Prabhulinga v. Mysore Urban Development Authority
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 29607 of 2015 (LA-RES), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (NC: 2026:KHC:35422), oral order dated 13.07.2026 by Justice R. Nataraj. Petitioners Prabhulinga, Javarappa, Siddalingaiah, Ningaiah, Jayasundramma and Ravikumar (Nos.2-6 represented by power of attorney of Petitioner No.1; all absent) sought quashing of award notice dated 22.03.1966 in LAC No.95/1964-65 and acquisition proceedings dated 25.10.1963 re Sy.Nos.129 and 130, Devanur Village, Mysore Taluk. Respondents Mysore Urban Development Authority and its Special Land Acquisition Officer represented by Sri G.B. Sharath Gowda, Advocate. Dismissed for non-prosecution; no substantive adjudication; useful only as precedent on non-representation/non-prosecution dismissals, not on land-acquisition validity.
What did the court decide?
The case was called out twice but there was no representation for the petitioners.