Smt Muniyappa v. the Special Deputy COMMISSIONER-2
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of writ petition with liberty to pursue statutory appeal; alternate remedy; Section 3(2) Karnataka Village Offices Abolition Act 1961; appeal before appropriate District Court; INA(APPEAL) C.R.35/2013-14; order dated 21.01.2021 by Special Deputy Commissioner-2 Bangalore South (Annexure-Q); condonation of delay if appeal filed within 30 days; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; WP No. 2959 of 2022 (KVOA); High Court of Karnataka; decided 08-07-2026; Bench: Justice M.G.S. Kamal.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn; liberty effectively enabled to file an appeal under Section 3(2) of the Karnataka Village Offices Abolition Act, 1961 before the appropriate District Court, with a direction that if the appeal is filed within 30 days the time consumed in prosecuting the writ petition counts towards condonation of delay.