IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.N.SATYANARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.40551/2018(LR) BETWEEN SHRI. S. HANUMANTHA RAO S/O LATE VENKOBA RAO AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS R/O SHEERIHALLI VILLAGE SHIKARIPURA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY HIS GPA HOLDER, H. SRINIVASA MURTHY S/O JAYACHAR AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS R/O ‘BHRANTESHA KRUPA’ 3RD CROSS, URAGADURU SHIVAMOGGA CITY-577203 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI SHEELAVATHI.K, ADVOCATE) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY IT’S SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING DR.AMBEKDAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001.
3. THE LAND TRIBUNAL SHIKARIPURA TALUK, SHIKARIPURA, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT BY ITS SECRETARY-577450 4. HANUMANTHAPPA S/O LATE BASAVANAHTAPPA MAJOR AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN R/O SHEERIHALLI VILLAGE SHIKARIPURA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 450 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.S.BUDIHAL, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3, R4 IS SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO THE 1ST AND 2ND RESPONDENTS TO PAY THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION ONLY FOR HIS MEDICAL TREATMENT AND LIVELY HOOD TILL DISPOSE OF THE CASE WHICH IS PENDING FOR 42 YEARS BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Petitioner is seeking direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to pay the reasonable compensation for his medical treatment and livelihood till disposal of the case, which is said to be pending before the respondents. He has also sought for a direction to the first respondent - State to make alternate arrangement for adjudication and disposal of the case, which is said to be pending more than 42 years.
2. It is seen that in the entire prayer portion of the petition, the number and other particulars of the case said to be pending before the respondent - authorities is not mentioned.
3. In any event, directions sought by the petitioner cannot be considered in this proceedings.
4. Accordingly, this Writ petition is hereby dismissed.
5. Learned High Court Government Pleader is directed to file memo of appearance within two weeks from today.
Sd/- JUDGE sma