. 102005 of 2014 (KLR-RES); NC: 2026:KHC-D:125; challenge to order dated 28.12.2013 at Annexure-G; Tahasildar Bellary; Task Force for the Protection of Government Land, Bellary; claimed compensation for damage to building; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; decided 07.01.2026 by Hon'ble Mrs Justice K.S.Hemalekha; no adjudication on merits; no precedent value on the substantive land-revenue issue.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner had died and no steps had been taken to bring the legal heirs of the deceased petitioner on record till date, the writ petition was dismissed as abated; the merits were not considered. ¶28-30