Sri U M Subramanya v. Sri K S Manjunath
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), NC: 2026:KHC:8630, WP No. 1539/2022 (GM-CPC), decided 12.02.2026 by Tara Vitasta Ganju, J. Petitioners: U.M. Subramanya, V.S. Geetha, U.S. Vigneshwara, U.S. Sushma (Sringeri Taluk residents); respondent: K.S. Manjunath. Subject: Article 227 writ petition challenging execution-stage orders in Ex.No. 22/2019 before the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, N.R. Pura — IA No. 4 order dated 18.12.2019 (Annx-E) and order dated 29.09.2021 (Annx-G). Counsel Jagadeesh D.C. absent; no appearance on two consecutive hearings; petition dismissed in default and for non-prosecution; pending applications closed. No cases cited, no quantum, no merits adjudicated — cite only, if at all, as an instance of dismissal for default/non-prosecution.
What did the court decide?
Owing to the continued absence of the petitioners and their counsel at the preliminary hearing and on the preceding date of hearing, the writ petition stands dismissed in default and for non-prosecution, and all pending applications in the petition are closed. No substantive issue raised in the petition was adjudicated.