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2025 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 24510

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
R DEVDAS, J
ARASAPPA S/O NARASIMHA MURTHY – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO. 23012 OF 2025 (KLR-RES)



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI. PRATHAPA R.
For the Respondents: SRI.V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1, R2, R12 & R14

The court establishes the right to direct administrative authorities to dispose of appeals within a specified timeframe under Articles 226 & 227.

Headnote:The case centers around the issuance of a writ of mandamus under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India, directing the Assistant Commissioner to expedite the disposal of appeal R.A.No.289/2017-18 concerning agricultural land. The court was informed that the Assistant Commissioner would act within 4 weeks, prompting the court to order that the appeal be resolved within 6 weeks of the order receipt. Thus, the petition stands disposed of as the appeal will be reviewed promptly.

Table of Content
1. petitioner seeks mandamus for appeal disposal. (Para 1)
2. court acknowledges commitment to resolve appeal expeditiously. (Para 2)
3. final order to dispose of the appeal in a timely manner. (Para 3)
4. interlocutory applications are settled. (Para 4)

ORAL ORDER

The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent-Assistant Commissioner, Doddaballapura Sub-Division, to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioners in R.A.No.289/2017-18 within a time frame.

2. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits on instructions that the Assistant Commissioner will consider and dispose of the appeal within a period of 4 weeks.

3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent-Assistant Commissioner to consider and dispose of the appeal in R.A.No.289/2017-18 filed by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of

6 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4. Pending Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand disposed of.

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