Hanumantha Raju L v. Narayana Shetty
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WP No. 632 of 2021 (S-KSAT); decided 01.04.2026; coram S.G. Pandit and K. V. Aravind; dismissed for non-prosecution; party-in-person absent; office objections not complied; Form-C; four weeks' time granted 27.02.2026; mobile not reachable; petitioner Hanumantha Raju L., Sericulture Extension Officer under compulsory retirement; challenge to Government Order dated 31.12.2004 (Annexure-A10); termination; reinstatement; consequential benefits; salary arrears; regularisation of suspension periods; Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; respondents include Secretary, Dept. of Commerce and Industries and Commissioner for Sericulture Development and Director of Sericulture; AGA K.R. Rajendra for R12 and R13; no case law cited; no quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
As the petitioner-party-in-person was absent on the date of hearing and the office objections had not been complied with despite the time granted on 27.02.2026, the writ petition pending since 2021 was dismissed for non-prosecution.