IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.N.SATYANARAYANA WRIT PETITION NOs.7849-7853/2019 & 11759/2019(KLR-RES) BETWEEN 1. U P SEETHARAMA S/O LATE CHENNAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RES/AT PUTHYA HOUSE, KUTHKUNJA VILLAGE SULLIA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 574 239.
2. JAYANTHA S/O RAMANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RES/AT PUTHYA HOUSE, KUTHKUNJA VILLAGE, SULLIA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 574 239.
3. DHARMAPALA S/O THIMMAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, RES/AT PUTHYA HOUSE, KUTHKUNJA VILLAGE, SULLIA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 574 239.
4. THIMMAPPA S/O DEERAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RES/AT PUTHYA HOUSE, KUTHKUNJA VILLAGE, SULLIA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 574 239.
5. SHIVARAMA S/O LATE SHIVAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, RES/AT PUTHYA HOUSE, KUTHKUNJA VILLAGE, SULLIA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 574 239.
6. GANGADHARA SHASTRY S/O LATE KRISHNA SHASTRY AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, RES/AT PUTHYA HOUSE, KUTHKUNJA VILLAGE, SULLIA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 574 239. ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI K.M.MANOHAR, ADVCOATE FOR SRI KRISHNAMOORTHY D, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, M.S.BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANGALURU, D.K.DISTRICT - 575 001.
3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PUTTUR TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT - 574 201.
4. PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GRAMA PANCHYATH PANJA PANJA POST, SULIA TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT - 574 239. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATESH DODDERI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO DISPOSE THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONERS AS PER ANENXURE-C IN A STIPULATED TIME FIXED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Petitioners herein are contending that they have filed an appeal before the 2nd respondent – Deputy Commissioner, Mangaluru, D.K, in RP.No.113/2017-18. They are before this Court seeking a direction to the said authority to dispose of the appeal on time bound basis.
2. Admittedly, the petitioners herein have filed the appeal on 20.11.2017. Therefore, it would be too early to issue any direction to the respondent authority. In any event, this Court would observe that the 2nd respondent – Deputy Commissioner shall dispose of the appeal on merits at the earliest.
Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE nd/-