Sri. Y C Manohara v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
The court disposed of a writ petition seeking approval of final bills and payment of interest for withheld amounts related to agricultural work. The court observed lack of material regarding terms of additional work and refused to grant interest, leaving the petitioner to avail other legal remedies.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of; liberty granted to petitioner to avail remedies to recover interest as permissible in law.
What the court decided
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NC: 2023:KHC:43174 WP No. 52196 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023 BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 52196 OF 2019 (APMC)
BETWEEN:
SRI. Y C MANOHARA S/O. CHANDREGOWDA, R/AT NO. 5423, OLD HOUSING BOARD, RAVINDRA NAGAR, HASSAN 573201.
…PETITIONER
Digitally signed by NARASIMHA MURTHY VANAMALA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI. ABHINAY Y T.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
- THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MARKEING, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether interest can be granted for the period the amounts were withheld by the respondents.
Whether the dispute regarding additional work amounts is fictional justifying writ jurisdiction under Section 9 CPC.
Whether there is material on record to demonstrate terms under which petitioner executed additional work.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Sri. Y C Manohara
- respondent
Secretary, Department of Agricultural Marketing
- respondent
Director, Department of Agricultural Marketing
- respondent
Secretary, Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Tarikere
- respondent
Executive Engineer APMC, Mysuru Division
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · November
- Registered
- Case no.
- WP/52196/2019
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